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Challenge: Shoes (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Olympus C-2100UZ
Location: den
Date: Aug 30, 2005
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/50 sec
Date Uploaded: Aug 30, 2005

 My three pairs of most used shoes..shot with flash, unsharp mask, levels and cropped.

Statistics
Place: 417 out of 465
Avg (all users): 4.1568
Avg (commenters): 3.5455
Avg (participants): 4.0143
Avg (non-participants): 4.2925
Views since voting: 600
Views during voting: 392
Votes: 287
Comments: 13
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon PowerShot Pro1
 09/06/2005 11:49:40 PM
nice concept with the florr was someting less distracting
Nikon D200
Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye for Nikon
 09/06/2005 02:50:25 PM
busy background
Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
 09/06/2005 12:04:23 PM
Concept was good, the composition could be better. The background is way too busy and taking away the focus on your subjects. White inside showing in one shoe and not the other is also distraction. Best advice I have is always pay attention to all details.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 09/03/2005 11:25:17 PM
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Message edited by author 2006-08-17 12:45:19.
Apple iPhone
 09/03/2005 10:42:26 PM
play play play! Tee time! Cool idea!
Good luck! :)
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
 09/03/2005 08:59:15 PM
The background (carpet) is very busy and doesn't work for me.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/03/2005 01:27:46 PM
The flashlight is too harsh, the carpet distracts and the composition is a mess. 3.
Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 09/02/2005 08:56:34 AM
background a bit too "busy"
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super for Canon
 09/01/2005 07:26:01 PM
and a busy distracting rug for a backdropp
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/01/2005 12:47:00 PM
Picture just feels thrown together... would rather have seen a bit more composition.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 09/01/2005 06:44:42 AM
another angle - for me the rug/carpet patterns are distracting. Like the title and the idea.
Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM
08/31/2005 02:09:36 PM
Fit Challenge Criteria: 2/2
Contrast/Color: 0/2
Composition: 0/2
Photo Quality: 0/2
My Subjective Affinity: 0/2

You got the shoe part right, but I think the rest of the photo is lacking. The first thing I notice, and I keep going back to it, is the rug underneath the shoes. Should be on some background that is not distracting. And the single light source does not provide adequate lighting to light everything up, and is not versatile enough to use emotional lighting.
Kodak DX6340
 08/31/2005 12:19:04 PM
Nice pick on the shoes. Lighing missed back right shoes. Pattern in carpet actually detracts, but good try.
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