...dolls need new shoes too !
by stphq

Comment:
Very dinky, nice take on the theme. The wood finish could have been better with something like white plastic to continue the doll theme. I'm undecided about the skewed horizon. It seems to add action to the shot where it's not necessary. The scale is kind of difficult to determine, maybe something else in shot to relate the shoes to.

My first shoes
by Brin

Comment:
Good contrast, strong composition. The depth of field seems a touch too tight, you lost it a bit at the toes.

Shuffle
by christie3

Comment:
The writing on the tap isn't as sharply in focus as it could be, since the eye naturally tries to read any writing it sees in an image. It seems an odd thing to use tight focus to draw the eye to. "TECHNO something or other"? It takes away from rather than adds to the picture. I like the action the skewed diagonal composition evokes. Seems like you missed a trick by taking a still shot when dancing is the theme. (look at your title 'shuffle'). A slow'ish' shutter speed (approx 1/125) would capture just enough movement to evoke the effect of a shuffling shoe I think.

Don't you step on me with your...
by awpollard

Comment:
Hehe, witty! Strong composition, though I would like to see a version without the second shoe behind the little figure. The second shoe does add a nice DOF, but it seems to be at the expense of the possibly greater effect of him aginst a white background. I think that would add even more weight to the shoe he's holding back, and the shape would be more powerful. Less is more. 9

The end of the day
by Montague

Comment:
You've obviously used a very tight focus to create DOF here, but it doesn't seem to have worked. Why just focus on the centre strap of the sandal? The very tight crop adds tension to the shotas well when it doesn't seem to be needed. It's not clear also how you're indicating the end of the day since nothing else can be distinguished in the background to interact with the sandal. I like the contrast and lighting, creating a strong form in the sandal however... has potential.

Home at Last...
by Edward Main

Comment:
Nice idea, well executed. I like the depth of field particularly. The diagonal composition is strong, with a good balance of roughly 2/3 balck, and 1/3 white. And the splash of colour spilling down the shoe is the coup de grace. Well done. 10

Fight for your right! To be wear!
by La Vista

Comment:
There's no direction in the composition. It's all over the place, and you're eye isn't directed to anything at all. It just seems like an untidy pile os shoes.

Guiness World's Largest!
by nory

Comment:
Looks too much like a snapshot grabbed at a museum or something, sorry!. The figure is obviously not being controlled by the photographer. You could have asked him to ham it up and bring some humour to the shot.

Thank goodness for small miracles
by joynim

Comment:
Poor composition. It's far too tight, to the point where the subject has become unclear. And since the title has the words 'small miracles' you could at least have made those words on the sole sharply into focus.

Rubber duck skin boots
by jansku

Comment:
Nice DOF, good contrast, the action is well captured. A small point however, I would have expected two feet tight together stamping into a puddle to make a splash.