Well..... I am in total shock for the past few hours, to see that my image called "TiMBeR", got me my FIRST ribbon, a RED. I cried for the first half an hour, with tears of JOY.....
Thank you everyone for your support, as this means more to me than you can imagine..... Thanks especially to my loyal DPC friends. I also have to thank Peter my husband for putting up with me and my photography..... This is for him, and all those who have helped me along the way. You know who you are.
THANK YOU.....
FOR SALE: 40 very very short colored pencils, (about one and half inches long, or 3 to 4 centimeters), due to the sharpened pencil wood shavings above, used in the background.....
I so enjoyed this challenge, and had such a lot of fun putting it together. I have this huge pencil that looks like the trunk of a real tree, but is is a real pencil. It has been sitting in my odds and ends container on my computer desk until now.
When this challenge came up, it took me awhile to think of this idea. The pencil definately was the inspiration. I spent the night sharpening many many pencils, with my pencil sharpener. I wanted to collect the wood shavings to use as the background. I also cut up one of my much loved textured placemats for this as well.
Once it was all together, I was just so pleased with the way it looked. I now just had to photograph it. Only one title came to mind, and that was of course "TiMBeR"..... Enjoy.....
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Place: 2 out of 112 Avg (all users): 6.8459 Avg (commenters): 7.8148 Avg (participants): 6.4545 Avg (non-participants): 6.9602 Views since voting: 13116 Views during voting: 568 Votes: 292 Comments: 287 Favorites: 37 (view)
Great idea to remember Shez and present her work to the people who did not meet here here. 292 votes and 286 views 12 years ago.
I remain true by my original comment:
THE PENCIL AS A ROCKET SURROUNDED BY BUTTERFLIES. GREAT IDEA AND GREAT EXECUTION.
I AM MOVED BEYOND WORDS FOR ALL OF MY DPC FRIENDS WHO HAVE COMMENTED ON THIS IMAGE... ALL I WISHED FOR WQAS TO BE IN THE TIO[ TEN RE COMMENTS BUT WAS BLOWN AWAY WITH THE PEOPLE WHO CARED ENOUGH TO COMMENT AND MAKE IT NUMBER ONE RE AMOUNT OR TOTAL OF COMMENTS RE A DPC IMAGE.... HOW AMAZING ARE ALL OF YOU AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO THANK YOU EXCEPT FOR THESE CHOSEN SPECIAL WORDS.....
T.H.A.N.K. Y.O.U.
EACH AND EVERYONE OF THE AMAZING PEOPLE OF DPC THAT TOOK THE TIME TO COMMENT ON MY ONE AND ONLY RIBBON... - FROM SHEZ RE SHERPET
I SHOULD'VE COMMENTED BEFORE DURING THE CHALLENGE BECAUSE I LOVE THIS SHOT! SOOO ORIGIONAL!!!!
STILL HAVE THE 40 VERY SHORT COLORED PENCILS?? YOU HAVE A VERY WONDERFUL TALENT OF SHARPENING AND GETTING THE LITTLE WOODY DEALIE WHACKERS ALL IN SUCH A WONDERFUL SYMTERY!(HUMM WHAT DO YOU CALL THE LITTLE NERBLES THAT FALL OFF OF SHARPENED PENCILS??)
SHEZ, I LOVE YOUR IMAGINATION, NOT TO MENTION YOUR DEDICATION TO MAKING IT ALL COME TOGETHER. I ALWAYS ENJOY LOOKING THOUGH YOUR IMAGES, THEY ARE SO BRIGHT AND HAPPY AND SEEM TO POSSESS A SENSE OF FREEDOM. YOU ARE ONE OF A KIND..
SHEZ,
THIS WAS A FANTASTIC IMAGE. YOUR CREATIVITY IS INSPIRING, I LOVE THE DETAIL IN THIS IMAGE, AND THE WOOD PENCIL SHAVINGS ARE FANTASTIC FOR THE BACKGROUND!!
CONGRATULATIONS ON #1 MOST COMMENTED IMAGE SHEZ, YOU WILL LIVE ON HERE FOREVER WITH A PLACE OF HONOR AND RESPECT, AND WITH THE ADMIRATION OF THOSE WHO KNEW YOU, AND THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO GET A GLIMPSE OF WHAT AN AMAZING PERSON YOU ARE THROUGH YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY ON THIS SITE!!
