DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
divorced...
divorced...
taterbug


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Shoes (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Kodak DX7590
Location: Hawk Island Park, Lansing, Mi.
Date: Aug 27, 2005
Aperture: f3.7
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Emotive, Traditional Art
Date Uploaded: Aug 30, 2005

 Yeah, it's a shoe :-) I hope the topic police don't decide to slam photos that contain only one shoe, and not a complete pair. But this is my intrepretation of the challenge topic.
If you take into account the title of the photo as part of the overall presentation, it can perhaps be perceived as a bit humorous, a shoe being 'divorced' from it's other half of the pair. But if you allow the title to work with the mood set by the processing of the image, it could allow you to dig deeper, and comtemplate the feelings one can get from a divorce/breakup. Then again, maybe you just see a shoe pic with a stupid title that doesn't make sense. :-)
In ps- cropped, tritone, usm, brightness/contrast adj, levels adj., curves adj.
thanks for checking out my pic :-)


Shorewrack

There is a harsh, a strict, cartography
to love we cannot master without grief.
We start our journeys hopeful that the sea
is clearly marked, as buoys mark a reef
that sailors outward bound and full of dreams
might make fair passage — so, to us, it seems

(in love's first flush, when we set sail and leave
our shore behind) that we will always ride
the surge of our desire. We never think
that love's vast sea gives us no place to hide,
nor roof nor shelter to wait out the storm,
nor hearth nor kindling that might keep us warm,

that we two sail alone, and must depend
each on the other; that we must be strong
enough to keep despair and fear at bay
against the coming of the uncertain day,
nor least of all that we might founder too,
shorewrack on the mud, like this abandoned shoe.

Robt. Ward

Statistics
Place: 72 out of 465
Avg (all users): 5.6176
Avg (commenters): 6.6429
Avg (participants): 5.3025
Avg (non-participants): 5.9722
Views since voting: 1089
Views during voting: 440
Votes: 306
Comments: 18
Favorites: 2 (view)

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 09/07/2005 09:17:31 AM
I think this is lovely and moody and gritty and just wonderful. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 09/07/2005 01:58:08 AM
gave this a 9. should have done so much better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony DSC-P41
 09/06/2005 12:54:47 PM
ha.funny.right before this picture there was one with "tying the knot" with two shoes together as if they were getting married...and now they're divorced.it's funny.but i like this photo a lot.the color and the whole idea.awesome.8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 09/06/2005 06:42:09 AM
This shot emphases the lonliness and desolation of divorce.....the feelings of being all washed up on the shore....and the feeling that you are supposed to be part of a pair. I love the colours also.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2005 09:57:44 PM
i dont think the title is appropriate but the picture looks good
7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 09/05/2005 08:47:31 AM
nice, i really like it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
 09/05/2005 05:39:45 AM
dont like the colourization
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix 3700
 09/04/2005 09:43:51 PM
Youy could crop away about a 1/6th off the top and the right hand side imo. I like the gloomy atmosphere you've evoked though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S1 IS
 09/04/2005 08:03:30 PM
Nice moody pic. Beautiful hues. Excellent composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/04/2005 10:42:45 AM
Great shot...nice duotones...love the composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 09/03/2005 02:34:08 PM
I like the pinkish brown tone - it's a bit unexpected. I love the title and the single shoe. The scenery adds to what could be a rather dull subject. Nicely executed. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Panasonic DMW-LTZ10 1.5x Teleconverter
 09/03/2005 03:49:56 AM
Like the colouration
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 09/02/2005 03:14:22 PM
nice "mood" photo, nice pov, nice dov, liked it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital
 09/01/2005 03:09:24 PM
Excellent colour cast and I like the composition but the title doesn´t really fit with the image IMHO, at least I don´t get it... 7 from me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot Pro1
 09/01/2005 12:09:04 AM
The shoe actually looks SAD. Creative idea, but I think I would've liked this better in color, or at least maybe black and white instead. But the focus is good, and I'm really liking this photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot Pro1
 08/31/2005 08:48:08 PM
I liked your tutle. Very intresting.. Good luck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot Pro1
 08/31/2005 08:07:14 PM
Nice placement and the lighting is interesting. It's kinda sad but I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Kodak DX6340
 08/31/2005 12:05:09 PM
I like the red filter. Very nice. Good contrast.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2026 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 10/12/2026 12:02:52 AM EDT.