May Puzzle by olivetreeann

May Puzzle

In spite of my best intentions to get to the supermarket yesterday and purchase some yams so that I could do a May inspired anagram, time and commitments denied me the ability to do so! So late last night, just before I drifted off to bed, I took a black and white shot of the calendar with some processing in mind. I couldn't get the puzzle pieces exactly how I wanted them, but some fiddling with the exposure revealed a few more of them hiding in the black spaces, and that was a nice surprise. So you may not be getting a word puzzle for today's anagram, but at least you're getting a puzzle for the Mad 4 May challenge.
I love this -- very cool abstract! I'm still not clear on exactly how you created it, but that's always a fun part of viewing. Well done!
May 23rd, 2013  
It's actually quite simple- Ribbet has an effect called "Puzzle Pieces". Once applied to your photo you can randomize the pieces (have them moved) and change the background color. I think I also threw some cross processing and posterize effects on too.
May 23rd, 2013  
@taffy Forgot to tag you in the above! Thanks Taffy!
May 23rd, 2013  
What a fabulous effect! I must do some experimenting with this, thanks for the info about how to do it.
May 23rd, 2013  
You always come up with such clever ideas Ann, great processing
May 23rd, 2013  
Very artistic. Beautiful!
May 23rd, 2013  
Either way it works out well.
May 23rd, 2013  
Cool
May 23rd, 2013  
Very cool processing and idea.
May 23rd, 2013  
I love it, although when I saw it on the page at first I assumed it was your monochrome shot
May 23rd, 2013  
Very clever.
May 23rd, 2013  
Creative!
May 24th, 2013  
Cool and creative shot.
May 24th, 2013  
@salza @nicolecampbell @digitalrn @sangwann @kerristephens @smithak @pandorasecho @henrir @mrssmith203 @daisy

Thank you Sally, Nicole, Rick, Dione, Kerri, Smitha, Dixie, Henri, Carla and Kathryn!

This was a fun one to experiment with but I found out yesterday what I thought was a cool streak of light running across the original shot was actually my lens cover not fully opening. Uh-oh it looks like my little p&s Canon is showing signs of wear and tear! And not quite sure what to do about it either.
May 24th, 2013  
Bev
Nice shot, Ann! :) Love the processing. I love how you come up with some creative images! Job well done! :)
May 25th, 2013  
This is great! :-)
May 26th, 2013  
@prttblues @vposey
Thanks Bev! Desperation can be a huge motivating factor!
Thanks Vickie!
May 26th, 2013  
Really creative!
June 11th, 2013  
@eudora Thanks Diane!
June 11th, 2013  
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