Broken But Not Beaten
by Karalew

Comment:
interesting use of this common subject - if you want to use one light source however, i would prefer to have it illuminating the broken side of the egg, its insides, and the pan rather than the untouched/unbroken side. possibly including the entire egg would be beneficial as well.

No! Not the HB!
by ursula

Comment:
great idea, with some humor included as well. two suggestions: one, the two shadows is semi-distracting (just for normal situation/reality purposes) - it does happen, but in this case it just reminds me that it's a setup shot with (i'm guessing) two lights shining on the pencil. two, get a newer and smoother textured pencil (and maybe sharpen it as well) - texture is sometimes interesting, but a smooth texture would appeal more to me here. still, a good shot and worthy of a solid score.

Shattered Thoughts
by KDO

Comment:
interesting. i feel the gradation to black is a little too sudden for my tastes, but this is a good idea and an interesting twist on this common subject.

Oops
by scottwilson

Comment:
oh no - hate it when that happens. perhaps less lighting on the hand would help improve this interesting shot... or if you're feeling daring, i have an inkling that a very shallow DOF that only keeps the cork in focus would work quite well here (if that's possible - i realize everything is at a relatively equal distance from the camera)

Just Passn Thru
by gusto

Comment:
um.

okay, i'm guessing there's some elaborate sort of setup here, otherwise you probably wasted a lot of eggs! if you want to use sidelighting in this manner, i'd prefer to see it illuminating the side that the bullet is emerging from, as i'm not sure that its current arrangement contributes much.

p.s. good idea.

Neglected and Run Down
by Heavy

Comment:
interesting, but purple hue of the sky gives it a look that i'm not sure is best for this image. perhaps a darker/rustier looking hue/saturation modification for the truck would work wonders.

Fortune and Misfortune
by Keith Maniac

Comment:
haha - interesting. maybe a rearrangement of the middle cookie (it seems to remove some attention away from the fortune) combined with slightly less DOF.

Broken Stem
by DCThiessen

Comment:
i like your choice of alignment. so far it's the only 'orderly' broken glass that i've seen in the challenge, which makes it interesting. choice of a cool-toned background color also provides the 'calm' environment that helps fit with this orderly arrangement. well done.

...Shot...
by fotodude

Comment:
i know a faster shutter speed was required to freeze motion, but can't find a place that's in focus for me to look at. this is also one that perhaps a uniform black background isn't beneficial, since it now just looks like the glass is exploding instead of 'seeing' the interesting impact as it hits some kind of tangible surface

Scene from my Nightmare
by nico_blue

Comment:
intense. normally i would say it looks overexposed, has a color cast, and some vignetting - but they all seem to give it a unique look that is appealing this time around.