I find this photo boring. I can't see all of the shoe so it's also a little bit frustrating for me. Otherwise I do like the positioning of the botton left shoe.
Nice piece of macro work. Interesting combination of the shapes, from hard edged lines to the soft curl of the laces. I can't get emotional about it above a 6 though.
I was telling people to get closer to their shoe but I think in this case you should have gone a little further away from the shoe. But nice job! Good luck!