Is the lighting exactly the same for these two? Seems the first one's lighting isn't as nice as the second one. The detail is much clearer in the second. Great shot though!

I quite agree, but the lighting and exposure was exactly the same, I can only assume it's the way the wine picks up the light that makes the difference.
An once the glass was broken I couldn't re-take the first one.

yeah that's what I was thinking too...that the wine had something to do with how the light caught the glass.

really cool! i like it

Oh, man! How you do this?

The lighting does appear to be a little different, but I think the minor difference is accentuated by the fact that the broken glass gives more surfaces for the light to reflect off of, making it more noticeable

Thats what I was thinking, the lighting relected more off the broken glass. It is a brilliant photo!

You just waisted a perfectly good glass author! Great job

nice idea ! and execution !!!!

Wow, this is fabulous thinking and really really great shot...well done author

Congrats for your first place, Vibeke!

Nice Job Congrats on First Place Win

Beautiful picture!

Beautiful

Thanks ²

Very cool image...gl

Thanks

I think you have done a nice job on balancing the background without blowing the highlights on the horses coat

Lovely angle, but considering that they probably wouldn't move for hours, you could have tried a few more shots and got a better exposure.

lol I did get many shots...and almost always the same expression. I messed with the curves and I guess it came out too dark (kinda hard to tell on my screen). I re-uploaded-is this one better?

Yes, this is better.