Picture Puzzle Update, We Have a Winner

snubbyfan · #1 06-24-2015, 05:22 PM

Mrs. Snubby likes doing puzzles. For her next Birthday I'm planning on getting a custom puzzle made.
Today, I took a 5 mile hike and brought my camera along. I'd like to know which picture y'all think would make a good puzzle.
I'm kinda partial to #2.

#1 The entrance to the Paw Paw Tunnel

#2 From a mountain ridge. Shows the local river and our little town in the distance.

#3 A shot of the sun dappled trail I was hiking on.

#4 Off the side of the C&O Canal Towpath showing a wide part of the canal.

#5 The back door of a walk in foundation left from a lock house.

#6 A picture at river level.

sophie · #2 06-24-2015, 05:36 PM

I am partial to No. 2 also. No 1 is next in line on my favorite list. Good pictures.

zzzippper · #3 06-24-2015, 05:42 PM

#1 with #3 as a back up.

Rustyt1953 · #4 06-24-2015, 05:46 PM

I like #5 as it tries to tell an old story.

JJEH · #5 06-24-2015, 06:15 PM

2, 1, 3. In that order

Comrad · #6 06-24-2015, 06:47 PM

I like 6 if she likes a challenge, that water looks tough.

Big Cholla · #7 06-24-2015, 06:52 PM

No.3 will keep her in a nice calm pleasant mood all the time she spends on the puzzle. There are many benefits in that. :-) .........

USAF385 · #8 06-24-2015, 06:52 PM

Personally they all look tough to me. There's not many contrasting colors and shapes. Lots of green and brown. The one with the building has some nice edges though.

But I also don't do puzzles.

Ever.

soFlaNative · #9 06-24-2015, 06:53 PM

#1 and #4 then mix up the pieces!
Most excellent shots.

Onomea · #10 06-24-2015, 06:57 PM

Paw Paw Tunnel entrance. (I like tunnels!)

sheepdawg · #11 06-24-2015, 06:59 PM

#6 cause that looks like a good fishing spot.

Iggy · #12 06-24-2015, 07:45 PM

#1 & #5 seem to have more color and shading variations.

#2 would be interesting to do, but there is a lot of the same color on the mountain in the background.. That would be a challenge.

Marshwheeling · #13 06-24-2015, 08:26 PM

No 3. It looks like it might be doable.

vigil617 · #14 06-24-2015, 08:29 PM

It depends.

Do you like her? Then, number 3.

If not, then number 1.

(You know I'm joshing you, Wayne. Couldn't resist though.)

Rintimtin · #15 06-24-2015, 08:35 PM

2 and 5 snubby those are my picks.

jinx · #16 06-24-2015, 09:32 PM

They are all good but I have to go with the tunnel.

kozmic · #17 06-24-2015, 09:50 PM

Cool pix snubby. Great idea.

Strictly on what would make the best puzzle, I would say # 3 or # 5 (in that order). They would be most challenging because of shading, light and subtle contrasts.

Of course if one has a special meaning to you or your wife, then that's the one for you.

shouldazagged · #18 06-24-2015, 09:56 PM

I know you and she love to hike, Snub. I chose the sun-dappled trail. Maybe not the best puzzle, but a peaceful, happy scene.

snubbyfan · #19 06-24-2015, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sophie

I am partial to No. 2 also. No 1 is next in line on my favorite list. Good pictures.

1 and 2 are specific to our area, I kinda like them.
Thanks, having a video channel kinda makes you think in terms of framing a scene.

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Originally Posted by zzzippper

#1 with #3 as a back up.

I'm kinda thinkin' #3's a bit too much of a generic sun dappled wooded trail. It'd make a nice puzzle but I'm thinking it's not specific enough.

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Originally Posted by Rustyt1953

I like #5 as it tries to tell an old story.

I agree, it's a cool remnant of when the canal was in operation.

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Originally Posted by Comrad

I like 6 if she likes a challenge, that water looks tough.

That's a good point.

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Originally Posted by Big Cholla

No.3 will keep her in a nice calm pleasant mood all the time she spends on the puzzle. There are many benefits in that. :-) .........

There a definitely benefits to an Italian being in a nice calm pleasant mood.

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Originally Posted by USAF385

Personally they all look tough to me. There's not many contrasting colors and shapes. Lots of green and brown. The one with the building has some nice edges though.

But I also don't do puzzles.

Ever.

That's the thing, there's lotsa greens and browns in nature shots.
I don't do puzzles either. I just sit there and get a headache.

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Originally Posted by Onomea

Paw Paw Tunnel entrance. (I like tunnels!)

I might just have to do a "Walk through the Paw Paw Tunnel" video then.

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Originally Posted by Iggy

#1 & #5 seem to have more color and shading variations.

#2 would be interesting to do, but there is a lot of the same color on the mountain in the background.. That would be a challenge.

