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Jun 05

by Matt in Magazine Clips 2 comments

Whatcom Magazine Cover and inside photos

The Bellingham Herald (my day job) puts out Whatcom Magazine several times a year. For the new issue I landed the cover photo with my macro photos of raspberries, a photo of the Hovander House in Ferndale and the back page with an eagle photo. You can view all of the stories/photos online here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/whatcom-magazine/

Jun 02

by Matt in Action, Animals 1 comments

Harry the skimboarding dog

Saturday my girlfriend Dana and I took our friend Kelsey’s dog Harry to Locust Beach. I brought my skimboard with me and had to try and get Harry to ride it. Now not every dog is as talented as the Tillman the skimboarding dog, but Harry gave it his best. Here’s a few photos of Harry and myself skimboarding Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Locust Beach in Bellingham, Washington.

May 27

by Matt in Action, Magazine Clips, News 1 comments

2013 Ski to Sea Race

Yesterday I covered the cross country and downhill legs of the 2013 Ski to Sea Race for The Bellingham Herald. It was my first time covering the two legs that take place at Mt Baker Ski area at the beginning of the race. Luckily I had Ron Lang of Mt Baker Ski Area to take me around on a snowmobile to get the shots I need of all the action. Since it was raining heavily certain areas of the cross country leg were quit slick. I noticed from afar cross country skiers falling in one section, so I ran over there to get the shot. That photo landed on the front page of The Bellingham Herald you can see above. It was raining so hard that even with rain gear my on my Nikon D3 and Cannon 5D both cameras stopped working about an hour into the race. Luckily I packed a Nikon 7100 and a 50mm lens in my camera backpack and was able to finish shooting the race. Below are a few more photos from The Bellingham Herald’s photo gallery. You can view all the photos here and view all of the Herald’s Ski to Sea coverage at […]

May 24

by Matt in News 1 comments

My backyard is a construction zone

A parking garage and new apartment complex is being built directly behind my apartment building. So, for the past several months I have witnessed the slow process of constructing a building. Here’s a few photos from today of the construction site in downtown Bellingham, Washington.

May 21

by Matt in Macro, News 2 comments tags: Bellingham, bugs, macro

Caterpillar invasion

Every year Caterpillar’s reign down on trees in Washington state in the spring. This year I took the time to actually photograph some of these insects as they swarm the trees in downtown Bellingham. All photos copyright of Matt McDonald. Photos are available for print and commercial use.

May 19

by Matt in Music 1 comments

Odesza live at the Wild Buffalo

I gotta say I am a big fan of Odesza and it was great to see their show sellout last night at the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham. I had a friend from out of town with me, so I wasn’t able to take more than eight photos of the show, so this is just a few photos and more or less a post saying checkout out Odesza’s music. Also, my favorite song of Odesza’s is IPlayYouListen, which I used a small sample of for the time lapse below. ODESZA is a production duo made up of Harrison Mills (Catacombkid) and Clayton Knight (BeachesBeaches) based out of the Pacific North West, United States. They met their senior year of college and decided to spend the summer as recent graduates collaborating on an album. On September 5th, 2012 they self-released a free LP entitled “Summer’s Gone”, creating a delicate balance between dreamy sun trickled melodies, glitched out vocals, crunchy drums and large sweeping basslines. Make sure to checkout Odesza at Summer Meltdown this August also. More at Odesza.com.

May 18

by Matt in News 0 comments

Alabama Street fire in Bellingham

As a staff photographer at The Bellingham Herald I never know when I am going to get called into work. Last night I was called in to take photos of a fire off Alabama Street in Bellingham. It was an abandoned house and no one was injured, but it served as a great practice for myself for future breaking-news events. I really enjoy covering breaking news because you never know what you are getting into and trying to capture a quality photo is a challenge. For these photos I used my Cannon 5D and a 50mm lens. You can view all the photos here: CLICK HERE

May 16

by Matt in Action 0 comments tags: Bellingham Bay, Flatland Magazine, skimboarding

Flatland Magazine Preview: McKai Morgan Skimboarding Session

McKai Morgan’s threw down during his first skimboarding session back in Bellingham, Washington. McKai has been in Bozeman, Montana and hasn’t skimmed since November 2, 2012. These are just a few throw away photos we snapped from the session and a first person video using our GoPro camera from the session. The quality photos from the shoot will be displayed in the June issue of Flatland Magazine, which is an online magazine we create and manage five time a year. You can checkout the April issue here: FlatlandMag.com/2013/01/

May 15

by Matt in Macro, News 0 comments tags: food photograpphy, lemons, macro, studio, yellow

If you like lemons or the color yellow, you will love these photos

On Saturday I decided I was going to give my new Nikon D7100 a test run with the 105mm macro lens. I setup a real basic mini-photo studio with a few flashes and ran through a bunch of different angles to attempt and capture the essence of a lemon. Here’s the photos I got. All photos copyright of Matt McDonald. All photos are available for prints and for commercial use.

May 10

by Matt in Landscapes 0 comments

Spring in Birch Bay

Made a trip up to Birch Bay to look for photos on May 4, 2013. Here’s what I got while wandering around Birch Bay.