I was in Savannah, GA recently and went on a ghost tour. The guide stated that when taking a photograph (flash, nonflash, and daylight) of a "haunted" environment, then glowing spherical glowing orbs often would show up in the photograph. This was not reproducible. The orbs would come and go, different sized and location in each photo - or not at all. The guide said that some times faces would appear in the orbs. Does anyone have any technical explanation about what these orbs may have been?
2007-03-18 14:34:26 · 8 answers · asked by c_schumacker 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
If they are specifically giving "ghost tours," go back and see if they have some lighting off to the side of where they are directing your attention. I'll bet you didn't see any ghosts with your eyes, but only in the images in your camera. It's called flare, caused by off-angle lighting hitting the front of your unshaded lens.
2007-03-18 17:53:58 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are ghosts. Seriously though-my uncle takes photographs like that for a living, going to haunted places all over the world and snapping free lance pictures. I can't remember his website at the moment but some of the images are truly incredible. You really can see faces inside the orbs! I wouldn't have believes it (I thought it was photoshop or something) but one time I was with him when he took and developed the photographs (it was some warsight in va), and they were there!
It's truly amazing. But believe whatever you want!
2007-03-18 15:04:14 · answer #2 · answered by Jack-A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my passport percentis ok because when I had it taken the lady replaced into effective and when I requested a very good percentshe did the great she ought to. as for my drivers license it did not expire for a million/12 years and that i hated the percentso very last week i renewed it in any case only for that reason. i hated my image.
2016-11-26 21:30:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read that they were reflections off of dust particles picked up by the light.
But believe what you want.
2007-03-18 14:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by SouthernGrits 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dust particles.
2007-03-18 15:25:01 · answer #5 · answered by §Sally§ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
waterstains.
These "ghostly orbs" get pretty annoying when you're cleaning your negatives.
2007-03-18 16:03:28 · answer #6 · answered by kiwikiwi_bird@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lighting reflections
2007-03-18 14:37:29 · answer #7 · answered by stahl7639 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ghosts!
2007-03-18 14:36:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