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Shoe With No Feet

This may just be a shoe. But I think it has a really very interesting story to tell. The represantation of the shoe for it's state being dirty, worn out and left behind speaks for itself.


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1moremile28-Jan-2008 15:03
Excellent, Tricia. You have a magic touch with your camera. V.
Debbie Blackburn Beierle12-Jan-2008 05:11
Makes your mind search for the answer to the story. Great shot. Love the colors and textures.
olivier bruning09-Jan-2008 11:43
beautiful "silent scream".....!
Guest 07-Jan-2008 16:07
Wow - excellent shot
Guest 07-Jan-2008 11:58
Yeah, I agree. The shoe tells me a similar story. It's almost sad. Powerfulimage really. Great job.
Tom Briggs21-Dec-2007 15:56
Poignant photo ... voted
fred_il30-May-2007 16:50
Love it!!
VOte!
Guest 30-May-2007 02:24
This image just screams at me! I haven't figured out what it's saying, but it has such impact. Maybe abandoned, lonely. Vote
Guest 30-May-2007 00:34
So beautiful...I love the story one can imagine with this image.
Sue Robertson28-May-2007 03:54
Excellent work. v
Richard Calmes28-May-2007 00:59
Strong shot! V
Guest 26-May-2007 20:19
nice capture...it reflects the feelings of unwanted...lonely...great work.
Craig Persel26-May-2007 10:57
Well done.
Guest 26-May-2007 08:58
it's a beaautiful shot. v
Patricia Lay-Dorsey25-May-2007 18:43
Powerful image. I agree--there is a story here!
Guest 25-May-2007 16:55
Wonderful shot, these abandoned shoes always make one wonder. v.
Guest 25-May-2007 16:38
I always wonder how people lose a shoe ... you just see them sometimes, all lonely, without their partner, and i wonder, where is your friend now? or is there someone walking around with one shoe on and one shoe off?
regi olbrechts25-May-2007 14:37
Great feel, nice natural décor for the shoe. Great pic!
Andrew Vincent25-May-2007 10:04
A masterpiece. This image weigh's heavily on my senses. Very good! VOTE!
shatterbug25-May-2007 06:40
The abandoned shoe lets the viewer's imagination tell the story. I like where you placed it in the frame too!
QUERIDO25-May-2007 05:55
Excellent shot,Vote
Debbie Blackburn Beierle25-May-2007 04:52
Capture of an untold story. Beautiful lighting and composition. v
Dan Ng25-May-2007 04:41
Think about it...of all our clothing, shoes take the most beating and dirt. Too bad it was left behind. V.
Guest 25-May-2007 04:17
Of course, this is an image of a shoes, but everybody views in it the missing feet and girl it belongs to. One can imagine in it sad stories, or a more casual ones. Well done!
Wei O'Connell25-May-2007 03:58
A great picture speaks by itself. Nice capture!
Guest 25-May-2007 03:35
This is a really beautiful image,Tricia.Gorgeous colours and "feel" to the picture.V
Guest 25-May-2007 02:25
Great find, very strong image...
Lee G25-May-2007 02:14
It is begging for a story to be told! Excellent work Tricia.
Guest 25-May-2007 01:55
Really great, well done v
flowsnow25-May-2007 00:49
Flowsnow,
Wow! I didn't expect this shoe to touch many souls! Bet the owner of this shoe would be pleased to tell us her life story!
marie-jose wolff24-May-2007 20:39
so beautiful and thoughtful image! V.
Dr. Michael G. Mathews24-May-2007 20:32
Wonderful shot. Very thought provoking.
Latifa Messaoudi24-May-2007 18:32
what a scene and strong picture !
