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May 2007 Barbara Read

Haunted

Garnet, Montana

I found this broken rocker in one of the upstairs rooms in the J.K.Wells Hotel. There were a few old
things in the room that looked like they'd be fun to photograph. As I moved slowly around the room
careful not to bump into anything, I noticed out of the corner of my eye the rocker slowly begin to
rock. When I turned to stare at it, it gently stopped. Weird! I assumed there was a loose floor board
causing the rocking, but try as I might, I couldn't make it rock again by stepping in different
places. I finally went back to looking for photos and no sooner had I turned my back when the rocker
began to slowly rock back and forth. When I turned, it stopped and despite several more tries, I
couldn't figure out what I'd done to make it move. No breeze, nothing else going on in the hotel to
cause it. I took a few shots in the room after taking this picture of the chair. When the darn thing
started rocking for the third time, I started thinking about ghosts and how this place is supposed to
be haunted... Right then I noticed the house was eerily quiet and I wondered if I was all alone in
the hotel. Goose bumps sprung up on my arms and I decided it was time to go find Fred, lol.
I never did find a composition of the rocker I was totally happy with--I liked the pool of light it
sat in, but couldn't avoid including a bit of the window in the frame. Does the window frame detract?

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L USM,Digital
Handheld, Av Priority
1/30s @f4, 28mm, ISO 800, -1 EV full exif


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B. Shortall - BCS Photography22-Jul-2007 17:06
I like the window! It adds to the picture for me. Now the story... All through these galleries I have thought of how you guys must have great nerves! This just proves it! I love reading the stories behind the shots! Ghosts and all!!! V.
Lianne Eaton Cook22-Jul-2007 00:17
wonderful light...love it! and the creepy story that goes with it...think you stayed in the room longer than i wudda...methinks the bit of window doesn't detract, nor does it distract...might not like it as much without the window, but that's just me :o)
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography21-Jul-2007 15:25
Excellent, Vote.