HEY MS SHEZ AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD, PETE. WE ALL ADORE YOU. BUT THAT HAS NOUGHT TO DO WITH HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS SHOT, IT IS SMASHING. XOXOX
Here is something my mom sent me from facebook - author not given from Wonderful Quotes
Hope you agree that it is appropriate to your picture.
Pencil....Parable of Pencil
The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box.
"There are 5 things you need to know," he told the pencil, "Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be."
"One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in Someone's hand."
"Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil."
"Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make."
"Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside."
"And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write."
The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING AND CREATIVE IMAGES HERE ON DPC. I LIKE THAT IT WAS CREATED BY COMING UP WITH AN IDEA, PUTTING THE PIECES IN PLACE, THEN PHOTOGRAPHING IT. IT'S AN ACTUAL SCENE, NOT A COMPUTER CREATION.
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT LITTLE DETAILS IN THIS, WITH ALL THE COLORED PENCIL TRIMMINGS AND THE TEXTURES IN THE WOOD THAT I COULD STUDY IT FOR A WHILE AND NOT GET TIRED OF SEEING IT.
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR OUTSTANDING TALENT FOR FINDING SOMETHING GREAT TO SEE IN THE EVERYDAY THINGS AROUND YOU.
Grog is grate thinker of new ideaz. Grog make skale modul to show what flying masheen will look like. All Grog need now is way to make masheen go fast into wind. Will have Thag push. Thag thinks idea is stoopid and Grog should push on own. But Grog must do grate job to pilut flying masheen. Grog think Thag just lazy.
How very clever of you to use colored pencils for the shavings. The little touches of color among the shades of brown really make this a cheerful picture -- true to your own special style.
I CAN ONLY WONDER HOW LONG IT TOOK TO CARVE ALL THOSE PENCIL SHAVINGS :) IT WAS DEFINITELY WORTH IT THOUGH: AWESOMELY CREATIVE IMAGE AND EXCELLENTLY EXECUTED.
I REMEMBER WHEN THIS ONE WAS FIRST UP FOR VOTE. HARD TO BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN ALMOST FIVE YEARS NOW. DID YOU EVER FIND SOMEONE TO BUY THE LEFTOVER PENCILS? ;) OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU SHEZ.
I WAS SO VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOU GET YOUR FIRST RIBBON WITH THIS IMAGE, SHEZ!! CERTAINLY WORTH ANOTHER ROUND OF CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR WIN AND ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS.
ISN'T IT FUNNY THE THINGS WE WILL DO TO SET UP A PHOTO...SHEZ THIS IS WONDERFUL...SUCH A GREAT IDEA THAT WAS EXECUTED SO WELL. LIGHTING WELL DONE AS IS THE PROCESSING. I REALLY LIKE HOW ALL THE DIFFERENT COLORS OF THE COLORED PENCILS POP ON THE PAGE.
I TOTALLY REMEMBER WHEN I GOT MY FIRST RIBBON...FIRST DISBELIEF, JOY AND THEN ECSTATIC JOY....THEN COMES THE VALIDATION...(NAIL BITING TIME) NOT BECAUSE YOU BROKE THE RULES...BECAUSE YOU HOPE AND PRAY YOU DIDN'T FORGET SOMETHING OR THAT YOU (I) WAS PLAIN STUPID AND BUGGER IT UP...(LOL).
A PICTURE THAT BRINGS JOY TO ALL OF US...NOW THAT IS A JOB WELL DONE....LOVE YOU....{{{{{HUGS}}}}}
AND IT HAS ONLY JUST OCCURRED TO ME THAT THE THICK PIECE OF WOOD MAY NOT BE A REAL PENCIL.
Originally posted by Sherpet:
I have this huge pencil that looks like the trunk of a real tree, but is is a real pencil. It has been sitting in my odds and ends container on my computer desk until now.
Almost an hour and a half after the results were posted and you've got more comments than were posted during the challenge. (I counted them, then promptly forgot the number...)
Hearty congratulations, Shez. First ribbon and all. All that hard work paid off!
