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The
two pictures below are of the Lear House, the same corner of the house -
one from the interior, the other the exterior. The
picture on the left is a downstairs bedroom and the one on the right,
upstairs. The picture on the left was taken during a historical tour. We’re
sure there has to be a reason for the odd design in the mirror, but what
is it? Possibly the beveled edge on the mirror? What about the picture on the right? We’ve all heard that we can’t
count what we see in mirrors and windows as proof of the paranormal due to
glares, flash, etc. but when the picture on the right is blown up it
appears to show a figure in the window. Looks like a man looking thru
binoculars...false? You decide and let us know what you think about
photos and reflective surfaces.
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These photos are
false anomalies, they are actually spider webs. You'll
notice that when the pictures are enlarged, there a number of small orbs
giving the appearance of a possible orb in motion, not so, sorry.
Digital cameras are ideal because you can immediately view your picture
and if you capture something like this, you have the opportunity to take
the picture again for comparison and analysis purposes. We
were so excited when we captured the picture on the right. We were
at the standing at the entrance of the Tolomato Cemetery in St. Augustine
with fellow Ghost Tracker Glen when we took this picture. Right away
we noticed something in the viewing screen and tried several times to
replicate the scene without luck. The next morning we showed the
picture to Jeff Reynolds and
right away he said, "That's a spider web", that simple...just
said it was a spider web. We were crushed, we saw orbs shooting
across the screen! Well, when we closely examined of our anomaly we
clearly saw the spider web. That's how we learn to determine false anomalies
from the real thing. Thanks Jeff, you've taught us to scrutinize
every picture.
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False
again! Fortunately, Carol has very long hair, so we played with
it...lifting and dropping it, holding single strands then several out
straight, all the while snapping one picture after the other to get
different effects. The first set of photos show why it so important to keep
your hair tied back and away from the camera lens at all times.
Vortexes? Don't we wish but what you're looking at in the second set
is only a camera strap so always remember...keep your camera strap out of the way of the
lens.
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More
testing...the first picture is plain old ordinary sand thrown into the
air, enlarge the picture and you will notice a number of orbs that
aren't. Always document weather conditions, any wind gusts, etc.
when conducting an investigation to help in analyzing your pictures.
What you think are a number of orbs may actually be sand. The second picture of course is of a man weed-eating...just dust, no ecto
or orb properties present. Since you see a cigarette in the third
picture, it's safe to assume were looking at smoke, not ecto. But what if the cigarette were not visible in the
picture? You're heart starts to race and you think you've got
something phenomenal, wrong! Never, never, never smoke while
investigating. The last picture could be exciting until you realize
that walking from an air conditioned home into a hot, humid backyard
causes the lens to fog. Make sure to clean your lens regularly.
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This
picture was taken in Marlene's backyard. No, it's not ecto, it's
cigarette smoke. You'll notice several orbs though. Could
these have been caused by the smoke? Marlene submitted the photo to
Ghost Tracker for their analysis but we'd like to hear from you, let us
know what you think.
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The
picture above was taken on the balcony of The Castle Inn. This
is a result of fogging. The camera had been in an air conditioned
room, the outdoor temperature was 75 degrees and humid. The
sudden change caused moisture to condense on the camera lens creating this
effect.
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This series of
photos were taken in Jan. 2006 - the cause is still unexplained.
Due to the consistent position of the anomaly the general consensus is
that 'something' was on the camera lens.
Even though unable
to duplicate this oddity, we continue to try. The strongest
culprit we feel may be the gloves the camera holder was wearing, however
in order to have the tip of the glove in front of the camera lens it
would not have been possible to hold the camera grip. Photos from
other cameras show one hand holding the side grip and the other hand
supporting the elbow of the hand holding the camera.
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