by tmoffett | Jun 5, 2010 | Color, Composition, Landscape, Photographic Philosophy
Foggy Morning on the Coast
We’re off to the Oregon coast! Yesterday was our last day of school and I finished up the grading, cleaned the computer lab and now we’re off to create more photographs. I am so looking forward to this next week. It has been a good year, however my batteries are nearly spent and need some recharging. When I need a fresh outlook on life, either of two things will do the trick, cycling or photographing. Anytime I can get some time away with just Christeena and our cameras, then that wins out over cycling, so this next week that is what we are doing.
The image that I posted today is one from my last trip to the Oregon coast. We had fog the entire week. I am not sure what it is about this image, but I like it. Shot in color, but due to the fog it is monochromatic. It has a very soft feel to it, very simple. the treeline has some interesting shape to it and draws me in. I want to see into the fog and find the detail, but I cannot. It is mysterious. It is a unique feel that is hard to describe in words, so I’ll quit trying.
I’m sure that this trip will be very different. Every trip always is. I will find new subjects and different light. I may choose to photograph the same subjects, but with different lighting conditions and vantage points. I am sure that my mood and feelings will be different, and that will affect my image making. How we feel affects our vision. I am excited to find out what I will see, how I will see and how I will interpret the world in photographs this week.
Stay tuned for a glimpse into the world of Terrell Moffett…
Technical info: Canon 5D, 24-70 2.8L@43mm, f20, 1/60 sec.
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by tmoffett | Jun 4, 2010 | Color, Landscape, Photographic Philosophy
Lake Lowell Rocks
Rocks are like people, no two are exactly the same. Some are interesting, some dull. Some cultured and smooth, others rough around the edges. Some big, some small… What am I trying to say with this image? You decide. All I know is that while out photographing one evening along the shores of Lake Lowell, these rocks made me stop and look, then photograph. It amazes me how certain things seem to call out and say “Take my picture!” just like some people do. Rocks, and people.
Technical data: Canon 5D, 24-70 f/2.8L @ 70mm, f22, .6 sec. ISO 100
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by tmoffett | Jun 3, 2010 | Black and White, Composition, Landscape, Photographic Philosophy
Frozen in Time
Years ago I created a set of images in upstate New York. This set of work proved to be very important in my development as a photographer. After completing a 15 print portfolio, I laid all of the photographs out and viewed them at the same time. That was the first time I realized that I really was putting myself in my work. It was exciting and almost scary at the same time. I could see my life, my emotions in the images. I could see where my vision was coming from. My photography was becoming very personal to me. Whether others could see it or not did not matter, To me there was meaning. To be able to express ones feelings in their work, that is art!
Today’s image, Frozen in Time, is one piece from that series of photographs. The deep meaning this image has for me, I am not going to say, however, as you look into the image, what does it say to you? Notice the interesting physical phenomenon going in within its frame. The plates of ice hanging on the tree trunks, the way the light gets brighter as you look deeper into the woods, the strength of the vertical trees within a strong horizontal composition. To me the image speaks. What is it saying to you?
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by tmoffett | Jun 2, 2010 | Color, Composition, Landscape, Print of the month
Reflections, Martin Lake
Every year I give a reflections assignment to my photography class, so on a camping trip with 2 of my boys I decided to shoot the assignment myself. One morning I walked down to the lake at sunrise and found the water so smooth I could hardly tell the reflection from the actual trees. I don’t see that very often around here where the wind seems to always blow.I watched the shoreline as I walked and found this one round clump of grass a short way out. It was perfect to break up the composition wherein all of the lines were leading away. It became the “resting place” for my eyes. This resting place is so important in the composition of a photograph. Without a place for the eye to pause, an image like this would be busy and uninteresting, very hard to look at. With this clump of grass, my eye follows the line back into the image, almost out of the frame and then is pulled back in. It creates a circular motion with a pause. Thoughtful composition is just one of many things that can help improve your photographs.
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by tmoffett | Jun 1, 2010 | Color, Composition, Landscape, Photographic Philosophy
Washed Ashore
This is probably my favorite image that I made on my anniversary trip to Hawaii in January. We were walking along the beach at sunrise and came across this log that had washed ashore and was being beaten down my the waves. It was amazing how a little water could move this big log so violently. I watched and photographed for quite some time… must have shot 20-30 images, all different angles and directions. I loved the motion of the log as the waves slapped up against it. Every shot was different. In this one, the water is wrapping around the log as more water flows over the top, and the rocking of the log is not so violent as in some of the others. The softness takes on a painterly kind of look that is interesting and soothing to me. Again, it is back to my belief that successful photographs are about feeling, and this image has that, at least for me it does. I feet fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time to make this image.
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