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Challenge: Shoes (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S5500 Zoom
Location: Tuggerah Lakes Nsw Australia
Date: Aug 26, 2005
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Aug 26, 2005

My old firefighter boots , attempting the ultimate challenge ,to walk across water un-aided

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09/13/2005 05:22:01 AM
Hi-ho from the Critique Club...

This is an interesting subject, but in really difficult light. Possibly morning or evening light would have been better?

The sky in the background, and the water behind is a little over exposed, which will be because you were trying to keep the detail in the front of the boot. The bright sky and water keeps my eye away from the focus of the photo, the boots. Even the sunlight on the rock in the foreground is a little distracting.

You've got down to the boots level, and created an image rather than just taking the boot as you saw them from eye level which is great, but I think because you've got them smack dab in the middle of the frame it's not as interesting as it might have been.

A possible fix to the light would be to use fill-flash, or use a white bit of paper or cardboard to reflect some sunlight onto the 'front' of the boot. If you've got one a fancy fold up reflector would be good, but white paper does just as well. This would allow you to keep the detail in the boot without over exposing the background elements as much.

You're on the right track with this shot, you've focused right in on the object you intended, and your focus and DOF are good..

Cheers, Chris H.
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09/02/2005 11:30:11 AM
nice concept, everything nicely done except for the lighting on the boot itself, imho
09/01/2005 06:24:54 PM
Beautiful - 7
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09/01/2005 02:04:30 PM
Why is a shoe sitting in a river with no foot?
The water behind the shoe is over exposed, and the shadows have no details. When taking a photo of a black object with a bright back ground you need to meter your camera (hold the shutter button half way down) in the darkest area so there is still enough details present in the dark area. Would have ben easier though to have just roated the boat around and not taken the photo with the sun glare behind the boot.
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09/01/2005 07:05:48 AM
a shoe on the move...i like it
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08/31/2005 11:15:23 PM
LOVE THE REFLECTION
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08/31/2005 07:28:36 AM
very cool , but I think there is something with exposure (over) 7


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