Once again: As I continue to take pictures of my surroundings (within my house, specifically my bedroom), spheres of different sizes AND different colors continue to appear in the pictures. Some of them are incredibly brilliant, appearing as a bright light bulb against the background. When not as bright, one can actually see the inside of these forms that look like holes or craters within. I've been told these things could be: insects (no insects in my house), moisture (live in dry climate), faulty flash within the camers (have tried and use different cameras), lights from outside (no lights outside). Most significant is the fact that lately I have captured these "orbs/ odd formations" in movement: they produce a zigzag pattern which is easily detected due to the comet-like trail they leave behind while in motion. It is not dust either because not two pictures are alike while taken in sequence, each within 5 to 10 seconds of the other. Any ideas what these things are??
2007-07-05 02:40:30 · 11 answers · asked by Biancamaria S 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
If you have used different cameras, you've got a mystery here. We need DATA.
Let's use REALLY different cameras. Use a cheap throw-away film camera, a good 35MM SLR FILM camera, and a variety of digital cameras (borrow them, maybe).
Get 2 or 3 friends, and everyone take turns using the various cameras, both in the area where your spheres show up, and in nearby locations (one or two rooms away). To keep track of who used what, take picture of signs that are worded to tell who used what the date and the time.
Get everything developed/downloaded and report your results here or at my Answers email link.
Fascinating.
2007-07-05 02:50:17 · answer #1 · answered by JSGeare 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is most likely dust, and you're not going to see two pictures alike taken in sequence because both your hand holding the camera moves as well as the dust particles move in between shots. Just a little movement and rotation of the dust particles in the air will dictate which ones will reflect back the flash of the camera more strongly, so you're likely to get random patterns every time.
I've included a couple links on "orbs" and what causes them.
2007-07-05 03:05:36 · answer #2 · answered by John 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm just guessing, but it might be something like "spherical aberation". This is a lens defect which results from faulty grinding of the lens. A perfect lens has a uniform curvature. If one area develops a tiny elevation, I suppose it could act like a tiny lens within the lens. The result would concentrate light like a magnifying glass, producing the bright spot of light. The tiny size of the defect might also produce a prisim effect, as it refracted light into its primary colors. All this is speculation, but my instinct tells me you have a faulty lens.
2007-07-05 03:01:22 · answer #3 · answered by Roger S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The camera is not steadied. The movement of the hands while snapping caused trails of coloured objects on the photos. This is especially so in the night when you set to night scenery mode. It uses a slow shutter speed. Use a tripod for that mode. Set back to normal or portrait if you do not use a tripod.
2007-07-05 02:58:41 · answer #4 · answered by Zodiac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a different camera and if the same thing happens ask the question again. Seems like a camera shutter problem. If you get the same thing with different cameras you have something
worth investigating.
2007-07-05 04:36:15 · answer #5 · answered by verner66 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
solve: - 2X + 4X - 12 = 40 check your solution solve: 2 + 1/2Y - 34 = 12 check your solution the surface area of a rectangular prism can be found using the formula: S = 2L W + 2 L H + 2 WH what is the length of the prism?
2016-05-18 22:13:32 · answer #6 · answered by tamesha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the diameter - or range of diameters - of this phenomenon?
This really needs a jpg file to show as an example. I am certain many people would be able to answer then.
2007-07-05 03:50:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. Lens Flare
B. Re-post question in S & M > Alternative
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/lens-flare.htm
http://images.google.com/images?q=lens+flare&hl=en&um=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_flare
If you can post the images (link to some) it might help.
2007-07-05 02:58:24 · answer #8 · answered by A Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microscopic bubbles in the lens of your camera, due to faulty manufacturing processes.
2007-07-05 02:46:08 · answer #9 · answered by John M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Quite seriously, dust particles.
2007-07-05 02:48:19 · answer #10 · answered by Lilly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