Toe Shoes, Part 1

I ran across this picture on Vibram Five Fingers Facebook page earlier:

Personally, I’m not quite sure whether I find this hysterical or disturbing.  Both, I think.

If you’re not familiar with Vibram Five Fingers shoes, though, take a look.  They’re very much like toe socks, only they’re shoes.  Consisting of light, breathable material and thin rubber soles, it is, quite honestly, almost like going barefoot.  The idea behind them is barefoot running, which is supposed to be better for your feet and legs than normal shoes, I guess.  I enjoyed wearing them (before my pair died) just because of how light and simple they feel.  And because it’s totally awesome to get grass stuck between your toes while you’re actually wearing shoes.

Vibram FiveFingers, Sprint style

Now, on to the real reason for this post.  After my initial hysteria/disturbance (still not sure which), my next thought was “I could make this picture”.  Last semester we learned all about compositing images together in different ways, and this one doesn’t look that difficult.  All you need is a photo of a foot, and a closeup of, preferably, the same person’s big toe.  It would take a little doing to smooth the two together, but really that’s all there is to it.

So, all this leads me to this point: I am going to try and make my own toe-foot.  I’m not sure when I’ll get around to it, but be looking for Part 2 of this post containing, hopefully, my rendition of the photo.  In the meantime, go check out Vibram’s shoes.  They’re pretty awesome.