Could you walk a mile in his shoes?
by Niten

Comment by jsabbarton:
This – I think – is a superb shot technically; the lighting and exposure are spot on. But, I think that the composition lacks something. It could be that everything’s a bit too central and tightly ordered giving the overall shot a somewhat cluttered feel. Perhaps a less formal layout would have helped. It meets the challenge and overall it’s not a bad shotâ€Â¦ (7)

Could you walk a mile in his shoes?
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Comment by KarenB:
This is so poignant. How so many children are taken for granted, and how so many go thru so much. This tells of a life time of ordeal, but I think the message could be told with one article as well, i.e. the brace in the middle.

Could you walk a mile in his shoes?
by Niten

Comment by Gracious:
Good job! I like seeing from the perspective of others and you enabled this. I like it! Congrats and good luck! 10 Gracious aka Grayce

Could you walk a mile in his shoes?
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Comment by David Ey:
Very well done. This is about the saddest photo entered, this, and the unused swingset.

Could you walk a mile in his shoes?
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Comment by syamjonimi:
I would love the hear this story if you care to tell it. It's not an exciting photo, per-se but, it really tell a story of and untraditional childhood and there is lots of feeling in this pohot. =6 syamjonimi

Could you walk a mile in his shoes?
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Comment by Kavey:
I don't know that I could. This is both thought provoking and interesting visually, with the repetitive nature of the pairs of supports and shoes. Good colour too.
4, Kavey

Could you walk a mile in his shoes?
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Comment by CreativeFlyPhoto:
wow ... that's just awesome subject - my very best friend has the same situation and he's had leg braces since he was really little! good luck in the challenge

Could you walk a mile in his shoes?
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Comment by jerry:
Man alive! Did your family go to hell and back several times over!?! I hope not. Very original idea. I think your foot stuff pic would do better with a plain background ( white or light color maybe).

Could you walk a mile in his shoes?
by Niten

Comment by just-married:
I want to vote this photo highly because I like the idea of portraying a childhood that many of us were spared from, but which is very real to some children. Growing up, my brother had Cystic Fibrosis (a chronic lung diease), so many many childhood memories revolve around medication, broken bones, trips to the hospital (which contrary to popular belief were not always depressing and sapped of all things childish).

When I re-examined this photo on it's photographic merit rather than it's subject matter, I found that many things did not appeal to me. I list them here simply for constructive puposes: 1) I think the background (quilt and bed) are too busy. 2) I think that the braces/casts/shoes should either be organized differently (I'm not sure how, but in a way that makes them look less on display) or you should pick a few of them and work with just those. The red/blue braces, the leather braces, and the leg casts are particularly interesting to me.

A different suggestion - not the intention that you were going for, but still interesting - is to focus solely on one of the casts. While that doesn't make the statement it seems you wanted to, I'm sure we can all reach back in our memories to the cast on that broken bone that made us the center of attention for a week or more while everyone else clamored to sign it.

Just thoughts, and too many of them at this point. :-) 5, just-married

Could you walk a mile in his shoes?
by Niten

Comment by mrbobby37:
very powerful stuff and No I could not what a strong young man....