What came first?
by Parentx

Comment:
Okay.. That's just funny/disturbing. Great lighting! Wish you couldn't see the folds on th ground.

Eggs Buried In The Snow
by Amiee

Comment:
Too white.. not enough contrast to make this photo really good. Would have liked to see all of the four eggs.

Another Egghead
by Geocide

Comment:
Great idea, the egg looks slightly out of focus. The lighting is spot on though. I like the blue tint very much

Cracked
by robbieh

Comment:
Not a fan of the big border, but I love the textures you were able to capture in the picture.

Eggs Go Round in Circles
by RLS

Comment:
It almost looks too sharp, but I really like the compostion. Very unreal!

Not Whipped Yet
by jayg

Comment:
Amusing idea and well shot... I like it! Wish it was just a bit brighter to really capture the whiteness of the eggs...

Broken and neglected, she awaits the sea
by mbardeen

Comment:
Thanks for all the great comments and the great voting! I knew this was a good pic, but I was worried about getting the emotion I felt across. Evidently I succeeded! You can see the original photo here and the entire pier here. I would have liked to include a picture of it before it collapsed, but, alas.. Anyway, if you're interested you can see one here.

Oh.. for those wondered what happened: A combination of neglect and weather brought it down around christmas time.. I was able to get this shot due to a really low tide the day I was shooting. There were tons of other people out that day, but luck was on my side and I only got one of them in the shot (you need to brighten up the pic to find them though!)

Message edited by author 2003-03-03 08:38:10.

Spring is coming
by mbardeen

Comment:
Thanks for all your comments:

PTLParsons: There was a lamppost to the left of the shot and another building (slightly higher) to the right. This was the best crop I could come up with.

techerring: The one thing I really wanted to do was shoot that with the afternoon sun on the building in the background with blue sky. That would have added that extra wow factor and a point or two to the shot, I'm sure. Thanks for the critique though!

Bullwinkle: If the building in the background had been a stronger yellow, I would have cropped the yellow flowers in front a bit more..

Young Despair
by matt

Comment:
eh.. not sure about this. Did you intend it?
On further reflection - I think I see what you intend here. It would be nicer if the picture of the child was a bit bigger to take away some of the emphasis of the negative space. It also might give the viewer more of an impression of growing up in despair.. Just a thought.

Stranded
by GolferDDS

Comment:
I feel a bit daft because it took me a long time to figure out what this was... However, as an image it's great. Technically good, something the viewer can relate to though I wish for a bit more emotion. I love the contrast and how it highights the curves. Good job..