BdeB wrote:Would someone please tell the Chivalry of Aethelmarc (and the East for that matter) to stop wearing white tennis shoes? It's not 1990 anymore. It's just embarrassing now. Why go to all that effort of having an excellent looking kit and be lazy with the shoes? (Flame on!)
You know, Bryce, I knew there was a good reason I liked you....
I must say as one who works very hard to make pictures look "period" (yeah, I know that's a contradiction in terms), it drives me nuts to see people who from the waist or even ankles up look awesome, only to have that whole picture glaringly flawed because of white freaking tennis shoes (or white athletic socks, or brightly-colored sweatpants...). I have discarded many, many photos that would otherwise have been pretty darned good because I felt it detracted so much from the over all picture.
I was chatting with Duke Ragnarr Blackhammer at the recent Tournament of Chivalry, and I was surprised to see he was wearing all-black tennis shoes, especially since I had just taken a bunch of pictures of him and hadn't even noticed until he sat down next to me. Even then, I had to look hard to tell they were indeed tennis shoes. Many Atlantians are now wearing greaves or some type of cloth/leather covering to disguise their anachronistic footwear, and by and large, they do a fine job.
So thanks to all of you who work so hard to look good, but for pity's sake, please don't neglect your footwear! Sorry to be so critical, but this is a definite pet peeve of mine. 90% of you look great out on the battlefield, and the 10% who don't really stand out, but not in a good way...
Ursus