Roger LeBlanc Photography24-May-2007 18:06
first Tricia I love the way the show is colourful and hi-lighted and the back fields dimmer
For me it reflects the journey of life...once fresh and new and sharing many wonderful moments...but now no longer required, wanted or needed and tossed aside. Thanks for inspiring that thought process. V
Phil Douglis24-May-2007 18:02
You use incongruity, abstraction and human values here, Tricia, to tell a story and move the imagination of your viewers. You show less, and say more. You abstract the scene to include just the shoe and the dirt --there is nothing else in the image to distract the viewer from the point at hand. It is incongruous in that what was once pink and beautiful and treasured is now dirty, discolored, torn, and forgotten. It expresses several human values: poverty (the shoe was worn so long and so hard because its owner may have had no other); decay ( the conditon of the shoe); sordid (the world here seems to be one of dirt, muck, grime -- a hard life; and sorrow (the image symbolizes misfortune, suffering, difficulty of life.) It is metaphorical as well -- as a symbol, the bright pink color suggests beauty, yet the context in which the pink is seen is anything but beautiful. Anytime we turn beauty to ugliness, the contrast can astonish, wound, and linger. As for the story this image tells, you leave that up to each of your viewers. That is the great power of expressive photography, Tricia. It rests not in the picture itself -- the picture is a trigger to the imagination of the viewer. And that is where the image truly rests.
Nestor Derkach24-May-2007 17:35
A shoe that has traveled much ground, very nice image and I like the way you placed it at the bottom of the frame. Vote
Rody Graumans24-May-2007 17:19
disturbing, but pretty
Guenter Eh24-May-2007 16:22
YES - it is a storyteller - p to the magination of everyne! I love this shot very much Tricia!
Liz Bickel24-May-2007 16:17
This is definitely a photo that tells a story which allows our imaginations to fill in the details. Very nice composition and focus on the shoe.
12324-May-2007 15:57
love it!
Barbara Heide24-May-2007 15:41
this is a fantastic capture...! v
CIS24-May-2007 15:38
Very artistic and lets the mind wander for the story behind it.
Guest 24-May-2007 15:17
Awesome image! This reminds me of a photo I took while exploring ghostlands of the midwest:http://www.5doorsdown.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=432&g2_enterAlbum=0
Of course yours is way better. The pink color of the shoe is really nice. Great perspective too.
Eric Carrčre24-May-2007 14:43
This is art Tricia !
V.
Olaf Herrig24-May-2007 14:27
Excellent image! V.
carabias24-May-2007 14:23
Pure photographic art. My Great Vote
Char24-May-2007 14:21
Hi Tricia,
This is a rare and wonderful find and shot!
Silvia Roitman24-May-2007 14:08
Great image!!!
Katie Chew24-May-2007 14:06
Very nice capture. V
Paco López24-May-2007 14:00
Very nice find!!! and good idea. My vote Tricia!!
Vincent Belford24-May-2007 13:51
the kind of photo where the viewer is invited to make up his/her own story to go with it - nicely placed on the diagonal walking out of the picture
zyziza24-May-2007 12:38
Cute finding, well captured. V
Terri Steele24-May-2007 12:36
Yes, I believe it does tell a story... I always wonder, when I happen across an abandoned shoe... Well done ;)
Guest 24-May-2007 12:31
Very nice, poignant image. v.
Vince24-May-2007 12:26
Great impact on the viewer and there's a story behind it. Well done Tricia. Vote.
Azlin Ahmad24-May-2007 12:20
Very nice! Great textures and wonderfully composed. V
Raymond24-May-2007 12:14
Art indeed, the position on the shoe in the picture is also perfect, shows a bit of the road it had travel...
Well Done Trica
clark langley24-May-2007 12:03
wow just GREAT
Guest 24-May-2007 11:32
Oh my goodness! This is high art. Should definitely be on a gallery wall. V
Marcia Colelli24-May-2007 11:27
great find and I bet there is an interesting story to go with it. Nice composition V
Guest 24-May-2007 10:45
love the image and the words tricia.
the pink shoe, together with the worn-out-ness (is there such word? lol) and the rough background makes a great contrast! nice one!
Jean-Luc Rollier24-May-2007 10:39
I knew NIKE shoes but iI don't know NYTE shoes...
Sorry for the joke. Beautiful picture!
JL vote
Anna Wnuk24-May-2007 09:42
Very thoughtful image! Well done!
CM Kwan24-May-2007 09:00
Beautiful! I believe it has a story to tell. V
Guest 24-May-2007 08:57
so beautiful, love it, great mood.