shoes, bench and fountain by northy

shoes, bench and fountain

taken at city hall this morning... the shoes didn't appear to belong to anyone and seemed forlornly random...

(and now i have to admit that i did some editing on this shot... there was a gap between the seat of the bench and the supports that was making my eye crazy, so i filled it in...)

for the Vivian Maier artist challenge... in a vague way it made me think of this shot here:
http://www.vivianmaier.com/portfolios/chicago/?pid=111

info on the challenge is here: http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/17927/new-artist-challenge-53-vivian-maier

a street shot for the challenge in my other album
http://365project.org/northy/just-because/2013-05-30


i'm glad my bunny shot gave you a giggle... thank you so much for all the great comments and favs!
Sue
I thought they must have been dancing in the fountain! Another great street shot!
May 31st, 2013  
At least it is not a backpack filled with explosives. Now why should I not edit or fix "street?"
May 31st, 2013  
AC
@redpants What a wonderful interpretation!
I love the simplicity of the image. I was thinking more along the lines of someone taking a break at lunch and when they changed back to their work shoes, they left their walking shoes behind.
May 31st, 2013  
It looks pretty perfect to me - the photo! The shoes look a bit squashed so maybe someone sat on them then put them underneat the seat!
May 31st, 2013  
Sue
:D
May 31st, 2013  
Amy
love it. I am sure if you look hard around Toronto you can find all sorts of odd things around
May 31st, 2013  
Mac
Were they your size? Very interesting shot!
May 31st, 2013  
great pov!
May 31st, 2013  
Oh they are kinda cute. What size are they? Love the composition here. Great shot!
May 31st, 2013  
Love the randomness to this. Makes me think the owner of the shoes mighta' gone for a dip. In addition to the great randomness to this, I LOVE the lines of the bench against the lines of the water.
May 31st, 2013  
Cool shot. I really like all the vertical lines.
May 31st, 2013  
i love the perspective! Did you lay down on the sidewalk? Now that would be an interesting shot!
May 31st, 2013  
@riverlandphotos @amandal i do not know what size they were... typical men's size i would guess? NOT my size for sure ;p

@sunshinephoto5 nope! altho' i have been known to do that, i didn't here... the nex has a flip out screen which makes this kind of thing a piece of cake...

@frankhymus i think it's something of a fine line... street generally seems thought to be akin to photojournalism and in photojournalism one is not supposed to alter the scene... certainly there are degrees of "alteratiol", and one could question whether this is technically a street shot or veering more into something else...
May 31st, 2013  
Excellent composition and texture!
May 31st, 2013  
Great find and overall composition.
May 31st, 2013  
Great composition
May 31st, 2013  
Love this image! And definitely links, to me, to the artist's shot.
May 31st, 2013  
TC
Love this Northy! Wonderful lighting and B&W balance...great DOF and perspective! So many subtle lines. fav
May 31st, 2013  
I'm glad I'm not the only one that takes pics of out of place shoes ;)
May 31st, 2013  
Nice shot. The story behind those shoes would be interesting.
May 31st, 2013  
Very evocative - shoes are so essential you always wonder what the owner could have been doing to abandon them like this
May 31st, 2013  
Love this. Great low POV. Where is the shoeless man I wonder
May 31st, 2013  
Fantastic street photo - beautifully processed
May 31st, 2013  
maybe the owner went for a paddle
May 31st, 2013  
Love all the lines and different textures. Well captured.
May 31st, 2013  
A ghostly absence
May 31st, 2013  
Fab composition. Empty shoes are always a bit spooky.
May 31st, 2013  
Fab composition! Didn't you look for the owner in the fountain?
May 31st, 2013  
Brilliant find and shot. Love the perspective.
May 31st, 2013  
lovely shot.... great contrasts!!!
May 31st, 2013  
Wow!
May 31st, 2013  
Maybe he was having a paddle in the fountain ;o) Very similar to the VM shot and marvellous in its own right xx
May 31st, 2013  
cool photo. makes me think there are some very wet feet near by. fav.
June 1st, 2013  
There are rules???? cool composition and an amazing find!
June 1st, 2013  
Very thought provoking. Love it.
June 2nd, 2013  
With the fountain visible in the back, it does indeed look like the owner of the shoes just went in to dip his toes... :D
June 2nd, 2013  
love the randomness of this shot - nice one!
June 2nd, 2013  
I love this.
June 5th, 2013  
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