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Orbs
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Recently
there has been a lot of discussion about the legitimacy of
orbs in photographs. They are such a common anomaly in paranormal
research that we cannot help but bring them into question.
We cannot totally deny that some of the orbs we "capture"
have detail when zoomed into that resemble faces, etc. It
has also been noted during some investigations that strange
orbs of light have been witnessed by investigators to pass
completely through solid objects (i.e., walls, etc.). On some
of these instances, not only are these orbs seen leaving areas
in this manner, but they have also been seen to re-appear
into the area on the other side of the wall. In addition to
orbs passing through walls, etc, in some rare instances, they
have also been documented to interact with investigators who
are present. Obviously, for these reasons that we cannot totally
deny the existence of orbs.
Some of the main concerns about orb photography have primarily
originated from the equipment used to capture them. The cameras
we use, whether they are digital, film or Polaroid, are susceptible
to many natural phenomena. Airborne particles such as dust,
pollen, etc., are the biggest cause of these phenomena. Almost
always, dust and other airborne particles are present when
we are taking photographs, therefore, orb photographs are
rendered impossible to totally authenticate as being genuine
paranormal anomalies.
If we were to ask, "how would dust appear as an orb in
a photo?" the explanation would be quite simple. When
you point your camera at any given area, whether you focus
manually or the camera does it automatically for you, dust,
and other small particles floating in the air, are too small
for you to see through your viewfinder and for your camera's
auto focus to detect. Objects which are very close to the
camera appear out of focus. The closer to the lens they are,
the more out of focus they become. Large objects are still
easy to identify, however, smaller objects such as dust become
very distorted. They may actually appear spherical as opposed
to their true shape. Due to them being very close to the camera
lens, they appear much larger in size than you would expect
dust to appear. (Most often, until you use the flash, you
wouldn't see them with the naked eye.) In most cases,
it is nearly impossible to differentiate such orbs as being
dust versus a true anomaly. There is, in fact a lot higher
likelihood of it being dust than the possibility of genuine
phenomena.
We must be extra skeptical of our results of orb photos, with
the intense illumination of the camera flash, similar results
of dust and anomilies can be expected. Genuine orbs cannot
entirely be ruled out. As a direct result, we can be left
with the dilemma of being unable to distinguish between the
two in photos. My own personal view on this is that probably
less than 1 in 1000 photographs of orbs are actually of a
paranormal nature. Obviously others will have their own opinions.
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Below
is an example of an orb photograph I took at an RAF
control tower.
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Zoomed
picture of the detail of the orb
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Picture
of a pilot who was stationed at this RAF station and
was lost in combat.
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Note
the small orb in the top right corner.
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What
can you see within?
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We
have asked if this pilot was present at the RAF station
and got a very positive response. (I have omitted
his name in case any of his relatives are sensitive
about it).
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