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Crash Bulbs

Posted by Jeff
Copyright Jeff Ball

Lately I have been thinking a lot about my failures in life. I’m absolutely at a crossroad in my life path.  I’ve pondered the lessons learned as well as the mistakes repeated.

This photo reminds me that even the worst failures can be turned into art. We have the power to create something from destruction. I often photograph keepsakes that have broken beyond repair or vegetables that stayed in the crisper way to long to be useful. It feels great to  give another life to something that  has seemingly come to the end of it’s existence.

Projektor

Posted by Jeff
Copyright Jeff Ball 2008

This photo was chosen, in part, by my mom, Mary Lou Ball with the #39 which I believe she chose for my current age.

This shot of an old 16mm film projector was taken at an artist retreat in 2008. It seems a shame that beautifully built equipment like this is rarely used these days. With digital video and computers, 16mm film is almost a dead art form.

Chuck

Posted by Jeff
copyright Jeff Ball 2006
This photo was chosen, in part, by Gini Mennenga with the #259.
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Every Fall, my brothers,  my dad and I try to go on a camping trip. One year we went to Mackinac Island in Michigan, which happened to be pretty close to where my Uncle Frank lived. Although my brothers and I don’t have much of a relationship with him, we felt it was important that our Dad get to see his brother.

If you know anything about my family, you know they can TALK! After about 4 hours of my dad and uncle shooting the s@#t, I started taking photos of things in his shop. Drill “chucks” or “keys” have always been an issue in my family. “Where is the drill chuck!?” It got to the point where my dad would tape the chucks to the drill so you couldn’t remove it if you wanted to.  So, in a way, I learned that drill chucks are precious and should be protected.

Layers

Posted by Jeff
Copyright Jeff Ball 2008

This photo was chosen, in part, by a random selection by Shawn Britt with the # 123.

This piece was shot on the back wall of The Other Side Arts. Back in 2002-2003, we allowed local graffiti artists to use the back of our building to create pieces. In this photograph you can see the many layers of paint as they chip away. I shot it with a selective focus lens with a Canon 20d.

Ant and Popcorn

Posted by Jeff
Copyright Jeff Ball 2008

For the next few weeks I have asked friends to choose a number between 1 and 527 which correspond with folders in my archive. Each day I will use a different number chosen and create a piece from the photos in that folder. This piece was chosen by Christine Zipps with the # 11.

I have always been fascinated by ants. I went through a period in 2008 when I did a lot of experimental shots with ants. This shot was taken with an old set of bellows on my digital camera with a Russian lens I found online. The field of focus was so narrow that it was difficult to get an entire ant in focus. This ant was eating a piece of popcorn on my kitchen floor.

You can also find a time lapse video of these ants on my site http://jeffballphotography.com/?p=144

Como

Posted by Jeff

Copyright Jeff Ball 2008This photo was taken of a truck in the town of Como, Co. If you’ve never been to Como, you have to go! It’s the strangest little town that looks like it could be abandoned, but it’s not.  Many of the houses look like a junk yard office. It’s filled with visual treats for photographers. Don’t forget to visit the cemetery while you’re there. It’s situated in a lovely aspen grove just outside of town.