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Challenge: Old Ways (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: jbs house
Date: Jan 27, 2008
Aperture: f22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Black and White, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jan 27, 2008

My girlfriend got some new shoes...

I did two things that I usually don't with this photo. This is the first time I've added a border. I also did partial desaturation on this which I usually loathe but I really liked it for this picture.

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 159
Avg (all users): 6.3611
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.3220
Avg (non-participants): 6.3731
Views since voting: 3285
Views during voting: 456
Votes: 252
Comments: 37
Favorites: 6 (view)


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02/12/2008 06:06:25 PM
I agree with you, for sure, I despise partial desaturation, but it fits this picture perfectly. Great lighting, too! Is it a continuous source or a flash?
02/06/2008 11:23:27 PM
Congrats on a very interesting entry. (even though they are not old...lol)

Message edited by author 2008-02-07 08:59:38.
02/06/2008 08:58:52 AM
I really like this. Nice finish.
02/06/2008 04:15:24 AM
fabulous image!!!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/05/2008 07:12:54 PM
wow. very nice I love the lighting you used!
02/05/2008 04:03:03 PM
Like the composition and colours here. Great shot.
02/05/2008 09:37:27 AM
I had to look up converse to find out what it is. It has good lighting overall with some hot spots. I would score it higher in advertising .. if that says anything.
02/05/2008 08:50:30 AM
Just voted on another pair of shoes saying how the background was distracting, the viewpoint, if lower, would have added interest and the lighting wasn't great. Here is a perfect example of how to get things right. Great lighting, well positioned subject and nicely composed.
02/04/2008 08:41:36 PM
cool shoes like how you left them in color
02/04/2008 08:25:06 PM
What exactly does the title have anything to do with the picture. Still a good shot though.
02/04/2008 03:22:13 PM
i like the picture. the blue stands out very well, but i'm not sure that blue chucks are old.
02/04/2008 09:34:13 AM
Yes, chucks have been around for a while, but they look a little to new...
02/04/2008 01:55:53 AM
I really like this shot. It makes me smile :) I do wish the border was the same color as the shoes, though, and not green. Just a minor nit pick. I like the selective desat here.
02/03/2008 05:45:04 PM
Excellent. The selective desaturation (and the cyan) really makes this work. An eight for you.
02/03/2008 06:27:54 AM
Very nice photo! Not sure how it meets the challenge, though, but I love the colours and the lighting is very well accomplished.
02/03/2008 01:16:07 AM
Not sure if they are old ways or not. They are actually very popular again these days. What goes around comes around. It's a very good shot though, and the turquoise color is VERY '60s. I like the casually angled feet.
02/02/2008 10:52:37 PM
Love the color. One of my top ten.
02/02/2008 08:36:41 PM
Those are old, but brand new!
02/02/2008 05:53:35 PM
Other than the greenish frame around the image, I really like the image. The perspective is really fun!
02/02/2008 03:56:36 PM
good picture but the shoes look very new and nice. Could have been better if they showed some use
02/02/2008 12:47:22 AM
Great lighting
02/01/2008 06:47:28 PM
I really like the image - the lighting and composition are great. Not sure if people will see this as fitting the challenge though. They look pretty new and there are still a lot of Converse around...
02/01/2008 03:08:05 PM
Very well captured... one of the best in this challenge. I have your for red.
02/01/2008 09:43:50 AM
love the shot. im drawn to the top of the left shoe as it seems very long due to the angle it is in. the blue pops right out of the picture.
01/31/2008 05:17:00 PM
A lovely blue.
01/31/2008 01:56:40 PM
Wow! I love this shot! Great angle and close-up, beautiful isolation of color (especially great if you stayed within basic editing rules), love the way the sneaker toes are pointed in and on top of each other. The legs are just enough to hint at legs but dimly lit such that they make you think. Awesome shot. 10!
01/31/2008 12:09:23 PM
How did you get just the shoes to be colored? I love this picture by the way!
01/31/2008 09:39:47 AM
nice colors really nice picture
01/31/2008 09:34:13 AM
I like the blue chucks with the black background. nice contrast.
01/31/2008 09:30:21 AM
i really like that emphasised blue on grayscale
01/30/2008 10:00:43 PM
Nice lighting and color.
01/30/2008 07:51:38 PM
this photo is amazing! I couldn't recommended anything except to maybe try cropping gout the legs, so it leave just the converses. Other than that great photo! Great color as well
01/30/2008 06:09:11 PM
no spot editing? hmm.. nice shot though evethough you broke that rule.
01/30/2008 04:01:00 PM
I guess it's all relative, but from my perspective (61 yrs of age) TURQUOISE Converses are new-wave, not old-wave. In the day, they came in your choice of colors as long as it was black :-)

It's a nice shot though :-) And they are certainly a throwback design. I'm not dinging you for this, just reminiscing...
01/30/2008 12:38:53 PM
Ha, saw this on another site, and I'm glad you went with the color version. The blue really pops, and the lighting is very good.
01/30/2008 11:57:10 AM
Nice
01/30/2008 09:41:57 AM
nice lighting in this shot, clear and crisp details drw you in well done 9


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