Ok , a few nights ago , was I'ming with co-worker about next day's schedule....Monitor kept changing on me , hard to explain....Would flash , and than be normal again....Seemed a little wierd and was very annoying....Co-worked jokinglly said " poltergiest"...I laughed...But , having a camera next to me , I snapped a couple shots...One below I had a hard time figuring out , since it was only one like this.....Any ideas?Click to view attachment

the date on camera is wrong...should be 2007....no idea how to change it

Ahh right thread now

It looks like a sweeping flash of light from the lightbulb. Perhaps the flickering monitor was fluctuations in electricity.

but all 5 pictures exact , not this one?....And i have a power supply back up....no - power flickering on this computer...

You smoke? I noticed a red lighter to the left of the keyboard. That is probably what is in this picture. Either that or your hair.

well rob, I am stumpped. lol, I have no idea what this is maybe it is a spirit or something. That would be interesting huh?

I am not good at this, but appears to be a reflection of some kind of light, Im just not sure. Lets wait for someone who truly knows about photography to check it out. The blue lights are cool tho. Is there a light on ceiling or across from monitor? JN

I actually agree with fyalgia i used to smoke and when i smoked near the comp the light coming off it makes the smoke in that area look really blue . just like that shot .

You know I ama photog. You just said that to be mean. It's called "baiting" and you are not supposed to do that in this forum. I think we can be above this sort of immaturity.

What are you talking about? My post to him had nothing to do with you. You asked if he smoked that was it, and I asked about lighting. Please stop taking things so personally. I never gave it a second thought and didnt know you were a photographer..Geeeeeeeeeez..JN

Don't play innoncent. You knew I was a photog. We talked about it extensively on the demon dog thread. Just try to be nicer.

I never saw you say you were a photographer, EVER and never paid that much attention. I am nice, so please stop bashing me every chance you get. Its not ALL about you!

We'll I guess you don't pay much attention to other posters than. What's the point in being here? To show off you incredible typing abilities?

You are extremely argumentative, and arrogant so for now on I will choose to ignore your little games. If you were a photographer, would you write this about the dog?? Cya..



If it is not a REAL dog, how do you know it's not his power animal, or animal spirit guide/ Why does everyone jump to the conclusion that it is a demon? I guess people just like being spooked

If you want to talk about the demon dog thread again, I would be more than happy to continue this conversation with you over there.

where is the thread?

Ladies ladies...lets calm down lol....

Probably a huge misunderstanding, which could have been taken either way.

Fylgia does have something in her signature referencing photography however...

Anyway....I noticed the lighter right away but I wanted to see what others thought on this to see how far out this thread could actually get. So far im impressed that nobody jumped on the spirit bandwagon.

Im not a smoker, so I can not really say, but Im guessing, if you were smoking at this time, and if the ceiling fan was on, it would act as a vacuum causing that look.

It's right here if you really want to ressurrect it for this stupid argument: Demon Dog thread

I'll just say this: I wrote "if it were not a real dog..." which it is a real dog. I was just saying that for the people who do not believe it is a real dog, why do they assume it is an evil entity bent on eating your soul. Am I not allowed to ask questions or have any other opinions because I am a photographer?

My guess would be movement blur. A couple examples below, mine are more... chunky. Probably just a combination of settings and what's on the screen, but I'm not willing to spend more than a few minutes to recreate the effect.





Yours is much prettier, but that's my best guess.

I think you're supposed to dust those once in awhile.

I have no ceiling fan in loft , but do have a gaming computer to the right that has blue light and a clear case....But , as I mentioned , I took 5 pic's in a row...This was only one that looked this way.And remember I did this more or less as a " why not" thing...The monitor had been doing weird things right before I took the pic's..I like some of the comments though , except the arguing....

I need to explain the monitor though , as I said , this is a Gaming Computer , and VERY well taken care of.Never had problems before , and have not since...Not that this means anything , but around same time this happened ( within hour) my wife informed me my dentist died same day.He just did a lot of work on me....I am in no way implying this has anything to do with this at all....

Just a cool pic i thought and wanted some feedback....

I can see immediately, that the widest band of the disturbance matches the boundaries of the open window on your screen, and the next band coincides with the width of the white stripe at the bottom right of your screen. This strongly indicates to me that it is merely an anomaly related to the white portions of your monitors imagery in relation to the white balance mechanisms of your camera. ~Jackal

once again this post is the product and opinion of one lone individual and is not meant to demean or insult in any form or fashion those with a differing opinion believer or skeptic or totally in denial of this field or any other associated field similar or distantly vague to the paranormal and/or any of its' byproducts whole or in part full bodied or otherwise manifested or imagined thank you

lol, so now posting with disclaimers lol?

It's like walking on egg shells around here.

Yaaaaaaaaaaah Theres Epi..thanks for the analysis..JN-

LOL I agree, in my opinion however...JN

If you're referring to the two chunks of goo under the G, that would be my niece's contribution, she got marker on it the other day while playing at my husband's desk. Otherwise, umm... it's pretty clean. The flash is reflecting oddly in a couple of places, but a photographer should know that sometimes happens. I take all six computers in the house out every 2-3 months and clean them out with a leaf blower - and keep my house very clean, but thanks for implying I'm a slob.

