For days upon days, I passed by these boots left out for someone—anyone—to take. San Diego isn’t known for rain, but a storm pelted them sometime after I shot the Featured Image on Feb. 11, 2025. I might have grabbed them, but they weren’t my size and need for work boots is zero.
But I liked looking at them—well-worn and broken in. They’ likely have many more years of wear than what appearances might suggest. They’re rugged, and I hope enough that they survived the rain. Someone took them the next day of sun, or so it seems. They disappeared.
I used Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra for this one. Vitals: f/3.4, ISO 32, 1/160 sec, 115mm (film equivalent); 11:32 a.m. PST; Portrait mode. Composed as shot.