Thursday, May 15, 2008

Gutter Balls


I encountered these perfectly spherical iron balls in a street gutter while walking around my neighborhood. Some of them have rusted in slightly different colors, and when I picked one up, it felt solid. Old bearings from industrial machinery? Conceptual art? This is just as I found them. The crushed aluminum can provides scale.

8 comments:

  1. They look so artistic! You must have sharp eyes to have spotted them sitting there.

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  2. the odd things in lif was found on the street ;)

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  3. You find the most unusual things! This is quite artsy! I like the way the sharp edges of the can contrast! Excellent shot!

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  4. Whatever they are, they made a nice picture.

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  5. I love finding things like this. Did you pick them up and take them home? I would have.

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  6. Mo, I took this photo last week, and when I walked by there this week, the balls were gone. So I didn't take them, but somebody did. I almost didn't post this, but that decided the matter for me.

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  7. First of all, LOVE your title. :)

    Secondly, what a neat thing to find! If it wasn't art before, it is now that it's on your blog. :D

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  8. love the photo. not everyone can see this as an interesting photo object.

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