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Challenge: Lonely Shoes In Black and White (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenges 2011
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Goleta beach
Date: Feb 20, 2011
Date Uploaded: Feb 21, 2011

 So. I had this great shot all planned out in my head. This is what resulted. The two are not every remotely related except for the fact there is a pair of shoes, and a beach.

I went to the thrift store and found the shoes - $4. Then I wanted to shoot them in the rain (it was raining!) and at the beach, maybe also in the rain. Got more than I bargained for. It was raining. Almost horizontally. Wind was howling. No one was out there. The storms had created a sand ledge about two feet high I had to get down. So there I am, trudging out to the pier, with my camera, tripod, umbrella, and a pair of old shoes. I'd set up the tripod, throw the shoes, hope for the best. Umbrella was on the wind side, so it was plastered against my person (and appeared in a shot or two.) I had a rock in one of the shoes but they'd still get washed away now and again. So then I'd hobble, with the tripod, camera (strap around my neck), and umbrella, and try to pick up the shoes and put them somewhere else I might want them.

I'm guessing if anyone was watching, like at the restaurant, they were quite amused. Somewhere along the line, in addition to getting soaked and cold, I also pinched my finger with the tripod and got a nasty little blood blister.

So even though this isn't quite what I had in mind, I'm entering it anyway. Hope you enjoyed the story!

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 196
Avg (all users): 6.0374
Avg (commenters): 7.2857
Avg (participants): 5.9753
Avg (non-participants): 6.0849
Views since voting: 1356
Views during voting: 304
Votes: 187
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 03/05/2011 11:49:49 PM
Great idea I love this challenge.
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Sony Alpha a6000
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/05/2011 06:18:08 PM
Crazy you are - but i understand it ! Nice work :-)
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
03/04/2011 10:47:23 PM
Great shot Deb. Love the story too. Always like your images.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/04/2011 01:10:14 PM
fantastic shot. sorry I didn't vote this challenge.
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Sigma DP1x
03/02/2011 07:48:14 PM
Good picture, but the narrative gets the ten.
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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM
03/02/2011 11:40:52 AM
Great story. I'm glad all your efforts resulted in a very nice result!
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/02/2011 07:29:16 AM
You need to always have someone behind you shooting video. I'd pay to watch. :) Great work and effort, Deb.
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Fujifilm X-Pro2
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
 03/02/2011 05:27:18 AM
I loved the image and the story. This was one of my top pictures -- I thought it deserved to place much higher.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 03/02/2011 02:26:01 AM
LOL! Now we BOTH have drenched-in-rain-during-beach-shoots images! Too funny. Fabulous image. Congrats on the top 20.
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Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 03/02/2011 01:21:20 AM
When things go wrong. I gave this a 10. With the story it's a 12.
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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 03/02/2011 01:01:12 AM
An enjoyable image and story.
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA
 03/02/2011 12:56:54 AM
Nice story! Glad to see it did well. Hope you've dried out :)
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 03/02/2011 12:16:49 AM
Great story and great shot!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/02/2011 12:08:36 AM
Congrats neighbor...we made the bump!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 03/01/2011 09:29:16 PM
Wet together.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 02/28/2011 11:28:13 AM
An 8 from me (voted earlier)... Great motion!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/28/2011 04:21:21 AM
Lovely motion blur.
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 02/24/2011 01:42:28 PM
Definitely something I haven't seen before. Great concept and layout.
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/24/2011 06:27:18 AM
Love the movement in the water, makes me want to fall over, love the composition, well done.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 02/23/2011 08:05:01 PM
Great motion blur of the water.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 02/23/2011 01:25:05 AM
AWESOME!!!!! Brilliant photo, with great pathos, movement, emotional content. Love the patterns in the water and the ominous shadows.
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