When I was taking shots of the swingers on the wellenflieger this girl's shoe came flying off and landed right in front of me. I was crossing my fingers I had caught the moment and was really happy with this!
I added a little blur in photoshop to the other riders to help pick out the main subject and did a little dodging/burning as well.
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Shot of the day
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Comments
Paul
Seriously...You never stop amazing me with your photos and I just couldn't help but comment on this one. Of all the shots you have captured and posted on here this is an unexpected treasure that was just literally thrown in your face and you had your camera ready enough to capture the moment...*sigh* I am awaiting more of your shots :)
2006-08-22
Alex Bussa
I love this photo. I didn't notice the shoe at first, it adds so much.
2006-08-22
EOS Chaos
Perfect timing and some really good processing have given you a winner here. I don't comment often here, but i visit daily. Lovely shot!
2006-08-22
Joseph
man..you were so lucky here, what an awesome picture. well done =)
2006-08-22
dina marie
this photo caught my eye! great capture and great post processing...
2006-08-22
ROB
Super cool work on the processing. And what luck to have captured the one person missing a shoe!
2006-08-22
Diane - Daily Walks
WOW, what a shot, Mute. That's what you call perfect timing. Love the color scheme....and the angle....and the expression.
2006-08-22
lee
Perfect!
2006-08-22
f. d. rahman
aah.. so cool! what a great moment to have captured! :o)
2006-08-22
Robert
Classic.
2006-08-22
Steve
Definitly one of my favorite photographs. It looks very natural; you didn't over do it in PPing.
2006-08-22
chantal
wow, talk about great timing....this is amazing! and I love how subtle the PP is...not overdone, excellent job :)
2006-08-23
Eva Sjöverg
Lovely photo. A lots of action and it´s funny that she only has one shoe, so typical! I really like that you put the color on her so she is in the focus.
2006-08-23
anda
For the atmosphere I prefer the yesterday picture but this one is unique for timing.
Great.
2006-08-23
dave
wow! awesome capture of that shoe and the girl! cheers :)
2006-08-23
greg
Wow. What fantastic luck! Of course you were well prepared for it and the composition isn't luck. Nice craft.
2006-08-23
Jeet
wow.. you got a good shot by luck :)
2006-08-23
matt
I think the timing on this one was great - excellent opportunity for an image, and I think you executed well. I'm going to buck the photoblog trend, and actually be somewhat critical, though. I think the blurring is maybe a bit too obvious. Now, I haven't seen the original, so it's possible that it was necessary, but I think the blur just makes this look wrong somehow.
2006-08-23
faustina
I love this photo! It's so perfect.
2006-08-23
Craig Wilson
What a shot, you caught it perfectly and I love the PS work.
2006-08-23
TAKASHI IWAMOTO
This is nice!!
I like This.
Thanks. :)
2006-08-24
m a r i n u s
catched a great moment, only a bit grey.
2006-08-25
Turfdigger
What a National Geographic moment! Speechless with the timing...
2006-08-25
What The Heck Journal
Perfect timing! Really outstanding. Did you fire a burst or were you lucky/focused enough to catch this with a single frame?
- Martin
2006-08-25
Mystery Me
Great reaction!
2006-08-25
Joe Lencioni
Great moment to capture. However, it's too bad that the shoe wasn't just a tiny bit lower to make it stand out a bit more--i didn't even notice it until I read your description. Great shot.
2006-08-27
matt
Unbelievably good timing! Nice.
2006-08-28
matt
Unbelievably good timing! Nice.
2006-08-28
Slowdown
O Yes ! The same shot :) Great
2006-08-29
Jake
Really great photo - and some good work in photoshop to bring out the main subject. Wonderful (or lucky?!) timing to get the shoe just falling off.
2009-10-20