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Challenge: Footwear (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Victoria, B.C.
Date: Mar 14, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 14, 2006

 My grown son's slippers (complete with ape sound effects).
I have the most MickeyMouse setup in my garage, with my daughter pulled into service to hold one set of lights. Eventually I'll improve it!

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Place: 266 out of 271
Avg (all users): 3.5435
Avg (commenters): 3.6364
Avg (participants): 3.4639
Avg (non-participants): 3.6015
Views since voting: 1886
Views during voting: 321
Votes: 230
Comments: 31
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 04/29/2006 11:03:55 AM
This is sort of a transitional image for you, in your small portfolio. I look at the dates on your various entries, and I see such rapid improvement! I'm sure by now you're aware how relatively unsophisticated the lighting is in this shot, and wish you could do it again. I'd make particular note that the pure black surround is not an ideal one for this subject, and that you have a vague "glare" on the box itself that is hurting you. That's the wax overlay on the cardboard carton, I believe. Some sort of coating anyway. It is possible that a polarizing filter would solve that problem; they work to some degree even with artifical light.
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 03/22/2006 03:12:15 PM
Lol, yeah me too. And nope, only bought two bunches! Actually my first setup was with the monkeys amongst tropical-type plants but I wasn't happy with it. My daughter had been reorganising her room and had left a banana box of books within sightline of my computer. I just stuck two bananas in front of the holes to mostly hide the books and set the others on top of the books.
 03/22/2006 12:45:35 PM
Love this one!
Originally posted by hideout:
Maybe those are slippers? Please don't tell me you bought a whole box of bananas for this challenge.
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 03/22/2006 12:44:43 PM
One can have fun reading those comments. I for one have the humor for this though I didn't see it were slippers. :-)
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 03/21/2006 08:29:25 PM
Ahaaaaa! SLIPPERS! Glad I came back and checked. I haven't slept since I first saw this. ;-) I'm glad you had fun - that's what's most important. Hang in there. :)
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 03/21/2006 07:47:22 PM
It's funny, I never imagined that people wouldn't be able to see/infer/guess that these are slippers. Footwear challenge, what else could they be??? But I live in a household where odd/weird/slightly skewed is the norm so my mind naturally tends to slide a little off-center. I even discarded one of my shots because I didn't like the black line down the backs where the opening showed... should have used that one, I guess!
Thanks to those who took the time for a second and even a third look. Some figured it out eventually, some didn't, but I appreciate those who made the effort and didn't dismiss it out of hand.
I still had a blast doing this picture, I like it, and I learned lots, both technically and about what viewers here want/like. Thanks again, even if I didn't QUITE get the brown!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/21/2006 04:45:13 PM
Something tells me this is a dirty joke....what does this have to do with footwear?...oh I get it now...houseslippers!
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 03/21/2006 03:21:20 PM
I'm assuming those are slippers with monkey heads. Interesting idea, definitely different than the rest of the more traditional entries.
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 03/21/2006 05:07:31 AM
Where are the shoes? I'm guessing those are monkey slippers? Or are they just stuffed animals? Funny shot nonetheless.
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 03/20/2006 03:16:37 PM
Where is the footwear?
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 03/20/2006 12:48:30 AM
Not sure how this relates to the challenge, but its a cute photo.
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 03/19/2006 09:31:03 PM
slippers? cute.
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 03/19/2006 02:35:49 PM
got it - dunh - they'er slippers. a little dense, that's me! the light's a little harsh?
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 03/19/2006 10:49:20 AM
Hmm... cute picture. I don't quite see the "footwear" connection.
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 03/18/2006 03:09:53 PM
Where are the shoes?
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 03/17/2006 02:16:11 PM
I'm going to guess that the monkeys are slippers?
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 03/17/2006 03:02:57 AM
errrr....?
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 03/16/2006 04:15:04 PM
I am not catching the subject?
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 03/16/2006 01:17:45 PM
im sure your getting alot of comments about this not meeting the criteria 3
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 03/16/2006 12:14:08 PM
don't get the conection to footwear?
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 03/15/2006 09:23:43 PM
Bumping this up because the challenge says to make your footwear a focal point of your photo. It doesn't say the photo has to have anything to do with the fact that it's footwear. This is a cute setup. :)
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 03/15/2006 12:18:47 PM
Footwear?
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 03/15/2006 11:00:17 AM
Maybe those are slippers? Please don't tell me you bought a whole box of bananas for this challenge.
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 03/15/2006 10:46:12 AM
Footwear?
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 03/15/2006 10:42:59 AM
I assume this are sleepers but can't be sure.
Author don't forget to ask yourself if the story told is obvious for the viewer or not.
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 03/15/2006 07:20:34 AM
cute, but footwear?
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 03/15/2006 05:03:25 AM
nice photo, but how does this reflect footwear? if these are slippers, you can't tell.
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 03/15/2006 02:12:06 AM
I think you submitted in the wrong challenge.

Description: Sneakers? Pumps? Sandals? Clogs? Whatever your fancy, make something that you wear on your feet the focal point of your composition.
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 03/15/2006 12:51:41 AM
I am SO lost. Let me look again... Hmm, now I am not only lost - I forgot my own name. Wrong challenge?
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 03/14/2006 08:24:55 PM
I take it they are slippers right???
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 03/14/2006 08:06:12 PM
Did I miss something here?
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