Though this one has a lot of patterns, a break in the pattern somewhere would have made it very interesting. You all are extremely skilled and will not miss seeing anything like this, ( though I agree with Shiv on the increased DOF, as this image has nothing more in it ). I think in these kind of images, the creative mind gets into play, could you have looked for something to place here in the frame to make the story more interesting ? I have seen tons and tons of images like these where people have placed torn petals of rose ( kept the color of the flower while the rest of the image is in black n white etc ) or a broken twig with a flower etc. So even that would not have made it very unique. ( In fact I saw one in an archie's get over ur broken heart card , lol ) I would have probably made a lady stand or make her walk in such a way that her long shadow falls all over the crack in very slow shutter speed, ( just an example ) then made the image to show for whom and why the heart is broken. Even then I do not think it would be unique, am sure many many people have made images like that, so what could make it unique ? The answer should lie in the attempt, To find out why the heart is broken or an image to show that it is not the end of the world
? Just trying to imagine here you know.....