the lighting looks a bit strange here with a harsh shadow under the pump and no shadow at all under the hiking boot. also the lighting is very flat and the tonal ranges rather narrow. The blacks in the image should be deeper and richer to bring out the textures in your subjects.
This is a rather out of focus. It doesn't appear that a lot of thought went into this set-up. The lighting seems to be direct flash from overhead which washes out colors and details (like the creases in the boot). The background is nice and simple but the subject is very 'blah'.
Good idea for opposites...man/woman, leisure/dressy, big/small. Possible improvements: re-orient the tongue of the boot so the label doesn't show, try a background with more interest/texture, vary the relationship of the shoes to each other to take advantage of negative space.
Not a bad attempt however the angel and lighting need improvement.
They fall short of making this other then 'two shoes on the floor-shot from above'. Special background/lighting (boot on it's side) a sock? or angle would help
this to stand out and give it a punch.
The quality of the shot is okay, focus--light is a little strong.
Your concept was good and your 100% on topic for the challenge. Good luck in the voting.
Justine
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, 10
Appeal: does it caught your attention, Motivating, Etc.? 9
How well does it meet the challenge: 10
Total Averaged Rating 10
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