As soon as I looked in Flickr I thought!! They are not your boots. Like the high key type of shot with the little shadow at the front, plus the tones and texture in the wooden flooring.
Hi. 9th 52, that's amazing!
Like your choice for this and looking through the others I agree it's the strongest. I like the contrast in the shot and the symmetry. It was also a good choice in my opinion to darken the right hand side in the edit.
The only tiny niggle is the corner of the darker piece of wood on the floor showing from under the left hand side shoe as we look.
Strong start to this year's 52. Good luck with the rest of the year.
Like the lighting on this shot, how the wooden floor 'disappears' .... Good job!
I do like the contrast between the boots and the wood and I like the fade away to the background from the floor.
Nice composition and the lighting is great. B&W works really well.
Very nice, punchy image!
Like the symmetry and the contrasty look, and the wood grain really works.
Like the subject, like the black and white and like all the detail all around the image. I wasn't so sure about the shadow at the bottom but that's only a personal thing
On the board and looking good Michael
Nice image Michael, thanks for details of lighting the subject good result.
Walter
Wow love this image it certainly draws your attention. Lighting is spot on to my eyes. Like the black background. Only niggle I have has been mentioned and I see you have taken note of it. Just the join in the wood . Look forward to seeing more of your images.
The look remarkably like my daughters new Ice Skating boots, they even appear to be off the floor in a similar way that they would be.
The Mono processing and high contrast approach works really well.
Great shot, stands out so well looks great.
I like the mono and the strong contrast. Looking at Flickr I too like this one most.
New
That works very well. There's no mistaking what the subject is. I like the black and white conversion, I don't think it would have quite the impact in colour.
Super sharp shot Michael, I like the almost extreme b&w it works really well.
I like a good black and white that has strong contrast like this. Good start to the year
Hi Michael, welcome back you 52 veteran! I do like this image; the high contrast, the symmetry and the tight crop combine to make it jump off the page. Good choice on all counts
Hi Michael, I think everyone has said it all really. Very nicely done. Like Tim, my first impression was of ice skates but I see from the others on Flickr that they have a deep sole. I think you picked the right one too