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I didn't read the whole thread. However, the pic in the OP is fake. Not even a good fake. If you lighten it up so you can see what's going on, you find that the shadow is a different resolution from the rest of the pic. Also there are some funky smeared spots where something was blurred out. Most telling, is the fact that the "shadow" is behind one of the leaves it's supposed to be behind, but in front of another one. Someone tried to put it behind something to make it look real, but didn't do a very good job.
Busted.
Good Catch!
Like I said, several of the photos look fake, but there is one that I have been scratching my head at.
In it you can see right thru the shadow, to the leaves and such....
Now, I'm not saying ALL the photos are fake. There are a couple that look geniune. Maybe the some of the people who took this pictures honestly think it's paranormal when there is a more natural explanation. I have had people show me photos that they thought was a ghost or shadow, when it was an optical illusion. Not their fault, it could happen to anybody.
My sister and her husband are amatuer phtographers (They do it as a hobby, and have tons of photo equipment, etc.) and they pointed out to me some of the problems with the photos, and such.
All I'm saying is everyone, needs to watch for people who fake these photos claiming they are real.