Love this! What a great use of perspective! I have a feeling, though, that this would render better in print than on screen--on my (rather bright) monitor the foreground is almost lost, and so also the point.
The exposure is so nicely done with the sky and water that I don't I'd even need the sandals to enjoy this. I do like the idea though! I'm thinking that if they didn't dominate so much of frame and were more subtle, the image would work even better. Great job!
Terrific shot! Reminds me of those Corona commercials ; )
Composition and point of view are interesting. I think if the sandals were more level with the horizon it may have looked better. The sandals also seem a little underexposed. Maybe some fill flash or diffused lighting to help?