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Fishka
This picture was taken on my mobile phone a few months ago. I was waiting for my lift into work at 5.30am, it was a frosty morning and looked lovely outside so i wanted to take a pic.
I accidentally hit the button too soon and it took this *points down* i didn't look at it properly till i uploaded my phone pic's onto the comp, that's when i noticed what i thought looked like a blurry face. I would like to add i was the only person in the street at the time and no car lights either.

I'm certainly not going to jump to any conclusions, it may just be a light/shadow abnormality, but it does look strange for sure.
I would like to hear what others make of this.

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Watchful
Was it very dark at the time? I ask that, because then that 'face' should not be seen if it was another person. My thoughts on that.
I have tried to take pictures from my cellphone many times. They never come out right, day and night pictures. A lot of the times, there are things in the picture, that I cannot make out. Yet, certain objects, like the moon, or clouds and such, disappointingly do not show up. That object, I find interesting, because it does show up.
Fishka
Yes, it was taken in the winter months and really dark at 5.30am, but the street is dimly lit by an orange street lamp.
I have a Samsung U600 with a 3.2 Mega pixel camera, i use it quite a lot and the picture quality isn't too bad.
JustNormal
Its kind of hard to tell, but looks like some sort of blur or motion blur..What is that stuff on the floor? JN
rachelkleypassparrow
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You are not alone, and you could have posted it to my thread,or I could have posted to yours, anyway, I think it is interesting in both cases. I live in the United Kingdom, and my was caught on my Nikon Coolpix (I can't remember the model number-it is in the 500 range). I had to repost the close up picture from my thread for comparison to your photo.

It is amazing how it is clear that they are faces and how they both show up in the infrared spectrum.

I am glad you posted your photo, as it corroborates mine.

I haven't checked out your location, but the fact remains, that they were photographed miles apart and in different locations. It is more than a coincidence. It is proof that something is really going on.

Who, or what they are is the question? Why they are in the photos poses yet another thought-provoking question.
Nachtmahr
QUOTE (JustNormal @ May 16 2008, 12:21 PM) *
Its kind of hard to tell, but looks like some sort of blur or motion blur..What is that stuff on the floor? JN

To me, JN, It looks like a pic of a car seat(bench type). The "face" looks to be shine from the seat(vinyl?) and those things you noticed look like seat belts.
Akaebeel
You have any idea what you were aiming at when you took that picture? Without a general location we'll be shooting in the dark, literally. Does your cellphone auto-focus? Because if it does, it can blur out images/desaturated itself when your camera focuses on in on a spot that was dark, while you're standing in a lighted area, or vice versa.

-Akaebeel
JustNormal
QUOTE (Nachtmahr @ May 16 2008, 06:39 PM) *
To me, JN, It looks like a pic of a car seat(bench type). The "face" looks to be shine from the seat(vinyl?) and those things you noticed look like seat belts.


Agree, now that you mention it..Lots of glare so not sure what is going on? JN
Regency
QUOTE (Nachtmahr @ May 16 2008, 06:39 PM) *
To me, JN, It looks like a pic of a car seat(bench type). The "face" looks to be shine from the seat(vinyl?) and those things you noticed look like seat belts.


The lines on the floor are road markings, I don't think this was taken inside a car.

Moonie2012
QUOTE (rachelkleypassparrow @ May 16 2008, 12:31 PM) *
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You are not alone, and you could have posted it to my thread,or I could have posted to yours, anyway, I think it is interesting in both cases. I live in the United Kingdom, and my was caught on my Nikon Coolpix (I can't remember the model number-it is in the 500 range). I had to repost the close up picture from my thread for comparison to your photo.

It is amazing how it is clear that they are faces and how they both show up in the infrared spectrum.

I am glad you posted your photo, as it corroborates mine.

I haven't checked out your location, but the fact remains, that they were photographed miles apart and in different locations. It is more than a coincidence. It is proof that something is really going on.

Who, or what they are is the question? Why they are in the photos poses yet another thought-provoking question.


I didn't know you could corroborate a blur with a blur and have it prove "something is really going on" - amazing. I'm sure they're related! rolleyes.gif

You read WAY TOO FAR into nothing. This photo looks like nothing more than a reflection, as does yours.
JustNormal
QUOTE (Regency @ May 16 2008, 06:10 PM) *
The lines on the floor are road markings, I don't think this was taken inside a car.


Hi Reg, They did say they were at work, so not sure what kind of place of business it is. But seems possibly he moved, and hence the motion blur and reflection? Not sure...JN
Jok3r
QUOTE (Moonie2012 @ May 16 2008, 02:11 PM) *
I didn't know you could corroborate a blur with a blur and have it prove "something is really going on" - amazing. I'm sure they're related! rolleyes.gif

You read WAY TOO FAR into nothing. This photo looks like nothing more than a reflection, as does yours.



I agree. You're just imagining things, but hey, nice picture.
Regency
QUOTE (JustNormal @ May 16 2008, 06:21 PM) *
Its kind of hard to tell, but looks like some sort of blur or motion blur..What is that stuff on the floor? JN


She says "I was waiting for my lift into work at 5.30am, it was a frosty morning and looked lovely outside so i wanted to take a pic". Those are definantly road markings on the bottom of the photo, they're on most roads like that here in the UK.

