i like the choice of spot light - but the cropping and composition are rather static - having the shoes in the bottom left corner of the photo would be much more dramatic and add a level of tension to the photo
This is a good image, but I don't necessarily see it as application of "painting with light". I also think the boots lack some detail that would have added to the photo.
really noisy image especially on the red ring. Think the boots could be arranged more authentically to convey the feeling of the "long day" like they were just kicked off. the circle is much to artificual and I think this could have done better with angular like on one boot casting shadows on to the other.