Kai became interested in jigsaw puzzles, and we started doing some at home. He helped a friend do a 500 piece puzzle at his house and wanted us to tackle a 500 piece puzzle here at home. The puzzles we have here are a little challenging, and I wasn't too impressed with any of the puzzles at our local game store. I felt it was the perfect opportunity to get a custom puzzle made!

Kai and I went up to his room and arranged his toy shelf so that it would make a good scene for a puzzle. Then I carefully took this photo, cropped it down and polished it up to send to Venus Puzzle, which is a custom puzzle shop based in Slovakia. They did a fantastic job of turning this photo into a 500-piece puzzle, and we had a great time putting it together. It had just the right blend of easy-to-find pieces and more challenging sections.

Technical Details: This photo was taken with my Canon 5D Mark II + EF 17-40mm at 40mm, ISO 100, f/10 for 1/6th of a second (on a tripod).