This assignment was mainly focused on developing and practicing skills in blurring and stopping motion. The motion blur and stopped action pictures were easy to capture, but the panning, focused subject with blurred background, proved to be more of a challenge. With many that didn’t work, I found these two to be the best. Enjoy.
A car drives by the Washington State Archives Northwest Regional Branch on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. According to the Secretary of State’s website, this branch serves Clallam, Island, Jefferson, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties.
A car drives in front of Village Books on Feb. 5, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Village Books has been in Bellingham since 1980, according to their website.
A Whatcom Transport Authority bus rounds a corner in downtown Bellingham, Wash., on Feb. 5, 2018. WTA services Whatcom County, as well as having connections to Skagit County.
A woman skateboards across Red Square on Western Washington University’s campus in Bellingham, Wash., on Feb. 6, 2018. Red Square has been marked by the University as a no skateboarding zone.
Kevin Middleton, of the Seattle band Salt Lick, focuses on playing the drums in the Underground Coffeehouse in Bellingham, Wash., on Feb. 7, 2018. Middleton had to ask for another drumstick before the show after only finding one with his gear.
Malia Seavey, of the Seattle band Salt Lick, screams into the mic as the song gets heavy in the Underground Coffeehouse in Bellingham, Wash., on Feb. 7, 2018. Seavey announced that the band would be releasing new music soon.