Mom... I lost my shoe, a photo from Valais, West

Photographer's Note

Click on the image above to see it in large size.

I do not know the story that hides behind this shoe... I imagine a little boy returning at home, announcing to his mother that he lost his shoe...

Having followed a path of the wood of Finges which carried out to the bed of the wild Rhone, I discovered this one completely drained on a broad zone. The bottom of the bed was populated by stones on all its surface, stones lying on a sandy ground and where some grasses and bushes also established their place of camping. Walking in this strange universe of the drained wild Rhone, imagining the water which runs there more abundantly and with strength at other periods of the year, I discovered this shoe, lost, in a context which did not belong to him. I have made some photographs, of which those which I present here, somewhat improved by post-processing in order to create an effect of dream, of strangeness who try to recreate the feeling that I had by discovering this shoe.

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amen (590) 2004-01-10 7:39

Normally i do not appreciate this kind of compositions, but this one is really good.
Well done

manny (21833) 2004-01-10 10:02

A good narrative. The minimal colors work. Thanks for showing both pictures. I like the one on the right better. Again, the minimal colors in the picture make this an interesting picture.

Rockyboy (20596) 2004-01-10 11:12

Toi, tu as trouvé le truc pour publier 2 photos sur une journée... mais comme il s'agit du même sujet, on peut considérer que cela répond aux règles de TE. Maintenant, je ne sais pas non plus comment cette chaussure est arrivée la mais j'imagine que le garçon a perdu sa chaussure bien plus en amont.
Enfin, ce sont deux excellentes photos très bien cadrées et le sentiment d'étrangeté est bien présent!

nwoehnl (122) 2004-01-10 12:38

It's like a short story, or a silent movie, and again an extraordinary way to use the "large" format. I think the post-processing you did on the two images is quite effective. I'm already curious what you have in mind for your next large posting.

papagolf21 (70584) 2004-01-10 17:29

J'apprécie énormément ce genre de photo avec la note d'accompagnement. Les deux me semblent indissociables, chacune évoquant une histoire et une émotion.
Beau travail de réalisation pour la photo en grand format.
P.S. : Pas de problème quant au droit à l'image ;-)

dsidwell (9765) 2004-01-11 21:59

Imagine! A Romantic shot with a shoe in it! It is odd how the shoe looks like it really belongs there, yet, it really shoudn't. Perhaps your excellent composition gives enough hints at the environment here that we can imagine more shoes elsewhere in this place?

flyingfish (174) 2004-01-12 6:24

Peut-être que personne n'a perdu ce soulier... il est arrivé là suite aux terribles innondations.

Je connais bien la région du Rhône sauvage, que l'on nomme Petit Rhône. En hiver on peut le traverser avec des bottes, mais en été c'est un fleuve puissant que l'on peut admirer au même endroit.

Si vous avez de la chance, vous pourrez observer des castors dans cette région.

En tout cas, j'adore ton travail ! Grande classe