The Perfect Machine
by Terramar

Comment by messerschmitt:
original thought
well executed

The Perfect Machine
by Terramar

Comment by 4score:
Great idea...I like the way the leg goes on top of the border. The calf muscle appears photoshopped. Lighting is cool.

The Perfect Machine
by Terramar

Comment by Montereykiddo:
The calf is pixelated, but great idea! Keep up the creativeness.

The Perfect Machine
by Terramar

Comment by taterbug:
Interesting intrepretation of the challenge, and a nice composition. I like the use of negative space here. Having the leg on tip toes really makes the shot and illustrates the point. Good job.

The Perfect Machine
by Terramar

Comment by stargazer:
This is superb! I love the lighting and color. Great choice of machine too.

The Perfect Machine
by Terramar

Comment by badov:
A picture whose subject is perfectly presented. Excellent work.

The Perfect Machine
by Terramar

Comment by Joey Lawrence:
I love how the leg breaks out of the border. The composition is also great, it's like the ground is lighting up where the person steps. :)

The Perfect Machine
by Terramar

Comment by mycelium:
interesting framing. nice lighting. but doesn't the human body make use of electricity to coordinate its parts? :)

The Perfect Machine
by Terramar

Comment by brianlh:
great interpretation. edges look a little hard (looks like you essentially cut the background out from around the calf). also, not sure i like the leg overlap of the borders. i think this is a great idea, love the detail around the shoe and the idea to isolate the leg - just a couple of things that keep it from that 'perfect' level. good work.

The Perfect Machine
by Terramar

Comment by Bear_Music:
Very sweet, in the main. I am not 100% sure of using the foot as an example of "mechanical", which I take to be non-organic, but of course the foot is a system of levers. Anyway maybe the shoe's your machine? Whatever... My problem here is I really like the softness of the lighting on foot and step, but can't stand the very unnatural-looiing cutout on the claf, and I think overlaying the border is gimmicky...