# Shoe Tree **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** non-nature, black-and-white, weekly-challenge\ **Created:** [October 19, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/shoe-tree/52638 "2026-10-19T00:02:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Keith\_Flood](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/keith_flood/32/77197_2.png) [@Keith\_Flood](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Keith_Flood)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/shoe-tree/52638/1 "2026-10-19T00:02:13Z")
![Original - DJI_0007.jpeg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/7/e/7ed120302da40a70d13be71815d363e48d82c9ed.jpeg) ### Weekly Challenge The Gesture of a Branch 10/18/26 - 10/24/26 **Critique Style:** Initial Reaction Please share your first response before reading the hidden notes below. The photographer is looking for an unbiased initial impression. **Feedback Focus:** Artistic / Expressive ### Questions for Viewers What are your first thoughts, “nice snapshot!”, “Hmmm…interesting, I want to know more!”, or something else? ### About This Image This is the “Shoe Tree” located on the “Loneliest Road in America” - Hwy 50 through Nevada. I stopped during mid-day on my way to Utah a couple of years ago on a clear winter day. Black and White seemed to work best as there was not much color and it was mid day. The tree is a huge Cottonwood with literally thousands of shoes littering the branches. I could not find a pleasing composition from the ground looking up, too many shoes, too much fine detail. So I flew my drown to get a different perspective and isolate an interesting area. There is much to the story of the Shoe Tree if you do a search. I won’t take up space here for that. ### Technical Details Camera: DJI FC3582 Lens: 6.7 mm f/1.7 Focal length: 7mm Shutter speed: 1/2500s Aperture: f/1.7 ISO: 130