Terrell Moffett

On one of our trips to Stanley, Idaho, we went up to the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge. On the way back down we stopped here to do some fishing in the rain. The fishing was really slow, so I began looking for photography opportunities. When the clouds broke just a bit, this view opened up. [...]

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A couple of weeks ago I was at a family reunion at Bear Lake in Southeast Idaho. It started out a great day, warm and sunny. A perfect day for the lake. It didn’t take long to change. This thunderstorm rolled over the mountain and within just a few minutes everything turned dark. We could [...]

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Weather. It is so unpredictable. I was out photographing one late afternoon with the most perfect weather, then almost out of nowhere came the rain. I retreated to the car as the rain was really coming down. Just a few minutes later, it cleared off again and I was able to resume shooting. That is [...]

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I love the edges. The edge of the light. The edge of situations. The edge of a storm. It seems that everything is more exciting on the edge. Buried in the center is predictability. The light becomes lifeless. The storm is dark and wet. On the edge of a storm you will find clouds that [...]

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I have always taught my students that photographing on the edge of the light is always best. Then the other day, John Paul Caponigro made a comment on Facebook relating to photographing on the edge of situations. It made me think, “Am I missing something here?” I believe I was. Look at the approaching thunderstorm [...]

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Here is another image of the Yachats shoreline during a storm earlier in the month. With the tide coming in and the waves up due to the storm, it was a matter of technique to create beauty in the midst of the storm. I know many who would retreat to the shelter of their homes, [...]

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