The hammer shatters glass but forges steel (Russian saying)
by bjoibal

Comment by steinisurmeli:
Beautiful beautiful picture.. love this one!

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel (Russian saying)
by bjoibal

Comment by Neil:
Interesting idea; might have been better though if you had taken advantage of the diagonal, rather than the "vertical centric design". Also, glass does not look like it's in a natural breakage pattern, but rather laid out. Might have been really dynamic to break the glass and try to capture the action!

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel (Russian saying)
by bjoibal

Comment by moodville:
The main problem I have with this is that you are showing action without the action. It doesnt look like a natural position to find these items in, they look deliberately staged and so loses the impact of the 'shatter'. Understandable you didnt really want a hand in the shot, but had you held the hammer at a diagonal off into one of the corners it would have helped give the impression of being 'in action'.

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel (Russian saying)
by bjoibal

Comment by runar:
Love the picture and the title is perfect

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel (Russian saying)
by bjoibal

Comment by Rgarcia:
Interesting concept. More defined shadows could make it more interesting.

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel (Russian saying)
by bjoibal

Comment by Fayech:
focus! would be more interesting if it was more off center, perhaps at a diagonal, with the glass more scattered.

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel (Russian saying)
by bjoibal

Comment by xcharrier:
Nice photo. Only comment I have is that it appears a little soft... possibly a slight sharpen would help (for my personal preference).

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel (Russian saying)
by bjoibal

Comment by Catherine:
Good idea. Good tones and composition. The focus is a little soft but it's not so very distracting. I like it.

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel (Russian saying)
by bjoibal

Comment by Mundi:
Þu ert faviti
WOW amazing shoot straight to the heart
a god compositinon of mishapingli cinderrella style
No doubt a big !=

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel (Russian saying)
by bjoibal

Comment by labuds:
I like the saying... maybe I'll start using it