+The Hancock Clan Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 We recently returned from a fascinating cache called Chapel Trouble in Dorset only to find extras in one of the photos! We thought it weird that there wasn't a single noise in the woods of any birds or animals. When we reached the remains of the 13th century chapel, our young daughter unknowingly ran over the top of the graves of two people buried there only seconds before the photo was taken. It looks like she may have disturbed them! After downloading the photo onto the computer we were confused by an extra pink area, but after studying it closer and seeing two faces (one of which very clear) we were very spooked! Could this really be a ghost? We can think of no other explanation! Here are the photos... The original showing the extra pink area The pink area (the most prominent face is just above centre) The face zoomed in. Quote Link to comment
NickPick Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 On film cameras, discoloured areas like this are usually caused by light leaking into the camera and discolouring the film slightly. I don't know if this is also seen on digital cameras. Otherwise it might just be the metering of the camera getting tricked by the colour of the wall, and balancing the colour gives a pink tint to the area of Ivy without so many leaves. Quote Link to comment
Morseman Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 When we reached the remains of the 13th century chapel, our young daughter unknowingly ran over the top of the graves of two people buried there only seconds before the photo was taken. When I read this post first time, it read as if the people had been buried seconds before the picture was taken and I thought 'how did the daughter not know this?' LOL The discolouration is probably a reflection in the lens. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 You've got some discolouration on the picture which could be caused by any number of things, e.g. flare in the lens, damage to the film, a fault in processing, incorrect white balance... Human brainse are predisposed to find faces in patterns, without trying I can see 2 face shapes in the foliage around the brickwork which are more realistic than the ones in the pink area. Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 The face zoomed in. Looks like this one is a bit peeved, I can certainly see it sticking it's tongue out at you Quote Link to comment
+t.a.folk Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 (edited) two people buried there only seconds before the photo was taken I read it and wondered how you knew they had so recently been buried ! Edited August 9, 2005 by t.a.folk Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Looks very cartoonish for a ghost, doesn't it? I actually saw another face, that of a round-faced woman, just above the one you saw. I say 'face' - I mean a vague collection of bright and dark blobs that my ape's brain tries to make into something I might recognise. That's usually a human figure or face. Oook. SP Quote Link to comment
+McDeHack Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Very interesting. Forget the film excuse as 'Hancock' said He 'Downloaded it'. Its A digital shot. I noticed that I think 'Flash' was used. See the brightness on the stonework. Also the Sun was behind the camera or to one side. As if you look top right you can see the brightness of the sun on the trees. There can not be color satuation as there are no pink objects.. It's a ghost or two.... Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Very tall ghost too, now that I re-look at the main shot. Quote Link to comment
PyroDave Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 well if its dig with a flash it could be dirt on the lence a bad pert of the sensior and mayny other issues dealing with dig photo . But most likely dirty glass. Quote Link to comment
+The Hancock Clan Posted August 10, 2005 Author Share Posted August 10, 2005 (edited) The camera is digital and brand new. It has a 8.3X Zoom lens and as far as I can tell from looking at the lens it is fine and clean. We took over 200 photos on our caching/camping weekend and they are all fine. We had somebody check the photo out yesterday as their line of work is digital photography and advertising and they had the whole office chatting about it. As far as they were concerned from taking all the photographic blurb into account...why was there a pink object because photographically there shouldn't be!!! I'm still sitting on the fence with this one...still not sure!! Edited August 10, 2005 by The Hancock Clan Quote Link to comment
+Snosrap Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 We should apply Occam's Razor here: as there is no clearly correct rational explanation coming forward we can conclude that the simplest explanation is that it must be ghosts! Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 It looks like the face of the Ramblin Ghost...'If it wasn't for those pesky kids!' Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 If that's a ghost then Victor Meldrew is the creator of the universe! oops... http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2005050...3410036,00.html It's more realistic than the ghost pictures anyhow. Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 If that's a ghost then Victor Meldrew is the creator of the universe! Don't be daft - Victor Meldrew is only a fictional character! Quote Link to comment
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