Just Hatched
by Fibre Optix

Comment:
Very nice indeed. The detail of the broken shell is great, the bar of shadow rreally helps the comp. For me, the footprints are too much, and I think it's a realy pity that all of the shell isn't in shot. Shaded areas are quite noisy too - though it's difficult to mark people down for that given the file sizes needed here. Good work

Sunrise in the Cosmic Egg
by Bitz

Comment:
7. I'm not sure about DOF - did you try a version with the holder in focus? My eye is drawn to the inside of the egg, and it's the shell that is in focus. And what most let it down for me is that it needs rotating - and there seems no good reason for it being tilted slightly. Nice try though

Eggs Go Round in Circles
by RLS

Comment:
For me, too contrast-y and too ordinary an angle of shot (I'm just explaining what lost you marks). Would like to see a low level shot of this.

Caught
by Bukios

Comment:
A really good effort - but I wanted to see some motion on the egg, just the vague kind of blur a slower shutter would have given. And also, the whites have blatted out, and the horizon not being horizontal bothers me - in fact, all the background bothers me. A pity, as that would have made it my favourite of the week by far. Think you gave yourself a massive challenge, and it nearly worked! Good stuff

In The Rough
by jimmythefish

Comment:
I haven't voted this the best, but it wouldn't surprise me if you won (other than I suspect jokey photos never win here). Beautifully shot - depth of field, colour, detail, composition, focus. Not sure I wouldn't have voted higher without the writing on the egg perhaps - the reference would still have been obvious, no? Did you try that?

Egg Pile
by justine

Comment:
Whilst I liked this shot, and gave it a decent mark, there are two reasons I haven't given it a better score: I don;t like the composition - the primary image is dead centre and the eye wanders away too easily, and the way that cantral egg masks those behind it seems ... well hurried, i guess. I'm also not sure about the visibility of the black carpet (or whatever it is) - whether or not it is, it looks accidental. Technically, other than those small points, a nice shot though.

Laurie's EGGshells
by RonSB

Comment:
Fabulous detail, good lighting - so many similarities between eggs and shells, and this points up the differences.

Egghead
by fotofly

Comment:
So how much of last week did you spend waiting for this? great moment.

Egg Yoke
by JMS

Comment:
This is great - the colour combination is really lovely, really rich and deep. Too many pale yolks in this challenge. Can't quite give it a 10 though - but good luck.

Unparalleled Simplicity
by calaille

Comment:
Good stuff. That optical illusion that makes the top of the shot look wider than the bottom ... !!! Works well to contrast the narrowing of the egg itself. There's a little detail lacking though, maybe? Not quite perfectly in focus on the egg, or you found a really smooth egg.