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by James B Toy
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Challenge your brain with a jigsaw puzzle designed by an independent artist! Our puzzles are made from premium 0.2" thick paper stock and include a semi-gloss coating on the top surface to make the image pop. Puzzles are available in two different sizes, and each puzzle includes a puzzle box with the artwork printed on the top for safe storage when you're not puzzling. The puzzle pieces are unique shapes.
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Every now and then I'll make a photo that is, for me, the... more
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Store the puzzle in the provided box at room temperature with low humidity.
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Every now and then I'll make a photo that is, for me, the definitive representation of a place. This image is the one for Carmel Beach. It was a very foggy afternoon and I had driven to several areas of the peninsula to capture the mood in black and white. I stopped to walk along Scenic Road, making pictures of fog shrouded houses and the beach. I came across this scene with the famous Frank Lloyd Wright house on Carmel Point framed by this Monterey Cypress tree.
After taking a couple of shots, this man came walking down the beach. It is fascinating how the tiniest detail can make or break a photo. The same shot without him was little more than a static snapshot. His presence nicely conveys the Carmel lifestyle. The man is obviously well dressed in nice slacks and a sweater, suggesting he is comfortable in a business setting. But his lone presence on this beach shows he also values quietness and...
In the fall of 1959, Mr. Toy entered this world at a place called Carmel on California's Monterey Peninsula. Nine years later his family pulled up stakes for the rain-soaked city of Salem, Oregon where he never quite fit in. When he was 12, he and his mother viewed an exhibit of photographs by a Salem newspaper photographer, which inspired him to take his first photography class. During his teenage years he gradually developed his eye for composition and his skills with light and exposure. Though he did not pursue photography as a career, he has continued to document his observations of the world on small frames of film. In 1984, Mr. Toy and his wife Heidi returned to the Monterey Peninsula where his heart belonged. In 1997, on a bit of...
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Peter Ballantyne
Great sense of place and ambience! Love it!!
Marte Thompson
I shared this photo to my Facebook page. I love that house, and have painted it - from the other side. Thanks for your wonderful work, James.
Clayton Brandenburg
Nice composition! Great shot!