Day 2

This picture didn't turn out exactly like I wanted it to.  I still think it's pretty cool, but evidently there's a little more to learn about how to do this shot.

I wanted to catch the action of the colored pencil breaking when I was pressing it down.  It was kind of hard to get the pencil focused while smashing the pencil.  I kept moving the pencil while pressing it down.  Evidently these were the strongest pencils in the world.

I was pretty pleased with the little fragments that shot off from the pencil in the shot.  I didn't notice those in the camera, but that's what I was trying to do, only more clearly.  I think I needed a higher shutter speed, but evidently my external flash only syncs at a 200th of a second.

Anyway, I want to try this shot again and try to get the fragments a little better, but not too bad for Day 2.

EXIF info:
f 3.5
1/200 second
ISO 800
focal length 100mm, macro
tokina 100mm f2.8 lens for canon
flash on, fired, ettl

What would I do different?  I think I need to figure out how to use the flash a little better so that I can get those shots at higher shutter speeds.  Also, maybe try to find easier-to-break pencils? :)