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Swikar Patel - The Journal Gazette
First grader Trevonn Bassett laughs while teacher Emily Kleinschmidt helps him with his classwork Tuesday afternoon at Imagine Schools. Tuesday was the first day of school for Imagine Schools.
Published: August 10, 2011 3:00 a.m.

First Day of School

Swikar Patel and Lara Neel

Camera: NIKON D3S

Shutter: 1/200 s

Aperture: f/4.5

Exposure Setting: Manual (Pattern Metering)

ISO: 3200

Strobe Flash: Did Not Fire

Lens Focal Length: 140 mm

White Balance: Auto

Shooter's Comments: I love this moment. It's genuine, sincere and, well, just plain happy. Could it have a better composition? Absolutely. Better light? Yes. Better moment? I don't think so.

At the end of the day it's about people being people and relating to their environment. Since it was the first day of school, there were some really sad faces. So, when I saw this happening, I fired away.

- Swikar Patel, Photojournalist

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