CHAPTER 7
AMY POV
My alarm went off at 4 in the morning. I made my way down to the kitchen sleepily and nearly collided with a wall. It was no secret that I wasnt meant for early mornings, but it was a small price to pay for the magnificent lighting I get to my shots at the river. As I smell the sweet aroma of freshly brewed coffee, it starts to wake me up slowly. After finishing my coffee and checking my emails, I went up to get changed for my early morning run up to the river with my camera. Ipod is fully charged and I press play before making my way out the door.
The river was breathtaking this time of the morning and I decided to try out something I saw on a movie once...apparently you can catch some amazing shots if you take pictures while running with the shutter open. I decided to just do a few of those as I made my way up to my most favourite spot on a giant rock. This particular rock was like most rocks, except it gave you the most perfect view of the river and the lighting in this particular shot gave you the most amazing clarity in your shots. Every morning I came up here it felt like the first time, because I always spot something I had not before or I felt something I didnt before. It was like a black hole for emotions except awe...
There was only one house here, just up the hill, but I had never known who owned the house. I usually kept to myself except for the immediate people I had to deal with. All I kept thinking was how amazing the view must be from up there. I always took some shots of the house as the sun was rising. The sun was always at its most beautiful when it came over the roof of the house and the house looked like it was covered in this amazing multi coloured light. The most perfect oranges, pinks and gold with the most blue sky illuminating it. I took a few more pictures of some birds in flight, fish jumping out of water and of course the sun making its way over the house on the hill. I decided it was time to make my way home for a shower before developing the pictures of this mornings run in my darkroom before heading in to my shop.
I was busy in my darkroom developing the pictures from this morning when I got a call from Tammy at the shop letting me know that since she sold a bunch of pictures yesterday, that I should take my time with the pictures in order to bring her some new material and that she had already looked at samples for new frames. I was still busy talking with her, trying to tell her that we would talk when I got to the shop when I noticed that one of the pictures was starting to appear in the liquid and from what I could make out, I had actually managed to get a silhouette of a girl in the window in the picture of the house on the hill. It was still busy developing, but for some crazy reason, it looked an awful lot like a silhouette I used to know all too well. I had obviously been quiet for too long when I heard Tammy ask if I was still there. I said quick goodbyes and then waited with bated breath for the photo to finish developing. I stared at it for what seemed like hours and even when it was fully developed, I couldnt get a clear view. It was definitely a girl, she definitely had long red hair, but that was about it. I had never seen anyone in the house on the hill and I guess I had always assumed that it was some old man who lived up there. Now I was certainly curious. I had never seen this girl before and yet she seemed weirdly familiar.
I finished developing the rest of the pictures and was actually surprised with how well some of the pictures turned out, since they were taken while running. It gave them a sort of distorted beauty and I would definitely hang that up, so I decided to take some of the better ones with me to the shop so we could display it as a new range. I was usually better with expressions on people, but my latest little project with taking pictures of random things and using diffrent visions was turning out to interest me completely. It gave me an idea. I wanted to do an exhibition. I wanted to take series of diffrent types of photographs and display them in a mysterious new way. I still had to think of the exact way and the kinds of photographs, but I felt excited about it. I wanted to take this to the next level. I wanted to get out of my comfort zone for once. Its been so long since I had, that I had forgotten how good it could feel.
Once I got to the shop, Tammy had sold a few more photographs and was completely pleased with herself. I told her about my idea for the exhibition and she had a bunch of ideas and seemed way too excited for my liking, so I told her to keep it up and decided to go for lunch at the Boone Saloon and do some research on diffrent exhibits. Even though I didnt have to hide anymore, out of habit, I still chose the booth in the darkest corner of my favourite place. I was quite engrossed in my research when I noticed an older couple walking out of the restaurant. I could only see their backs, but for a second I could swear that it was Molly and Lucas. I quickly dismissed the thought from my head as the chances of that was literally impossible. I continued with my research, when the idea struck me. The entire exhibition should be in 3D. But not just the usual...some of the pictures should be in black and white, with one bright colour blown up. Some should be distorted with movement. Suddenly it seemed like ideas were just flowing out of me and I had a good feeling that this would be the best accomplishment if I managed to do this properly. I called Tammy and told her that I would be missing for a few days and that she should hold the ford. I had a feeling that the silhouette in the window would be my centrepiece, so I was going to spend the next few days trying to capture her. Another sighting was unlikely, but since I had nothing but time, I was going to spend every waking moment taking pictures down by the river and try to capture a better picture. A perfect picture for the perfect centrepiece...I had no idea why this girl in the window was occupying my mind so much, but my gut was telling me that I should pursue this. I always went with my gut, especially because I was completely intrigued...
