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a gentle SHOUT gone silent
a gentle SHOUT gone silent
klkitchens


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Challenge: Shez Tribute (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Pentax K-5
Lens: Pentax SMC DA 35mm f2.4 AL
Date: Mar 18, 2013
Date Uploaded: Mar 18, 2013

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Statistics
Place: 43 out of 123
Avg (all users): 6.0917
Avg (commenters): 7.7143
Avg (participants): 6.0156
Avg (non-participants): 6.1786
Views since voting: 500
Views during voting: 224
Votes: 120
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 04/01/2013 12:03:52 AM
Since I'm no longer a member of the site, I cannot add these details to the image during (or after) voting, so I'm left to do it in a comment.

Thanks to everyone who got the image and understood, though as the 5s (and lower) rolled in, I think some didn't get it (or there were technical flaws).

Description: Shez always had to type in ALL CAPS so she could see clearly what she was typing. I thought of the CapsLock key on the keyboard and it seemed appropriate to rename it ShezLock in her honor. Since text was allowed to be part of the entry, this was a no-brainer. I knew what I wanted to do from the beginning and it turned out just as expected. I covered the lettering on my keyboard with electrical tape (which is still on the keyboard as I type this) and then recognizing the font, I added back the text to honor her memory.

ALL CAPS in the internet is considered SHOUTING (except when used for emphasis of a single word or phrase), but Shez was never shouting at all and people accepted it and loved her gentle spirit... so a play on that became the title.

I am awed to have gotten 18 comments during voting. That may be a record for me.

Since my year-long subscription was up, I let the Shez Tribute be my last entry on the site. As it stands at 11:10pm (50 minutes before rollover - I have no update button either), it's at a 6.2276. With the high scores reported, this will end up somewhere in the middle of the pack, not a top 10 or 20 even I'm sure. But I am very grateful to those who got it and didn't feel it was insulting to her in any way (as it was not intended to be).

Enjoyed my past year back here for the most part. Got my first two ribbons, two sevens, and a top five to boot.

Finally, just to make sure we don't have a repeat of the "For Dallas" fiasco, this image MAY NOT be used in any compilation of the entries or distributed in any way without express permission from me.

Thanks everyone for the support and understanding.

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After results (WOW! it ended up at 6.0917 for 43rd place in the voting... people reported a rash of low votes in the last hour, so it was no shocker it dropped)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/31/2013 11:03:10 PM
Oh! What a fabulous tribute to our Shez!


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  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/31/2013 10:18:32 PM
clever. I think she would have liked this joke.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/31/2013 03:08:28 PM
I enjoy the heartfelt provocation.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/31/2013 01:18:44 PM
This idea really made me smile.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2013 04:36:13 PM
+1 for originality. I like it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2013 09:43:38 AM
I love the idea.10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2013 07:29:47 AM
Thank you for your wonderful entry into the Shez Tribute. Shez would love to have seen it and I'm sure she feels your love.

Nice take, it's the those individual things we miss the most and what reminds us again.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2013 07:51:38 PM
Clever.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2013 03:12:26 AM
Made me cry and smile, all at the same time.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2013 12:00:57 AM
That's an amazing idea. It gave me goose bumps. I love it. She would love it as well...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/27/2013 10:05:56 PM
OMG! THIS HAS MADE ME LAUGH EACH TIME I'VE LOOKED AT IT! I BET SHE IS ROACIHLOL (ROLLING ON A CLOUD IN HEAVEN LAUGHING OUT LOUD!) A PERFECT TRIBUTE!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/26/2013 09:35:50 AM
a touching and well thought out tribute.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/25/2013 09:12:41 PM
PERFECT!! What an imagination! And so very poignant! We will miss her shout very much.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/25/2013 09:56:28 AM
made me smile
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/25/2013 05:53:28 AM
Very clever image. Wonderful sentiment and tribute.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/25/2013 05:03:28 AM
this put a smile on my face, good sense of humour
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/25/2013 12:16:00 AM
So incredibly clever and well done. Nice stuff.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/25/2013 12:05:44 AM
Perfect! Whenever I see a message now in all CAPS I think of Shez. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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