Waves, Lake Lowell
I have a new portfolio that will soon be released at MoffettGallery.com entitled “Shorelines.” I began working on this portfolio just over one year ago while on the Oregon Coast and continued building on it in Hawaii last January. This Spring, I started incorporating some of the techniques I was using into some new images at Lake Lowell here in Canyon County, Idaho. It was then that I decided to expand the work to include more than just ocean shorelines. I became intrigued with the interaction of water and land at many different levels. I noticed that even in small lakes water has great power as it laps against the shore. Rocks become smooth, sandy shorelines erode and movement is exhibited.
While the motion of the water creates very interesting patterns and lines, I think what I am most interested in is the translucency of the water rushing over the shore. It matters not if it is a rocky shoreline or covered in sand, whether vegetation is growing or it is barren. From within this transparent substance comes power and life. Rocks are moved, erosion takes place and life is renewed. Without water, all would die, with it, life is revived. Capturing its beauty is something that I will always enjoy.
The techniques used to create these images of shorelines will be covered in my Landscape Photography class that begins on September 16 in Nampa, Idaho and runs for 3 weeks. For more information call or email.
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