These were shot this past
week in St. Augustine Florida. The photos were taken with an
EOS D-Rebel, f/13 at 30 seconds with auto shutter release. I
was in the area to photograph the Fort with a full moon. The
previous photo was taken one minute before and an additional
D-Rebel camera was positioned approximately ten feet away shot
about 15 seconds after the shutter for photo #1 closed. The
image from the second camera did not display the "light
streamers".
The lights do go in
different directions from side to side and front to back. I do
know there was no movement of the camera. it was a 30 second shot
Via remote I was standing 15 foot away. There are lights around
one to the left about 25 yards and one to the rear right about 20
yards.
We used 2 camera's all
on tripod and all remote shutter release. After these captures I
have returned to re-shoot these places. That night we took around
200 images on 2 high grade digital Camera's. ( 300D Canon ).
I have been doing serious photography so I do know the
difference between Lens flare, and light effects with movement on
long exposures as well as a clean or wet Lens.
These photo's were taken
at Huguenot Cemetery in St. Augustine Florida. These were
actually taken as a fun thing or jokes of sorts. We came here to
photograph the St. Augustine Fort at night along with some
street photography.
After I acquired all the
Photo's I wanted then decided to go hit the Cemetery and
Photograph some images I could use for Halloween or stock
images. My younger Brother was also along taken photo's as well.
We started at the front of the Cemetery and took some Photo's
under the Street lights. When 2 younger Gentleman came up and
showed us some Photo's of the back side of the Cemetery that had
some undefined blurry streaks in them. My Brother and I kind of
laughed but decided to go give it a whirl.
We set our Tripods up
and aimed our Camera's at two different locations in the
Cemetery and used remote shutter releases at 30 seconds. I
hit my shutter release and walked over about 20 feet to my
Brother and we talked just briefly. I did hit the shutter 3
times while we were standing together. When I returned I decided
to review these images for proper light meter settings. Well one
of these had the streamers. It did peak our interest and we shot
for another hour or so but could not get a duplication of our
results. So we decided to leave. As we were standing at our
truck loading I fired one more shot toward the Cemetery and then
the next day found these what appeared to be a fog or orbs.
Mark
Many paranormal
investigators cite Einstein's theory of relativity - notably the
segment about energy and mass being the same - and the First Law of
Thermodynamics, which explains that energy cannot be created or
destroyed.
Opinions are
varied with these type of photos, some refer to this as "Light
Travel" with the thought that it is an error in taking the
photograph and produces effects that appear to be
paranormal in character.
This effect could
be attributed to photographs taken at night or with low light. When
the shutter is depressed to snap a photo, the camera moves or tilts
every so slightly causing a clear photo, but which shows light
travel. Normally the anomaly is in the shape of a check mark,
or a small light with a tail that shoots out. The movement of the
light will generally move in one direction as the light travels away
from the light source. If you have something similar to Light
Travel, but the tail goes up, turns, crosses the photo, etc., then
it may be paranormal and not Light Travel. One way to eliminate this
effect is to use a remote control on a tripod which Mark has noted
in his comments. When we shoot in low light and keep the aperture
open longer then required in daylight conditions, it takes
little movement to create this Light Travel Effect.
Possibilities
to consider with the photos:
Plasmoid -
(stable dense plasma structures) plasmoids, seem to be
basically an electrical-magnetic phenomena.. Often referred to
as "Orbs in Motion", are considered to be orbs that
move during the time of camera exposure. In the photograph
this may appear as a short streak of light, or as an orb with a
tail, suggesting motion. For most plasmoids were not visible at the
time the photo was taken.
Ectoplasm & Misting -
The appearance will be similar to smoke or fog in photos. This mist
effect usually is not visible at the time the photo is taken.
Vortex - Vortexes are
considered to be orbs., occurring when an orb moving at a
high speed across the camera's field of view during the duration of
exposure. The appearance in a photograph may be that of a long
streak or funnel shape.
Is an orb a ghost?
The opinions are varied and divided. Orbs are one of the most
disputed topics in the paranormal investigation community, and
theories abound. Some believe orbs represent real ghosts.
In terms of energy
and the world of physics, a circle is the shape which takes the
least amount of energy to form. A more defined form, such as a face
or an entire body, would take vastly more energy.
Some believe that
orbs are a manifestation of spirits or that an orb is a spirit in
the preliminary stages of forming an apparition or materialize in
some form. Another line of thought is that the orb is not the
spirit, but rather the spirit energy, either created by the spirit
or how the spirit's energy chooses to appear.
Certainly a large
proportion of these photographs are explainable. However, there
seems to be a number that at the moment cannot be explained. Because
something appears unexplained it does not mean it is unexplainable -
before claiming paranormal we must be diligent and pursue
every avenue of research with this intriguing phenomenon.
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