Colors

[Bynx]

I took 38 pictures of fairly solid colors which meet the parameters of the challenge. I combined them into a collage of a parrot. Its similar to the Italian flag nicely created by Selvin, just a little more complicated.

[calr]

Did you use photomosaic software to create this? If so, what program and is it freely available on the web or was it purchased. With 23,000 photos in my database I think I could create some excellent mosaics given the right software. I did a web search about a year ago and came up with at least three different programs but none was very highly rated. They ranged from difficult to use to very slow.

Cal

[Bynx]

This is the second photo Im allowed. I hope you recognize one of our fearless leaders.
I used a program called MacOSaiX. There are various free versions available for Mac or PC.

[selvin]

Oh Bynx, you shouldn't have.....:-)your fearless leader.

38 solid colors and then parrots... I've got to get me one of those programs and start seeing colors.

Thanks for submitting.

[vsch1]

I've done this before using some free, downloadable software. My favorite was using horticultural pictures...the final image looked picasso-ish. My main PC has a blue screen at the moment so i dont have access to my pictures but i did have the address to the site i used.
http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/

Bynx...that first image is perfect. VERY nicely done.

as an aside...photomosaics was originally created by Robert Silvers who happens to be a graduate of the very small (under 200 students) grades 7-12
school where my children attend. There is one of his originals hanging in the library...an image of the school, or course.

[Bynx]

My favorite picture by Robert Silvers is a photo of Marilyn Monroe he did using an assortment of Playboy covers. This was, of course, for a cover for Playboy magazine. It hangs on one of my walls.

[vsch1]

Bynx wrote:

My favorite picture by Robert Silvers is a photo of Marilyn Monroe he did using an assortment of Playboy covers. This was, of course, for a cover for Playboy magazine. It hangs on one of my walls.

I believe that is one of his most famous works. I like his Abe Lincoln, too.

[Trojansoc]

Vanessa, thanks for the link. The AndreaMosaic program is just TOO cool. I've been playing with it for the last couple of hours. I can think of all kinds of possibilities--just beginning to play with them.

Paul

[yesterday]

Great job. The portrait of selvin is awesome.

[Bynx]

Thanks Yesterday. I added a few pictures of my kids portraits, adding some skintones to the pot. This is the new improved Selvin.