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abrandftc
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i dont know if this is an orb or not. The full picture is filled with what looks like orbs. It was taken at a cemetery.
abrandftc
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heres the full picture
Fluffybunny
Yes, if you define orb as a bit of dust caught by a flash...

Orbs are everywhere. Just like dust is...
joc
I don't think this is an orb. After closer evaluation it appears to be something
much, much more:
djdodo
looks like a big belly at the last pic tongue.gif

interesting though ph34r.gif
Lottie
Nope. Nothing more than moisture droplets. Sorry.
Scar
QUOTE (Lottie @ Feb 25 2004, 06:39 PM)
Nope. Nothing more than moisture droplets. Sorry.

Forgive my Ignorance (or not)


Could you elaborate on "moisture droplet" being that it means one of the following depending on size

Cloud Nucleus = 0.1 micron
Cloud droplet = 10 micron
large cloud droplet = 100 micron
Mist = 500 micron
Drizzle = 1200 micron
Raindrop = 3000 micron
Heavy raindrop = 6000 micron

1000 microns = 1mm

Noting that droplets less than 500 microns fall way to slowly to be able to reach the ground


Just So I know for future reference thumbsup.gif

(not another stupid person wink2.gif ) Wait did i type that out loud tongue.gif


Lottie
Scar


I have worked within the paranormal field for a long time now. I have seen many photo's of supposed orbs. What I was saying was that this image caught on cameralooks to me like moisture or as has been mentioned dust. Or and I am not suggesting its every cause of every type of anomoly, the overflow of photons in the image device. Referred to as chromatic abberation which occurs during the conversion of photons to electrons in the imaging device. It also appears in other types of optics but shows greatly in digital photographs. A great deal is known about this and the resulting images picked up and the resulting anomolies it creates on digital cameras. Or blooming on small particles in front of the camera lense. This is the biggest drawback when trying to find paranormal evidence with a digi camera in fact they are less than ideal and a fundamentally flawed piece of equipment, a simple search would prove that.

I feel that there should be more energy spent on looking for the ghosts than snapping away on a camera trying to find orbs that are nothing more than a logical explanation!

Lottie
Scar
I know about the fundamental flaws in using digital cams for paranormal proof,

your second post appease's me thumbsup.gif . That would have been better than simply dismissing the photo with no explanation as to your conclusions original.gif


Back to the topic at hand. The fact that there is snow on the ground and you can see snow flakes in the background which isn't iluminated in any way make's me think it is snow. Although the guy never mentioned kind of camera was used (or if it was taken by him). Add to that the obvious diffrence between the circled orbymajigger (made up word) and the illuminated snow, it could ba an orb , I'm no expert just my opinion.

I hate crappy posts that make a statement about how fake it is, and there is no way its real, without a shread of information explaining themselves.

Aint nothing personal whistling2.gif
shirini
It looks the photo was taken while it was snowing, (looks at the snow on the ground).

Like FB, it could be dust. Just becuase photo was taken in a "cemetry" wink2.gif does not means its a paranormal!
Lottie
Whatever. Maybe it is nothing personal Scar but I have to say I find your above post rude.

Scar
QUOTE (Lottie @ Feb 25 2004, 10:17 PM)
Whatever. Maybe it is nothing personal Scar but I have to say I find your above post rude.

RUDE ?? Which part ?

Based on your remarks about somone been stupid on another thread , At least I gave an explantion. wacko.gif



To Coin a phrase "Whatever" whistling2.gif
daedelus
it was the snow that the flash caught.........or was it huh.gif
abrandftc
It wasen't snowing at the time. I did take the picture. I looked up other pictures taken by different people in the place and the wierd orb thingy happened in their pictures as well.
Nethius
may i ask what type of camera?

and why point out that one "orb" when i see several?

Fluffybunny
QUOTE (Lottie @ Feb 25 2004, 02:40 PM)
Referred to as chromatic abberation which occurs during the conversion of photons to electrons in the imaging device. It also appears in other types of optics but shows greatly in digital photographs.

Actually chromatic abberation is caused by the lens of a camera(binocular/telescopes/eyeglasses). It is because of the lenses innability to bring all of the colors into the same focus. It is not something that only digital cameras do.

Orbs are simply out of focus particles(dust/moisture/gnats...) that are illuminated by a lightsource, usually the camera flash. The comment is always "I didn't see it when I took the picture"; of course not, the human eye isn't as fast as a shutter, or a CCD. The camera will always pick up details that you never can with the naked eye.

Babs
When it is snowing or raining I get a bunch of orbs like this.I don't believe they are orbs...except for the one you circled.That looks like an orb. abduct.gif
phenomenon
QUOTE
Orbs are simply out of focus particles(dust/moisture/gnats...) that are illuminated by a lightsource, usually the camera flash. The comment is always "I didn't see it when I took the picture"; of course not, the human eye isn't as fast as a shutter, or a CCD. The camera will always pick up details that you never can with the naked eye.


What about the orbs that are visible to the naked eye, of which I have many on disk?
strichar
The way I see it is, the "orb" in question doesn't look like it was on or anywhere near the lens. Besides, the "orb" was obviously far away being the reason the picture was taken. Unless someone can point out another reason for the photo having been taken. I'm not saying it is an "orb" or it's not. I'm just saying it doesn't look like snow or moisture.
Bazza Unexplained
QUOTE (fluffybunny @ Feb 26 2004, 06:00 PM)

Orbs are simply out of focus particles(dust/moisture/gnats...) that are illuminated by a lightsource, usually the camera flash";

They certainly are not.

Sat TV has a programme called Most Haunted and orbs are regularly picked up on camera. They move in complex ways that can't be explained by dust or aberrations.

The accepted theory is that they are part manifestation of "ghosts" - whatever they are.
Babs
phenomenon...Do you see obs with the naked eye? Do they look like that?
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