AWWW Epi, dont take her comments to heart. She has a tude..GOOD JOB!!

I have been enjoying her insights, and it's nice having a photographer spending some time here. But that was uncalled for.

Anyway, back to the subject. I agree, Jackal. And different screens photograph differently, lcd vs analog... I might try this again on a diff screen. Rob - If I were you I'd try to recreate the effect with a little bit of movement, see what happens.

I agree Hun, and many of her comments are uncalled for, but in any case I value your opinion on photos more than anyone on here..JN

Sweetie I dont care what you are or claim to be, to be honest. I dont check profiles or signatures. The only person on here all this time that is great at analyzing photos is Epi..sorry..JN

who is epi

Episteme, she just posted her findings on the photo..JN

While this may be your opinion...anyone with a background in photography is great and essential for analyzing photos. I HIGHLY doubt there is ONLY one person in these forums who can analyze photos.

Nothing against Epi, but even those with minimal skills in photography can help just as much.

Lets get real.

Ok, I don't know YOU or JN, but I think you're being way to hard on JN. Give it a rest already, would ya?!? I'm sick and tired of coming here and reading people bashing posts. JN never said anything to you or ABOUT you from what I've read thus far. Let sleeping dogs lie already! Sheesh!

You about HAVE to on any of the UM forums anymore, since the majority of the people here are so self centered that they bash everyone who even "types" their way, lol. Disclaimers are a good thing!

It was a joke. You know, a light-hearted comment designed to induce laughter.

Well, I don't care what you think. It's just one uneducated opinion from one uneducated person. I've been a portrait photographer for years, I've won plenty of awards, and I get paid well for doing it. So, you can bite me.

I think both fyalgia and epi are great at analyzing photos each has there own ideas to bring in and we shouldnt play people off against each other its not pretty or mature IMHO .


blessings SS79 x x x

Sorry fy i spell your name different each time so its FY from now on lol

Ohhhhhh I think it is your dentist haunting you. Yes, in fact I am sure of it. I mean what else could it be????? smoke, light, OH COME ON PEOPLE! It is the spirit of a dentist (or a demon). open your eyes and see. There are none so blind as those who will not see. And to all these so called photographers, ITS A DEMON OR A GHOST OK! (that was sarcasm JN).


* this post is the product of me typing what I am thinking and not worrying if a few people who are afraid to express themselves because we live in a PC gone mad world are going to get pissy and start crying. If you do not agree with my opinions I will not hold it against you, if you do not think that the things that I find funny are funny i will not care. If you think that everything in the world is paranormal that is cool too, its your life. But this one, this one is mine and if it makes you uncomfortable then i guess that is a shame.*




Can I?

Ahh, well, for future reference, most people don't find it funny when people make jokes about their houses being a mess. Especially clean freaks.

Thanks, I agree. I have no idea what most people do for a living here, except Enjay and Jackal, other than that I pay more attention to details of a post than the poster..JN

All members are welcome to contribute their views on photographs that have been posted, there should be nobody being ignored or branded as unfit to put forward an analysis.

With that in mind lets get back to the topic and keep it civil this time please.

Ummmm, dang, i was reading all the posts about other stuff i forgot what i was going to write...

OK, the picture, it looks to me like divine intervention, or light reflecting from .......a light source.

Looking at the photo for myself, it doesn't seem to be smoke from anything because smoke looks a lot different than that. It's not motion blurriness due to the fact that nothing else in the photo looks blurry. However, the radio on top of the monitor (is it a radio?) looks a bit shiny in a couple places, so it could just be the light bouncing off of it. That being said, it's paranormal .... i.e. out of the ordinary, lol. I don't think it's a spirit though. Also, if the monitor was acting funny, it could be ready to die off like my desktop pc's monitor is doing. Just mho.

Not hard.

I'm very sorry. I also understand children drawing all over things. I buy washable crayons.

I think anytime you take a photo into a highly reflective surface live a computer monitor screen or TV screen you are asking for debate. This could very well be a refraction of light off of the monitor screen. It also looks like it could be a hair or cigarette smoke. I am always skeptical of of anomalies that show up coming from above the camera lens, below or from either side. Usually that means it is an external object getting in the way.

FYLGJA - I have looked at your photography before and enjoyed it very much. You are very talented and obviously anyone who is a professional photographer has valuable and insightful knowledge into anomalies showing up on film.
JN just cannot stand it when anyone disagrees with her because she seems to think most everything is a ghost or a demon. This is the same woman who takes pictures of her index finger and claims it is her deceased grandparents. Or a picture of a dust orb and light reflection off of a surface and calls it a ghost. Unfortunately people who also lack critical thinking and have a similar maturity level chose to believe what she says because her words support their fanastical delusions. She prefers to ignore people who actually have a background, experience and education because they contradict the fantasy she has sadly chosen to believe. Not everything is a demon or ghost. Finding a logical, rational explanation for events is a huge part of being a paranormal investigator - in the act of debunking you also uncover the truth; paranormal or otherwise.

No opinion on the pic, but I like your keyboard. Are you a gamer?

I agree, I have photos that include smoke and, and smoke is highly dispersed, not in a shaped uniform style like this one. I really dont know what caused it, and we may never know..JN