Wonderful clarity here. The rich colors are wonderful. You've made what could have been a boring, flat photo of some sandals into something worth investing more than a few seconds looking at. I love the richness of the various brown shades. The background looks more brown than black to me too so that's a nice difference as well. The composition is interesting, nice and simple yet allows the shoes to show off their details nicely. Definitely fits the challenge in my estimation. Well done. 8
Love the colors and clarity. There's two specks of white that bother me. I can't help but wonder if you could have added some nature to the photo like a couple small autumn leaves. Good quality photo. I likes. =)