May Photo Challenge – May 09

Today was another night-time rush to come up with some photos. I had taken my camera with me when i went out in the late afternoon but found no inspiration before dark. I also attempted some low-light photos outside but none of those worked out very well. I spied my lava lamp, hidden under my sun hat on my desk. It doesn’t get used all that much due to the time it takes to get it heated up and the amount of energy it must use. I tried lots of photos while it was heating up but couldn’t quite get a good angle or view.

This reminds me of those giant, curvy slides you sometimes find at theme parks. I particular remember them at Six Flags Over Georgia in my childhood. And also on the show The Banana Splits

I bought this lamp several years ago at Kmart on sale for about ten dollars. There were a few different designs and colors to choose from but I liked the curviness of this one. These are nothing like the big lamps I remember from my childhood. There was a girl in our dorm with one looking very much like one from the ’70s. I can’t recall whether it was an old one or not but it came to an unfortunate end and left a rather horrible mess.

While this isn’t quite what I wanted to photograph, It does have some interesting and colorful shadows.