AND IT HAS ONLY JUST OCCURRED TO ME THAT THE THICK PIECE OF WOOD MAY NOT BE A REAL PENCIL.
A BELATED CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RED RIBBON! WONDERFULLY IMAGINATIVE IMAGE AND ONE I WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD TO CALL MY OWN! THIS WAS MY FIRST CHALLENGE AT DPC AND YOUR IMAGE WAS SO CREATIVE IT WAS INSPIRING! :-)
Clever and creative and I am in awe of the dedication - makes me smile to think of you sharpening away for hours :) - and what a terrific result! So colorful and I love the textures.
HEY SHEZ! I SAID MANY TIMES IN THE COMMENTS BEFORE MINE, THIS IMAGE IS AWESOME.
IT IS VERY SHARP, COLORFUL, AND UNIQUE!!
I HAVE NEVER REALLY GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU ALL THAT WELL ON HERE AND BOY DO I REGRET THAT!! YOU ARE A WONDERFUL PERSON AND AS I CAN SEE FROM EVERYONE ELSE, YOU ARE LOVED SO VERY MUCH! I WISH THE BEST FOR YOU WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON!
I AM AMAZED WITH THIS IMAGE OF MINE re the TITLE - 'TiMbEr' AS IT IS ONE I TOOK QUITE A FEW YEARS BACK AND GOT MY ONE AND ONLY RIBBON A RED FOR THIS IMAGE.
WHAT I AM TYING TO SAY AND SHARE WITH YOU IS THE AMOUNT OF COMMENTS MY IMAGE HAS RE BEING THE 12TH HIGHEST IN THE NUMBER OF COMMENT MADE ON AN IMAGE BY THE MEMBERS AND THE PHOTOGRAPHERS HERE AT DPC.
I AM STOKED TO SEE IT IS STILL UP THERE AMONGST THE TOP PHOTOS BY SOME AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHERS. IT IS THE 12TH HIGHEST AND I AM VERY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY COMMENT MADE ON THIS IMAGE. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE COMMENTS.....FROM SHEZ
This is just fantastic! I found it looking at your profile for the latest challenge (honouring you), and the thumbnail of this image just looked out at me. Original, striking and fab!
I am so very happy for you! This image is very unique and very well done. I just love it! You are blessed and very loved here at DPC, probably more than you know.
Finally, a well deserved ribbon! Joy!!
Wow! Sherryl, way to go girl! Here I am looking into DPC after a loooong absence and you got your first ribbon, so happy for your :) This shot is brilliant and well deserved place among winners.
Wowsers Shez!!! I just noticed this, then got to thinking, and had to check, and surprisingly saw this was your first ribbon! Big congrats!! What a cool, creative, well deserving image for the red! WTG girl :-) Enjoy your moment in the limelight, you sure deserve it, and I'm sure there'll be more to follow :-)
Shez - whoo hoo! What a beautiful photo! Looking at all the work that must have gone into it (lol), I'm so glad it ribboned! I hope you sell those 40 pencils too lol. Congratulations!
YES Laurie, ir is the pencil you sent me from your home.....
Originally posted by cheegirl:
WOOHOO!!!!! Jump in the air WOOHOO!!!!! Way to Go Shezzie, just so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a fantastic shot. Did I send you that winning pencil???? Big hugs of happiness to you!!!!!!!
Wonderful image, Shez, I absolutely LOVE it!! Congrats on the red, you SO deserve it for this inspired, whimsical creation! The placemat was sacrificed for a good cause, me thinks :-)
wow, this is now on the front page of most commented images, so i'll throw another comment on to add to the streak you have going, and once again congratulations, a long overdue ribbon, great job.
FINALLY A RIBBON FOR YOU! Well done Sherryl. A big congratulations to you on what is a very creative shot. Thanks for sharing about how you felt when you won...
WOOHOO!!!!! Jump in the air WOOHOO!!!!! Way to Go Shezzie, just so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a fantastic shot. Did I send you that winning pencil???? Big hugs of happiness to you!!!!!!!
WAY TO GO SHEZ!!!!!!! I am so happy for you! Congratulations! It couldn't have happened to a nicer or more worthy person. You are a pillar here in the DPC community and I'm so glad that you're now among the ribbon winners as well.
