Challenge Entry

Best of 2005 Entry Things

By lechar written 1/9/06 12:51 PM, published 1/9/06 12:51 PM
This photo spoke to me the most because I didn't think about it too much-I just saw it and said "This would be an interesting/different shot for me to capture."  

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I'll have to admit though, it was hard to choose which one and which category.

Great theme, Blizzard!



 
  • smalltown05
    Great photo and good entry choice. Now explain to me why they're there. I see that all the time.

    - blow.....hard


  • chef009
    It is a really good shot...who hasn't seen that in there home town and thought " there's a kid running around in his socks "...yep..cool shot

    - With these Hands


  • lechar
    I'm not sure why they were placed there either. It was in a unusual location-strip mall shopping lot--usually you see shoes in more of a town/neighborhoods near homes.

    - Jersey Girl


  • Pyro43
    Duh!!!!!! Doesn't Strip Mall tell you anything about why they are there? TeeHeeHee Good shot! I liked it the first time around, too.

    - Mmmmmm... Multiplicative


  • Paulamouse
    Good shot, and it does make you wonder why and how.

    - Cheeze Pleeze


  • jeffrey
    these are really cool... you composed the shot well... nicely done

    - believe...


  • KayN
    Great shot, Rachel!

    - Ms.N


  • austinspace
    I've been told the shoes on the phone lines means, "buy drugs here". Is that strip mall a little too busy at night? Neat shot.

    - here and there


  • smalltown05
    In my part of the world, I think the shoes on the wires mean, "I got friggin' drunk, passed out and my friends threw my shoes up here."! The sad thing is, those were probably their winter shoes and they'll have to go barefoot (with a rag around their big toe) until springtime.

    - blow.....hard


  • Beholden
    neat shot......i remember this well.......and in this part of the country it is related to gangs........

    - ummmm


  • chef009
    I always found this to be linked to bullies..in one from or another your all right..somebody thinks their bad, and you can bet it wasn't their shoes they tossed uo there.

    - With these Hands


  • ROCKADEE
    Nice Shot...Excellent Choice!!

    - NATURE RULES!!!


  • Lidljo
    We found a tree along a road in MI that is full of shoes thrown up like this pair. I guess it got to be a habit of the people in the area. This is cool, but don't you wonder why they are there.

    - Flowers are happiness...


  • Pablo57
    Nice angle, I always though, you threw your sneakers up there then went home, no shoes, now someones got to buy me a new pair.

  • AnyMoose Hero
    I really like this shot. Good fun and good Framing!!

    - Still a Moose


  • debora
    i *love* this shot. the color. the composition. the subject matter. and then to know the story of you guys in the parking lot!

  • lechar
    thanks for the comments everyone. the shoes story will just have to remain a mystery. I did find it odd-- The strip mall is really nice-recently renovated. 5-0 is there all the time--so I'm not quite certain about the bully/gang/drug theory, but you never know---but then maybe that's why it's being patrolled!! I've not been there at night. I just thought a bunch of teenagers were goofing around and dared someone to toss up their workboots on the wire. I should drive by there and see if the boots are still there--I took this shot at the end of Nov. 05. Thanks again!

    - Jersey Girl


  • smalltown05
    Vote...and this was the hardest damn category there was. I want multiple votes please...this isn't fair!

    - blow.....hard


  • skate
    vote

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