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Photography Portfolios
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Most recent additions to the website: Merry
Christmas and Happy Holidays! December Print of the Month , my first offering from the 4x5 camera:One of my motivations for becoming a landscape photographer was to capture the beauty of Appalachia and in particular my home state of West Virginia. This past autumn I visited the highlands of WV for two weekends looking for images that represent Appalachia. The Monongahela National Forest represents the rugged beauty that I associate with the Appalachian terrain. The December Print of the Month is my first entry into the “Appalachia Portfolio.” The photograph is of the Lower Falls of Hills Creek near the Cranberry Glades visitor center in the Monongahela National Forest. When on photography trips, once the light is softened by some clouds and mist, I think of waterfalls and that was just the weather for this photograph. The light was very soft and illuminated the falling hillside in a very pleasing way. The movements of the 4x5 camera allowed me to avoid including an intrusive branch that you see in many photos right in the middle of the falls. The falls are majestic and some 65’ in height. There are hundreds of stairs leading to the lower falls overlook which is somewhat challenging to the photographer with a heavy load. The Hills Creek area affords many great compositions and I hope to revisit the area in the spring. The print is a first in many ways; it is the first from my 4x5 camera, first scan with the new Imacon scanner, the first print from the new large format Epson 7600 printer, and the first print on a wonderful new mat paper, the Entrada Natural Mat by Moab. The colors of the print and the detail are remarkable with this paper/printer combination. I have experimented a great deal with papers and the Entrada Natural is a wonderful presentation of this image. I think you will delight in the color, detail, and overall composition that this beautiful setting has to offer. Matted prints are available from 11x14” to 30x40’. Here is a direct link to the print: http://www.earthandskyphoto.com/lower_falls.htmArt in the Heart Walk: December 16, 2004: Downtown Charleston, WV is developing a very attractive art gallery community. There are eight galleries with a wide array of art pieces. The walk is from 5-8 p.m. and offers the holiday shopper a great opportunity to buy a very unique gift. I will be at Distant Mesas during the art walk with the Navajoland Porftolio on display. Distant Mesas Gallery Show-Navajoland Portfolio: The Navajoland Portfolio is on display at Distant Mesas Gallery in downtown Charleston, WV. I am very excited by this as the gallery has some wonderful artwork from the Native American cultures in the southwest U.S. The portfolio show includes 5 framed pieces and 14 16x20” matted pieces of artwork. The portfolio includes photographs from Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley, Montezuma’s Castle, Sedona, Antelope Canyon, and Page, AZ. I hope you can make it out for the art walk and I hope to see you there! Distant Mesas 221 Hale St. Charleston, Wv 25301 (304) 720-3287 Astrophotography Multimedia Presentation January 3, 2005: On Monday January 3 I will be presenting a multimedia presentation featuring my astrophotography to the Charleston Camera Club. The presentation will include a digitally projected show produced with ProShow Gold featuring music by Michael W. Smith, Raphael, and Moby. I will also present some insight into astrophotography techniques. In addition, I will also have a portfolio of astrophotography prints in matted 16x20’. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and is held at the Dunbar public library. Directions can be found at the website of the Charleston Camera Club. HYPERLINK " http://www.charlestoncameraclub.com/" http://www.charlestoncameraclub.com/New Astronomy Images: The Imacon scanner has caused me to revisit some astrophotography slides. The
Imacon does a wonderful job at capturing the natural color of the scene and has
helped make two particular images a bit more enjoyable. The images are of the
Orion Nebula area and the M24 region in the center of the Milky Way. The links
are below: http://www.astro-photography.com/M24_300mm.htm
October 6, 2004: Many new
things are happening. I have change equipment to include a 4x5 Toyo field
camera in addition to a Contax 645. I am in the process of working on West
Virginia Fall Foliage portfolio and hope to have some images up on the next few
months. The print of the month for October is now online. The print
is a classic sepia toned print of one of the most famous places in West
Virginia, Blackwater Falls. The print is matted and framed in a
contemporary presentation making a great home decor wall hanging for anyone
desiring this style. I hope you enjoy the image and the presentation.
More information at the October
print of the month link. More new images coming soon, now back
to the fall foliage. August 24, 2004: Hello. I hope you have had a great summer. The Ball family had a great one with trips to Grand Canyon, Zion, and Las Vegas. I have a couple of portfolios I am working on that will be presented soon. I added the September print of the month. It reminds me of the fading days of summer, although it was taken last January in California:-) I hope you enjoy the image. Torrey Pines Sunset by Jeff Ball
July 5, 2004: In March I had
the pleasure of studying under Alain Briot in Navajoland of northern Arizona.
Our workshop group focused on the study of light and composition. The
images from the workshop are now online under the Navajoland link in the
portfolio section. I hope you find the images inspiring.. June 13, 2004: Wildlife images from Huntington Beach State Park with Astro-Physics Traveler and Wimberly Gimbal mount June 8, 2004: Venus crosses the face of the Sun March 2, 2004: A new technique in presenting the beautiful Blackwater Falls of West Virginia February 2004: How about the beach? This summer the family visited
Myrtle Beach. I thought the nearby state park would make a nice
photography location and imaged sunrise from there. January 2004: A photography
trip to southern California. These pages present photography from |
