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Winter Playbook 2023

Bellingham Parks & Recreation Leisure Guide

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Family/Community www.cob.org/parks • (360) 778-7000 9 How to Capture Awesome Images with your DSLR — Intermediate Level 2 In this class we will delve deeper into depth of field and how to master control over how much of what's in front of you is in focus. We'll cover the use of different shutter speeds to create stunning, unique images, more advanced techniques to obtain a sharp focus throughout your entire image and detailed steps to capture the perfect landscape image. We will discuss in detail, how to get good pictures of the Milky Way and star trails at night as well as cover a section about Photo Composition including subject placement, use of the horizon, reflections, leading lines, the Rule of Thirds, framing and more. Prerequisites: You must have taken the How to Capture Awesome Images with your DSLR – Beginners Level 1 (aka Nature Photography — Beginners class) OR be VERY comfortable shooting in the Manual Mode with your current camera. DAYS/DATES: Session 1: Saturday, March 11 10:00 am–12:00 pm Session 2: Thursday, April 13 6:00–8:00 pm AGES: 16 and older LOCATION: Fairhaven Park Pavilion COST: $50 COORDINATORS: Lance Romo / Andy Porter MIN: 4 / MAX: 10 Photo by Andy Porter How to Capture Awesome Images with your DSLR, Beginners — Level 1 Taking pictures with your DSLR is easy. Capturing GOOD pictures with your DSLR… that's harder! Quality photography starts with understanding how to set your exposure manually. In this 2–hour workshop we'll cover aperture, shutter speed and ISO and show you how to change them on your camera. We'll discuss how to use these manual settings to create the images you want, practice bracketing your exposure to ensure you get the right shot, and how to use polarizers and capture images in the RAW format. DAYS/DATES: Session 1: Thursday, January 19 Session 2: Thursday, February 16 Session 3: Tuesday, March 21 TIME: 6:00–8:00 pm AGES: 16 and older LOCATION: Fairhaven Park Pavilion COST: $50 COORDINATORS: Lance Romo / Andy Porter MIN: 4 / MAX: 10 Puzzle Hustle Join us for a night of fun at the first ever puzzle hustle! Teams of four will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete the same jigsaw puzzle as everyone else. The fastest team wins … gold… treasure … diamonds … and clout! DAY/DATE: Friday, February 3 TIME: 7:00–8:30 pm AGES: All LOCATION: Bloedel Donovan Community Building COST: $5 per person COORDINATOR: Rosa Caldwell MIN: 12 / MAX: 80

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