Puzzling Door
by DougPaz

Comment by jimmyn4:
This is a great idea and I wonder how well it will do. I would have cropped some off of the top because the puzzle piece lines just stop which almost ruins the illusion.

Puzzling Door
by DougPaz

Comment by Patella:
I have a number of comments and I hope they don't come across too harshly. First, I'm not sure if the photo itself has that much interest to it. Second, there are a number of filters that shouldn't be used except in extreme cases and usually only with a lot of other work involved -- I think maybe the puzzle filter is one of them. Finally, the selection around the puzzle piece is a little rough -- it may be that you need to spend a little more time learning how to use those selection tools. Generally speaking, humans want to see light from the top down (something we're conditioned to because of the sun) -- so while the drop shadow on the puzzle piece was a nice idea, you might want to switch it so that it's on the opposite ("bottom") side of the piece -- which it looks like would help it match the lighting on the rest of the puzzle pieces.

Three Square
by DougPaz

Comment by irae:
Kinda Zen. Down and left just a hair, please.

Three Square
by DougPaz

Comment by justine:
Like the negative space.

Puzzling Door
by DougPaz

Comment by Gekker:
I am so glad somebody used the tools they could to create something cool. To me this is great. Colors are vibrant, clean lines, very creative.

Three Square
by DougPaz

Comment by Gracious:
Nice simple composition.

Puzzling Door
by DougPaz

Comment by goodtempo:
neat idea, i would like to have seen the puzzle cuts look more like cuts than lines.

Puzzling Door
by DougPaz

Comment by connie:
This is fantastic!

Three Square
by DougPaz

Comment by bod:
Nice simple composition. Lighting and exposure are good, but the image doesn't really grab the viewer. Needs something extra to make it stand out from the crowd.

Puzzling Door
by DougPaz

Comment by FranziskaLang:
what a great idea for the challenge! i think you did this with software rather than taking a photo of a jigsaw puzzle, right? like the colors, good photo. personally, i would've cropped just a tad tighter (less of the step at the bottom, maybe even remove it altogether), and a little more off the column on the left, compare the columns at the top of the pic, they are not symmetrical. lastly, the black where the puzzle-piece is missing looks a little uneven around the edges. not sure whether that's the software or something you have filled in manually, so it's difficult to comment what i would change. overall, i really like this shot :)