Clog Dancers Feet

[JohnRostron]

I was at Bluebell Day yesterday, an annual event promoting our local nature reserves. In addition to the wildlife, we offered presentations from a local choir (including me) and a folk orchestra, plus a local clog-dancing troop, Cockleshell Clogs. I took many photos of them dancing, but felt that these were fairly standard pics, so I focussed on their feet. After all where would clog dancers be without their clogs. English dancing clogs have a solid wooden sole and heel and leather uppers.



Comment welcome.

John

[davidedric]

Nice idea, John, and well photographed.

I didn't know there is a clog dancing tradition down in Essex, though there is in the north where they were the standard working shoe. I can see the clog iron on the left foot, too.

Dave

[JohnRostron]

I forebore to spell out much on clog-dancing. There are several troops in Essex, following the NW-English tradition. The Cockleshell Clogs, from their name are based around the Thames estuary, where Cockles are gathered.

I have to admit that the last clog-dancers I saw were in Chester!

John

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured, very sharp and good tones.

[IzzieK]

I like that shoes! Different...than the Holland one which are very uncomfortable for someone who is flat-footed like me...looks sturdy. Very nice shot of them pair, sharp and yes, as John said, good tones. Love it dearly...

[bnnrcn]

Very clear image with nice colors

[JohnRostron]

Thanks to Dave, John Izzie and Binnur. I had originally intended to post some pictures of the clogdancers dancing, and I had even selected a couple of exemplars. I thought however that they were fairly mundane photographically so I focussed on the feet. The dancers first performed in a heavy drizzle, but by the time I took the shot above it had stopped. It was taken with my pocket camera, a Canon PowerShot SX260 HS. I used ISO 400 because of the dull weather, at f/5 and 1/160.