Released

jeffreaux2

Ok here is my final version of the graduation photo I entered in the "Moving Forward" DGRIN challenge. I certainly appreciate all of you who voted for my photograph in the contest.

If you read along in the contest's critique threads you would have read where I alluded to the fact that this photograph might mean something to my community. Several years ago, our community began the long road of becoming an incorperated city. One of the goals after we became the City of Central, was to gain our freedom from the faltering East Baton Rouge Parish school board. Tired of seeing new schools built across the parish while our own schools were being neglected we began our journey. It was a tough road that had many court sessions and public votes along the way, but we did...in the end... gain independence from the parish school system and form our own. This past school year was the very first for the Central Community School System, and "Released" depicts the inaugural graduating class of 2008. My intentions are for this to hang in the scool board's offices, and I have already been in contact with some of the members to discuss this. I hope that they can see that everything in the photograh...from the hats in the air to all the exhuberant faces...is exactly what they have fought for.

"Released"

joshhuntnm

WOW. Truly professional. Stunning.

Agnieszka

Wonderful!!!!

jeffreaux2

joshhuntnm wrote:

WOW. Truly professional. Stunning.

Thanks Josh. There is more work in that conversion than I have ever attempted.

I appreciate the kind comment.

jeffreaux2

Agnieszka wrote:

Wonderful!!!!

thanks Agnieszka!!

joshhuntnm

jeffreaux2 wrote:

Thanks Josh. There is more work in that conversion than I have ever attempted.

I appreciate the kind comment.

awhhh. we all just assumed that is how it came out of the camera!

jeffreaux2

joshhuntnm wrote:

awhhh. we all just assumed that is how it came out of the camera!

I wish!!!


I fought for every smidgen of contrast over the entire image.

Van Isle

Great shot, dude. I hope you're reaping the rewards of that fine technical and artistic effort.

VI

DavidS

Great shot and great story. I wish you well in your endeavor.

evoryware

Great shot man! I hope they buy it from you! It should be seen as students walk in the main entrance. Very motivational.

Seneca

Jeff...I love it!

jeffreaux2

evoryware wrote:

Great shot man! I hope they buy it from you! It should be seen as students walk in the main entrance. Very motivational.

Well....we will see. I first need to see my framer and see what we can come up with...and then make the pitch.

jeffreaux2

Seneca wrote:

Jeff...I love it!

Sheesh does that mean you didn't see it in the challenge? ....and so you didn't see everyone elses photos in the challenge and vote for one? There was some good competition, and there is more to come. Check out the challenges and contests area of the forum now and then...they should be releasing the theme for the next challenge soon.

...and....I am glad you love it!!!:D

Thanks

Seneca

jeffreaux2 wrote:

Sheesh does that mean you didn't see it in the challenge? ....and so you didn't see everyone elses photos in the challenge and vote for one? There was some good competition, and there is more to come. Check out the challenges and contests area of the forum now and then...they should be releasing the theme for the next challenge soon.

...and....I am glad you love it!!!:D

Thanks

I'm sorry Jeff...I don't visit the Challenge forum at all - perhaps I should I'm sure the images are extraordinary since it's contest. Thanks for routing me in that direction.

jeffreaux2

Seneca wrote:

I'm sorry Jeff...I don't visit the Challenge forum at all - perhaps I should I'm sure the images are extraordinary since it's contest. Thanks for routing me in that direction.

Hey thats ok, I was giving you a hard time....just teasing...but...yes you should check it out ....and enter the next challenge!!!

mbg0333

Very inspiring...you nailed it!

jeffreaux2

mbg0333 wrote:

Very inspiring...you nailed it!

Well I have spoken with the woman who does my framing, and she is going to provide a frame, and together we will donate a 24x36 print to the school board.