I'm starting to lean more towards those two.

snubbyfan · #20 06-24-2015, 09:59 PM

2,000 piece she recently finished. I used the wide angle lens.

Or as she put it, "It's just a 2,000 piece."

snubbyfan · #21 06-24-2015, 10:07 PM

Another 2,000 piece puzzle. She did the edges last to make it more of a challenge.

Rustyt1953 · #22 06-24-2015, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by snubbyfan

2,000 piece she recently finished. I used the wide angle lens.

Or as she put it, "It's just a 2,000 piece."

WOW! I wouldn't live long enough to finish that one.

carpriver · #23 06-24-2015, 10:55 PM

I could send her one of mind, a swan eating popcorn in the snow.

Cyrano · #24 06-24-2015, 11:28 PM

Those are all VERY lovely pictures; I can't make up my mind which I like best. Great photography.

Comrad · #25 06-25-2015, 07:54 AM

A blonde calls her husband at work one day and asks him, "Can you help me when you get home?"

"Sure," he replies. "What's the problem?"

"Well, I started a really hard puzzle and I can't even find the edge pieces."

"Look on the box," he said. "There's always a picture of what the puzzle is."

"It's a big rooster," she said.

The husband arrives home and tells his blonde wife, "Okay, put the corn flakes back in the box."

Watchdog · #26 06-25-2015, 07:59 AM

I'm partial to #5, Back Door. Reason being, all the others have so much foliage in them, most of the puzzle pieces would be similar looking, increasing the difficulty of putting the puzzle together.

It's okay to have a somewhat complicated puzzle, but you don't want to make it so hard that the person will get frustrated and/or bored with working on it.

Bugkiller99 · #27 06-25-2015, 09:08 AM

For a puzzle, I vote 5. Has contrasting shapes and colors, but will still be a challenge as a puzzle.
But as picture on the wall, 2.

snubbyfan · #28 06-25-2015, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyrano

Those are all VERY lovely pictures; I can't make up my mind which I like best. Great photography.

Thanks, I guess that's why people always want me taking the pictures.

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Originally Posted by WATCHDOG

I'm partial to #5, Back Door. Reason being, all the others have so much foliage in them, most of the puzzle pieces would be similar looking, increasing the difficulty of putting the puzzle together.

It's okay to have a somewhat complicated puzzle, but you don't want to make it so hard that the person will get frustrated and/or bored with working on it.

There is a lot of foliage out here.

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Originally Posted by Bugkiller99

For a puzzle, I vote 5. Has contrasting shapes and colors, but will still be a challenge as a puzzle.
But as as picture on the wall, 2.

Once she finishes them, back in the box they go.

LittleCooner · #29 06-25-2015, 02:39 PM

I vote for # 3. more contrast of colors. All that green will be difficult in some of the others.

the ringo kid · #30 06-25-2015, 03:11 PM

1&3 here. How the heck do you keep the cats off it?

lhump1961 · #31 06-25-2015, 03:41 PM

I like # 1 as far as pictures go but #2 would make a better puzzle with the differing landscape. JMHO.

klausinak · #32 06-25-2015, 03:59 PM

I voted for #1; they're all very nice photos. #6 is a definite no-go with anything more than about 15 pieces; all of that water with little reflected in it would probably get you called a few names

-Klaus

JSR III · #33 06-25-2015, 04:17 PM

I voted for number 1 but 5 would be my second choice. That building foundation would be difficult due to the large mass of one color.

snubbyfan · #34 06-25-2015, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by the ringo kid

1&3 here. How the heck do you keep the cats off it?

My wife assembles them in our basement. Since there's a pool table down there, it's a cat free zone. She put a big hunk of cardboard on the pool table and uses that. The puzzle pieces don't slide well on the felt.
She'll assemble a color then take it down stairs. That's for the larger puzzles.
We have a table her Dad made in our living room that's 22" tall, about 33" wide and 26" deep. It has a Lexan cover. For 1000 piece puzzles, she uses that table and covers the puzzle with the Lexan. So far the cat's haven't figured how to get under the cover.

joeintexas · #35 06-25-2015, 08:30 PM

Great pics, Snub, I would say 1 and 3 but all are really good.

Johnmuratore · #36 06-25-2015, 11:30 PM

The Mrs. definitely has a talent Snubs.
I think any of them would be a worthy challenge but I voted for #3 because it reminds me of some wonderful walks with my dogs. If heaven is a place like that, with them, I'll be happy.

