shoe hangup
image notes: puzzled thoughts and theories surround scenes like this. why would someone throw their shoes or the shoes of another person over power lines? i’ve never understood how they can do it much less why they do it, but this spring i noticed something i’d never observed before. there seemed to be a pair of sneakers hanging on power lines wherever i looked the day after school ended. i had to wonder if it was some type of celebration; a rite of passage knowing they’d never have to use the sneakers for school again.
13 Comments
yz
July 27, 2012could be a logical explanation
anyway: excellent image
Elaine-
July 28, 2012the day after your last shot about the shoes, i went out without my camera like a doofus and i missed a ton of great shots, one of them was shoes on a power line, which i don’t believe i had ever seen in real life before…. see what you do to me? :)
rian
July 28, 2012i heard it had something to do with gangs marking their territory.. or maybe not.. :)
yiannis krikis
July 29, 2012excellent theme and colors
Salvatore Otoro
July 29, 2012A friend told me that when his son started using drugs, a pair of sneakers was hung on a power line near the house. It was allegedly done either by his son or his friends to mark his house for drug dealers.
Nick
July 29, 2012I’ll vote for Rian’s answer. I’ll go with little sisters getting back at big brothers.
fabrizio
July 30, 2012poetic interpretation
joshi daniel
August 1, 2012surreal and dreamy feel :)
george
August 1, 2012I’ve heard the same story that Salvatore relates. ..but knowing the cost of good sneakers it seems an odd thing to do.
But on the plus side, it’s presented you with a splendid graphical opportunity, that you’ve captured with panache..
shooter
August 5, 2012Love your choice of processing here
Arnd
August 5, 2012Exceptional capture of this dreamy scene!
Here is some food for thought on shoe tossing
Andrew Graeme Gould
August 8, 2012Sherri, you’ve just reminded me that I’ve always wondered about this, too. I love the minimalist look here!
Christopher
August 30, 2012Just awesome!