Great shot - very creative and well done. Again CoNGRaTS!
Oh YEah - OH yeAh - oh YEAh - oH HaPPy hAPpy dAy - oH YEaH!!!!!! I haven't signed onto DPC in a while but tonight I decided to drop in AND what to my wondering eyes should appear????? But a lovely red ribbon for my Shepet so dear!!! I wouldn't be happier if I won it myself! Congratulations Shez...well deserved. YeeHAW!!!!!
Your hard work paid off! This may be your first ribbon winner, but it sure won't be your last. Plus...I just love so many of your photos. You have always been one of my favorites on the site. BIG congratulations!
You are just all to kind, and I appriciate all the amazing comments, each and everyone of them, and the wonderful support that you have all given to me..... I Still don't quite believe it.....
shez .. i've just been looking at all the amazing comments you've been getting .. its like all of dpc are congratulating you for this wonderful photograph and ribbon ...
so i'll say CONGRATULATIONS again, not only for the ribbon but for the wonderful response you've had .. keep the great feeling shez .. hold it in your heart .. xxx
Oh Shez, this is just wonderful to see and so very well deserved!! Your first ribbon, couldn't have gone to a more lovely lady!! I shed a little tear of joy for you too when I saw your shot on the front page just now, great news!! WAY TO GO SHEZ!
i didnt even read your comment before i wrote my post .. i've read it now ..
i feel all goose bumpy after hearing how happy this ribbon made you feel .. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN .. !!! .. happiness and joy are great healers .. so thankyou dpc and the voters who GOT IT RIGHT !!! :)
OMG OMG OMG SHEZ .. i came to see wot you've been doing, especially after reading you've been having a very difficult time with your eyes and breathing .. and found this bloody ribbon ... MATE .. i'm so happy for you .. and wot an amazing shez image .. so imaginative and so excellent and so SQUARE !!!!!!!!! ... you brilliant buggar ... i'm hoping that this little virtual ribbon will be a lovely positive validation of your wonderful art & that it'll give you a happy smile when you're feeling down .. oh shez .. CONGRATULATIONS .. !!! and a very very very big HUG XXXXX
Just wanted to say hi and congrats on your well deserved ribbon. What a wonderful shot for this challenge - very unique, creative, and obviously well executed.
I've "seen" you around in various forums over time and was very happy to see your name on the front page of DPC.
Great image! I'm so happy for you, Shez! I know that you haven't been well lately, and I hope that this goes a long way towards making you feel a whole lot better! :)
What an outstanding job of putting the elements togather for this shot. Hugs and congrats on a beautiful shot. The little bits of color are my fav part of it.
Almost an hour and a half after the results were posted and you've got more comments tha were posted during the challenge. (I counted them, then promptly forgot the number...)
Hearty congratulations, Shez. First ribbon and all. All that hard work paid off!
YAHOOOOOOOOOO! Congrats, Shez! Very creative shot and your first ribbon!
And an added bonus: just LOOK how many people congratulated you before I got in here. That's a tribute to how much you're a central part of DPC's community.
Oh boy, you did it!!! You finally got a ribbon. Something you have been deserving for a very long time. Congratulation, Shez, I'm so happy for you. :)))
You deserved a ribbon since long, long time ago. Congratulations for this wonderful composition and for the previous also excellent ones. I'm really glad you got it
Shez...yet another example of your outstanding talent in creatively designing patterns and attention to detail. Congrats on your ribbon!!!! A wonderful composition!!
SHEZ!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!! I am SO SO SO very pleased to see you with a red ribbon for this awesome photograph! I'm so happy for you!! Way to go! (This REALLY made my day!)
Very good. Colours seem a touch on the faded side I must say (maybe saturation could go up a bit? I don't think the lighting helps) and this is probably just a touch over-sharpened. Otherwise excellent.
exellent idea! perfect play between title and subject! also good focus and composition. It's one of the best in this cahllenge. And i hope it will be in the Top 3! good luck!
Very cool image. I really like your creativity! Good composition and lighting. I really hope this places on the front page of the results. Good luck! 10
One of my favorite images in the challenge. I like how you used the shavings to frame the subject. I also like the texture of the wood. Good Focus and composition.
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