Looking at the photo you enhanced JN, I think it looks like light reflected on a shiny road, though enhanced you can kind of make out a face, I do think it's a light reflection. However, I'm pretty rubbish with these things. yes.gif

JustNormal
QUOTE (Regency @ May 16 2008, 07:52 PM) *
She says "I was waiting for my lift into work at 5.30am, it was a frosty morning and looked lovely outside so i wanted to take a pic". Those are definantly road markings on the bottom of the photo, they're on most roads like that here in the UK.

Looking at the photo you enhanced JN, I think it looks like light reflected on a shiny road, though enhanced you can kind of make out a face, I do think it's a light reflection. However, I'm pretty rubbish with these things. yes.gif


Ohh now I got it Reg..I must need new glasses LOL..You could very well be 100% correct..JN- thumbsup.gif
Nachtmahr
QUOTE (Regency @ May 16 2008, 12:10 PM) *
The lines on the floor are road markings, I don't think this was taken inside a car.

Oops, my mistake. blush.gif I guess that you can really see anything you want to if you look hard enough at a blurry image.
crtbud
QUOTE (rachelkleypassparrow @ May 16 2008, 01:31 PM) *
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It is amazing how it is clear that they are faces and how they both show up in the infrared spectrum.

Neither picture is clear. Futhermore, neither clearly ressemble faces, in my opinion...

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I haven't checked out your location, but the fact remains, that they were photographed miles apart and in different locations. It is more than a coincidence. It is proof that something is really going on.

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Proof that... unsure.gif low pixel cameras are... *gasp*... being sold around the globe! dontgetit.gif

QUOTE (Regency @ May 16 2008, 03:52 PM) *
She says "I was waiting for my lift into work at 5.30am, it was a frosty morning and looked lovely outside so i wanted to take a pic". Those are definantly road markings on the bottom of the photo, they're on most roads like that here in the UK.

Looking at the photo you enhanced JN, I think it looks like light reflected on a shiny road, though enhanced you can kind of make out a face, I do think it's a light reflection. However, I'm pretty rubbish with these things. yes.gif

Seems to me you're right on Reg. OP did mention an orange street light that was lit and the reflection is of an orange hue.

No sight of anything remotely paranormal in this one.

QUOTE (Nachtmahr @ May 16 2008, 04:18 PM) *
Oops, my mistake. blush.gif I guess that you can really see anything you want to if you look hard enough at a blurry image.

Exactly original.gif
Fishka
Thank you all for your contributions on my post.
I'm glad of the fact that the posts relating to it being from a car seat or reflection have been cleared up, i clearly state what i was doing at the time and my surroundings, just to clear another fact up, the photo has not been enhanced in any way, the image is exactly what the camera took.

Nothing can be proved or disproved by this photo or others that are similar, it's all down to individual opinion. Its all too true that photos can posses simulacrums and such like and our minds do tend to see what we want to, but sometimes due to this we can dismiss the unknown and for the skeptics out there nothing but a ghost doing a fish slap on them will change their views on the paranormal, which is fine, its their choice and personal view, im an adult and can handle that.

I like to keep an open mind on the paranormal, but i do tend to sway more to the opinion that not everything is black and white, science has not given any concrete proof either way so it boils down to whether you have faith in such things or not. To have such conviction either way can be a persons down fall, if the day comes when answers to these questions can be properly determined one party is sure to look a fool.

A healthy dose of skepticism is good, no one whats to be gullible, but a closed mind to me is a sad one, so many things in our world have yet to be answered even with today's technology and magnificent brains behind them, so how can we really dismiss anything?
Regency
You raised some good points there Fishka, can I ask, what do you see in the photo??

Reg
bigwedgie
Just looks like the reflection of a street light on the damp road surface to me
Fishka
QUOTE (Regency @ May 17 2008, 03:23 PM) *
You raised some good points there Fishka, can I ask, what do you see in the photo??

Reg


Thanks Reg, personally when i first uploaded to my comp i thought it did look like a face and i wasn't trying to look for anything out of the usual. I did show this pic to a few people without making any suggestions or comments of what i thought it looked like, all bar from one said they could see a face.

It could be one of many things which is why i posted it here to see what others thought, im going to have a play about, see if i can lighten or something that will enharnce the original picture, you never know it might reveal a hidden sign saying "hi from the spirit world" lol, OK, thats a long shot i know.
Fishka
I have lightened the pictures below just as JN done (thank's btw) and cropped the image to highlight the "face"
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JustNormal
QUOTE (Fishka @ May 17 2008, 04:29 PM) *
I have lightened the pictures below just as JN done (thank's btw) and cropped the image to highlight the "face"
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You are very welcome. Looking forward to your next photo..JN
Fishka
I would just like to add i did take some more pictures from the same location at the same time after i noticed this one i posted, but failed to get anything similar in appearance, but i know this is not any proof what so ever that is this anything more than a light illusion

I take into account and appreciate the feedback of what people are saying about the light issue, on the road in question there is an orange street lamp which of course could possibly cause this affect im not denying that. It was the angle of it that i found odd, if you look at where the road markings are in comparison to the "face" it looks more straight at you and not on a slant as you would usually expect from a reflection, but then again this could be due to a distortion factor too.
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