I haven't had a chance to look at any other entries yet, but I'm sure this must be one of many broken egg photos. Be that as it may, this is my entry for the week.
Outstanding! The dark wood beneath the reflective glass provides the perfect contrast to the egg's natural colors. This is one of the best entries of the week.
Interesting how, shot at this height (or level) and organized this way,
The composition could be of a future architectural wonder
(such as the Opera House in Sydney).
Most interesting perspective, and beautiful lighting-
Kindest regards,
Endre, the posts before me have said it all. This is a spectacular shot.... the relection and the fade to black in the background are superb! This one's gunna be hard to beat! Good Job!
I would have been very disappointed if someone had not submitted a broken egg shot this week. You've mad the WA 223 entries complete, Strad!
You have a good eye for sensual lighting and tonality, and this is a good example. This image screams "wet and icky", mainly due to your lighting and background/surface selections. So many folks might have shot this from directly above on a white matte surface with soft light. That would have been fine, but this is far more sensual.
ironabike wrote: As usual, you have taken the mundane and made it beautiful and special.
Jane
Edited by ironabike on Oct 03, 2006 at 07:06 AM GMT
Thanks so much, Jane. That is something I really like doing - finding beauty where others don't think there is any. You should have heard my kids reaction when I told them I was going to shoot a broken egg on a desktop. :worried: Glad you like it!
Flibble wrote:
That's a superb shot Endre. The lighting and tones are fantastic. A finalist for sure, and probably the winner if there's justice.
Thanks so much, Fibbs. So glad you like it. By the way, the "Rubbish Pills" seem to have lost their effect. First there was that barking Llama incident (the neighbors were not pleased ) and the massive amounts of time spent in inner contemplation, , finally followed by a striking resemblance to a leopard gecko. After that, though, it all went away. I'm afraid I've developed a tolerance for them. What to do? Also, perhaps next time you could send them in Raspberry flavor?
Strad wrote:
Thanks so much, Fibbs. So glad you like it. By the way, the "Rubbish Pills" seem to have lost their effect. First there was that barking Llama incident (the neighbors were not pleased ) and the massive amounts of time spent in inner contemplation, , finally followed by a striking resemblance to a leopard gecko. After that, though, it all went away. I'm afraid I've developed a tolerance for them. What to do? Also, perhaps next time you could send them in Raspberry flavor?
All the best,
Endre
Ahhh... you didn't take any of the last consignment? They... er... weren't rubbish pills.
*cough*
Small? Brown? Looks like they came from... um... a rabbit....
*cough*
I have a confession.
*smiles weakly*
I may have mixed up your shipment. I think they may have fertilised your creativity. Not quite raspberry flavour... apologies. Might want to pop round to the doctors. Just to be safe.
Yup.
Anyway.. that's all behind us now. I've forgotten about it, so you must surely have too. That's good. Right... New batch of raspberry flavour rubbish pills heading your way. Nothing can go wrong. I packed them myself.
Great composition, Mr Strad, and technically spot on. You really do the lighting so well on these indoor shots. Impressive.
I think I must have missed the 'barking llama incident'. Why do I get the feeling Flibble would like California, if only they'd let him into the country....
Wow, Endre, what a shot!! The deep black background looks great in contrast to the white of the egg shell. The shiny yellow of the yoke contrasts well with the falt surface of the shell. The lighting is wonderful. A super nice WA entry.
-Nick
relms wrote:
Outstanding! The dark wood beneath the reflective glass provides the perfect contrast to the egg's natural colors. This is one of the best entries of the week.
Best regards,
Robert
Thanks so much, Robert, my friend. I'm delighted that you so like it.
congratulations,
) and the massive amounts of time spent in inner contemplation, 
