I often use photography when wanting to write description. Why? Because you can't stare at people -unless you are two years old and not get punched in the face! Yet sometimes I want to stare, to record the nuances of their face.
Its the same with street scenes or even objects like these shoes. What would the shopkeeper think if I stared at these shoes for five minutes without indicating any desire to buy?? I will do a short, mazy 'description' of them v soon and post it here... Meanwhwile anyone got any other weird techniques to get themselves writing, by all means throw them up on the blog site!