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Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

06/25/2003 11:09:18 AM · #1

I thought of this the other day and I think it would make for an interesting challenge. Take a picture that would be suited for a Jigsaw Puzzle. It would be basicaly wide open on subject matter but would have to be up close and personal, with a lot of interest for the viewer.
Now I'll go get some work done. I'll learn to spell some day.

Message edited by author 2003-06-25 11:12:04.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

06/25/2003 11:12:00 AM · #2

If you make it in an 8x10 ratio (trimmed to 7-1/2 x 9-1/2) I know some sites which can turn it into a puzzle for you afterwards.

Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 II/III USM

06/25/2003 11:13:03 AM · #3

Originally posted by GeneralE:

If you make it in an 8x10 ratio (trimmed to 7-1/2 x 9-1/2) I know some sites which can turn it into a puzzle for you afterwards.

That would be cool!

Tarbini

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

06/25/2003 11:15:54 AM · #4

DPChallenge Prints offers a puzzle under gift items.

carolee

Canon PowerShot SD1000

06/25/2003 11:52:00 AM · #5

I can't see the puzzle selection on dpcprints, but I do want to share a craftsman I found who makes custom wooden puzzles. His name is John, and his site is www.custompuzzlecraft.com. I commissioned a puzzle from him as an anniversary gift (the 5th anniversary is "wood" and we're avid puzzlers). I'm not affiliated with him in any way, but I wanted to tell you that I thought his work was really nicely done, and he added personal touches to the puzzle to really make it represent OUR wedding rather than just A wedding.

I'm not here to advertise for him or anything, but I just got my puzzle and it looks so nice! :) (btw, he's not cheap, but he's very flexible about working with you to get you exacly what you want)

/end rambling endorsement

eloise

Sony DSC-P7

06/25/2003 11:54:57 AM · #6

Originally posted by Tarbini:

DPChallenge Prints offers a puzzle under gift items.

The DPCPrints puzzle, I can say since I've ordered one, is kind of disappointing. It has a weird matte finish, and only about 20 pieces. Certainly not the standard 1000-piece glossy wonder people think of when they think of jigsaws.

That said, I like this challenge suggestion a lot. A good jigsaw-puzzle picture needs to be similar enough in color across the pic to be challenging, with repetitive elements that are easy to confuse for one another, and possibly blocks of color across its face (so one person can work on 'the sky' while someone else takes the 'red flowers' and another person the outline of 'the mountain', etc).

HBunch

HP PhotoSmart 315

06/25/2003 12:00:58 PM · #7

Just the up close and personal puzzles? There area a lot of landscape puzzles too. Like scenery and things. I like the up close puzzles better. My favorite puzzle to do was buttons. Nothing but buttons. Hundreds and hundreds of buttons. lol
The hardest one I ever did was stars. It was just a shot of the wide open sky with stars. Ugh.
Ok, I'm done sharing now.
~Heather~

jodiecoston

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

06/25/2003 01:37:30 PM · #8

That IS a really good challenge suggestion! I like it!

mcmurma

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Nikon MF 180mm f/2.8 ED AIS

06/25/2003 01:48:07 PM · #9

I like it too. It may be difficult to judge (another essentially open challenge) but it does sound fun!

eloise

Sony DSC-P7

06/25/2003 01:55:18 PM · #10

Originally posted by mcmurma:

I like it too. It may be difficult to judge (another essentially open challenge) but it does sound fun!

Plus, everyone has different tastes in puzzles. :-> I tend to like ones with distinct regions because then when I get frustrated with 'the boats in the harbor' I can pull back and do the rhythmic lines of 'the boardwalk' or piece abstractly together the uniformly blue 'sky', etc. I'm sure other folks have other solving techniques, though I haven't watched many people not-in-my-family do puzzles.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

06/25/2003 02:34:05 PM · #11

Maybe we could come up with a standard graphic showing the cutlines in light gray, which everyone would have to layer atop their finished photo (probably too hard to make it a part of the display process) to show what would happen. Either people make their photo to a fixed ratio, or allow people to scale (but not crop) the overlay disproprotionately to fit their image. To see an example check the link below.

I had a puzzle made for Isaac at the Joslin Puzzle Co. They are nice folks, and have a variety of puzzle types and sizes (I got Isaac one with dinosaur pieces), and even kits for making your own. You can send them your own print or a file for them to print on a good-quality inkjet. They have a links page for other puzzle-makers too.

Message edited by author 2003-06-25 14:35:01.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

06/25/2003 02:49:38 PM · #12

I thik that if all entries had an overlay, I would get tired of looking at them real quick. Or is that what you meant? Maybe only one aspect ratio could be in place for that one challenge, but puzzles come in all different sizes and shapes. Probably be better if it was just that the photographer kept the Jigsaw Puzzle concept in mind.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

06/25/2003 02:59:57 PM · #13

What I had in mind is that a photo which "works" as a regular print might not be so effective as a puzzle. In the example on the company's page, notice how the boy's eyes are each on a small outcropping. If the cutline went right through his eye, it would greatly lessen the "effectiveness" of the photo for the purpose of making a puzzle.

If there's a standard file for people to download, they can just finish their image, and then use the ImageSize command to scale the overlay to the same dimensions, and import the lines.

What is the point of saying it's "for a puzzle" if you don't show it as the puzzle would actually look? The lines can be light, but they should be there.

Message edited by author 2003-06-25 15:19:42.