Jessie · #37 06-26-2015, 12:11 AM

Snubby,
Since she's so good at this, and you're do devious...
make it a montage of all of them.
That'll keep her occupied.

snubbyfan · #38 07-01-2015, 09:08 PM

Looks like #1's in the lead. I'm kinda liking it because it's specific to this area. #3's a nice pic of a sun dappled trail but it can be a trail from many other places.
Hey, I just thought of something. I've got at least 6 years of Birthday's covered. I can also get some winter scenes and fall scenes.

walkin jack · #39 07-01-2015, 11:24 PM

They all have aspects of their composition that would make them fairly simple to solve. It seems to me that number 4 would be the most difficult as it has fewer features that are outstanding. Miss Pam also loves these puzzles and prefers a "challenge" so for this reason I picked number 4.

kaaskop49 · #40 07-01-2015, 11:48 PM

I'm wondering what Zachary and Natayo are doing when she is engaged in assembling a puzzle. Has to be a large board/table/work area.

Could not help with picture selection. I'm not familiar with those types of locales. On what planet(s) were those pictures taken?

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

P.S. Any spaghetti/meatballs recently?

Bugkiller99 · #41 07-03-2015, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessie

Snubby,
Since she's so good at this, and you're do devious...
make it a montage of all of them.
That'll keep her occupied.

No, devious is same one, front and back; rotated 90 degrees.

Gave one like that to my wife. She sold it in a yard sale for a quarter.

the ringo kid · #42 07-03-2015, 12:40 PM

Hey Snub,where do you get photos made into puzzles and how much does it cost. I have many a great image that I wouldnt mind being made into a puzzle. I think it would also be a great gift idea.

A hard puzzle to solve would be a rather huge pile of twenty twos some surface.

walkin jack · #43 07-03-2015, 01:11 PM

Miss Pam once did a puzzle with 3,000 pieces. It was a picture of a field of ripe strawberries. She also did one with 2,500 pieces that was a picture of a bunch of beagle puppies.

Me? I'd rather pour molten steel up a wildcat's behind in a phone booth than do one of those. When the kids were little I put one of their's together ONCE. 25 pieces each about the size of a Zippo cigarette lighter. it was a pic of a bunny rabbit in a cabbage patch. This is how I found just one of those pesky "limitations" that Clint Eastwood talks about.

the ringo kid · #44 07-03-2015, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Walkin' Jack

Miss Pam once did a puzzle with 3,000 pieces. It was a picture of a field of ripe strawberries. She also did one with 2,500 pieces that was a picture of a bunch of beagle puppies.

Me? I'd rather pour molten steel up a wildcat's behind in a phone booth than do one of those. When the kids were little I put one of their's together ONCE. 25 pieces each about the size of a Zippo cigarette lighter. it was a pic of a bunny rabbit in a cabbage patch. This is how I found just one of those pesky "limitations" that Clint Eastwood talks about.

Heh heh,when I need a laugh, I can aways expect to get one from your posts.

walkin jack · #45 07-03-2015, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kaaskop49

I'm wondering what Zachary and Natayo are doing when she is engaged in assembling a puzzle. Has to be a large board/table/work area.

Could not help with picture selection. I'm not familiar with those types of locales. On what planet(s) were those pictures taken?

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

P.S. Any spaghetti/meatballs recently?

Miss Pam got her mother and sister hooked on those things. Her parents had an old ping pong table in the garage. My FIL painted it and brought it in the house and put it in the game room. My MIL would buy the huge 5,000 piece puzzles and they'd all work on it together when we were over for Sunday dinners.

I'd be out in the back yard looking for my wildcat.

snubbyfan · #46 07-03-2015, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kaaskop49

I'm wondering what Zachary and Natayo are doing when she is engaged in assembling a puzzle. Has to be a large board/table/work area.

Could not help with picture selection. I'm not familiar with those types of locales. On what planet(s) were those pictures taken?

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

P.S. Any spaghetti/meatballs recently?

We have a pool table in our basement. That makes it a no cat zone.
My wife puts a large piece of cardboard on the felt since the pieces slide easier on cardboard.

snubbyfan · #47 07-03-2015, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugkiller99

No, devious is same one, front and back; rotated 90 degrees.

Gave one like that to my wife. She sold it in a yard sale for a quarter.

My wife doesn't like the two sided ones either.

snubbyfan · #48 07-03-2015, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by the ringo kid

Hey Snub,where do you get photos made into puzzles and how much does it cost. I have many a great image that I wouldnt mind being made into a puzzle. I think it would also be a great gift idea.

A hard puzzle to solve would be a rather huge pile of twenty twos some surface.

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rwsmith · #49 07-04-2015, 12:18 AM

I'm not good at hard puzzles, so I like ones with features I can identify. Therefore I'd pick #3 and 5. If she likes harder puzzles, don't pick one of these. I like all of the pictures though. The canal looks like something I would paint, so I like that one. The tunnel is really interesting but TOO MANY TREES.

the ringo kid · #50 07-04-2015, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by snubbyfan

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That'll work and muchos thanks. Man my imagination is going to run wild on the possibilities. I have a great b&w image from well I'd live using. Its an image of Bugs Bunny as nose art on a bomber and he's saying: High eh doc? while dropping a bomb.