{"id":1607,"date":"2025-01-23T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2025-01-23T14:00:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:00:45","slug":"the-lamp-cord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourartsmagazine.com\/kathykmcclellan\/2025\/01\/23\/the-lamp-cord\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lamp Cord"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We traveled to Ohio during the Christmas holiday to visit family and friends and stayed in three different hotels on our trip.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The very first night in a hotel I took my camera and captured different objects around the room. I almost always do that when traveling and have used quite a few of those photographs on my site. Oddly, that first night is the only time I took any photographs of the hotel rooms we occupied. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I uploaded those photographs to my computer and then forgot about them until this week. I looked at everything I had photographed and then decided to use a picture of a lamp cord for this week\u2019s challenge image. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It was a long cord and part of it was loosely coiled on the wooden desk top beside the lamp. The rest of the cord hung down one side of the desk. Photographs I took of that part of the cord will probably be used in the weeks to come.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Why would anyone take photographs of a lamp cord? <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe for an art challenge! That\u2019s exactly why I did that. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The theme of the weekly challenge is The World Inside. That lamp cord was definitely inside along with the lamp and a landline telephone that I also photographed. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ordinary objects. Everyday items in our homes and businesses. Items we may or may not notice even though they are in our line of sight daily.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The challenge is to look at, see and photograph those items in an artful way. I want the viewer to see curves and contrasts instead of only cords and shadows.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But what if no one who looks at my photograph sees art? <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What if someone only sees a lamp cord on a desk top and wonders why in the world would anyone photograph a lamp cord? <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Well, at least that person looked, saw and wondered! <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Challenge completed either way. (Smile) <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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