Lens Dust
Finally – a real ghost,
and single orb in the darkness of night … ? Nope. That orb is a speck of
dust on the camera lens lit by the camera flash
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Fast Movement
Eerie ghostly
materialization in the bathroom? Not quite. A cheap infrared illuminator is
quickly waved directly in front of the camera. The camera shutter speed is
low, so you can’t see the actual plastic box of the illuminator – it’s a
blur. There was actually a solid object in front of that camera, but you
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Light
Angelic or extraterrestrial beings of light swooping thru the kitchen? No. The same
infrared illuminator is swooshed through the frame as the photo is
taken. The camera is directly photographing the light; it could just as
easily be reflected off of something.
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Dust and More
Here, we're in "The Hole" at the
former West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville. Do you see both an orange blob of light AND a single orb
to one side of it? The orange blob is
a regular flashlight beam pointed at that wooden post, and the orb is a
speck of dust lit up by the camera flash.
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Smiley Face
Now, if I were truly
devious, I could use just about any modern digital-image editing software to
suggest eyes and a mouth into the orange blob of the earlier photo, and then also brighten upthe
orb. Now I have a glowing orb and a mysterious face. It's instant haunting
fun – alert the media!
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Snowflakes
What are all the specks
in this sunny photo? Dust … or maybe insects, right? Nope. Those are
snowflakes during a snow shower on a sunny day. My point would be that dust,
insects, etc., would appear in much the same way … and if it were night, you
see a veritable orb invasion.
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