Do you believe in ghosts??

[ols386]

Here are some 'ghost' photos. I think it's interesting to look at the photos.

http://paranormal.about.com/od/ghostphotos/ig/Best-Ghost-Photos/

 

[TanyaLovesPooh]

I beleive in angels, demons and the unexplained.

Ghosts? No.

 

[LilyWDW]

Here are some 'ghost' photos. I think it's interesting to look at the photos.

http://paranormal.about.com/od/ghostphotos/ig/Best-Ghost-Photos/

Some of those have been debunked.

Lord Combermere is an example of "ghost photography" that was very popular back in the day. Haunted Bureau is another example.

Madonna of Bachelor's Grove (if it is the one I remember) was actually found to be a statue.

Ghost of the Seven Gables is considered to be an issue of matrixing an image from the highlights and lowlights in the leaves. This is also the issue with Choir Loft Ghost.

Specter of Newby Church is considered a hoax by many (and is really is easy to pull off). It may also be a more recent example of "ghost photography".

The Phantom Pilot could easily be a reflection of someone standing outside the helicopter. Look at home the white part of the man's shirt can also be seen on the exterior metal around the glass.

Ghostly Grip could be motion blur or a digitally altered photo, but without the EXIF data, I couldn't be 100% sure.

Just to give you an example of how so many "ghost" photos can easily be explained with just a little bit of thought and knowledge. Then you have a lot of the other photos that are blurry, pixilated, cropped, manipulated, and without needed data so there is no way to be sure one way or another.

BTW, the newest bane to "ghost" photography? Phone apps that allow you to place a "ghost" into a picture taken on the phone. We have been getting SO many of these it is laughable that anyone can think they are genuine.

 

[nmmom95]

I'm a believer but I have my doubts about orbs. I think that they're at least usually dust.

I agree that there is likely an explanation, but I have fun freaking my kids out with it.

 

[nmmom95]

Sorry, double post.

 

[mamajo]

I do believe in ghostly type things-- spirits, etc. but orbs are kind of iffy.
Many believe they are just dust particles catching the light of the flash. I think that's what they are-- My fav Ghost Hunter Grant Wilson thinks that too!
My daughter and her friend were singing in a talent show at one of our historical theaters and in the pictures there are orbs everywhere around them (but the girls are standing still) but they are so perfectly round and bright that I don't know what to make of them. They give me pause but only in that instance--I've never felt that way about any other "orbs" I've seen.

 

[wvjules]

Yes, I believe that there is something out there that we can't see or explain. Whether they are actual ghosts or demons is up for debate.

I don't buy into orbs though. It is almost always dust that is floating around or light reflection.

^This

 

[Donaldswife]

I will let you know on March 13th...March 12th I am spending the night at The Waverly (www.therealwaverlyhills.com) in Kentucky for a "paranormal investigation" I think there is something beyond what we know, but I'm pretty skeptical. Maybe I will have an experience that night that will change my mind.

 

[WDWBarb]

I will let you know on March 13th...March 12th I am spending the night at The Waverly (www.therealwaverlyhills.com) in Kentucky for a "paranormal investigation" I think there is something beyond what we know, but I'm pretty skeptical. Maybe I will have an experience that night that will change my mind.

I've done this twice now. So fun!! But I didn't see any ghosts.

 

[ols386]

Some of those have been debunked.

Lord Combermere is an example of "ghost photography" that was very popular back in the day. Haunted Bureau is another example.

Madonna of Bachelor's Grove (if it is the one I remember) was actually found to be a statue.

Ghost of the Seven Gables is considered to be an issue of matrixing an image from the highlights and lowlights in the leaves. This is also the issue with Choir Loft Ghost.

Specter of Newby Church is considered a hoax by many (and is really is easy to pull off). It may also be a more recent example of "ghost photography".

The Phantom Pilot could easily be a reflection of someone standing outside the helicopter. Look at home the white part of the man's shirt can also be seen on the exterior metal around the glass.

Ghostly Grip could be motion blur or a digitally altered photo, but without the EXIF data, I couldn't be 100% sure.

Just to give you an example of how so many "ghost" photos can easily be explained with just a little bit of thought and knowledge. Then you have a lot of the other photos that are blurry, pixilated, cropped, manipulated, and without needed data so there is no way to be sure one way or another.

BTW, the newest bane to "ghost" photography? Phone apps that allow you to place a "ghost" into a picture taken on the phone. We have been getting SO many of these it is laughable that anyone can think they are genuine.

I posted the link for the photos more as entertainment than anything else.

 

[soccerchick]

I believe in ghosts, but I don't believe in orbs. Can't tell you how may 'ghost orbs' I photographed in our basement during our finishing construction. You want to see serious ghost photos, go here:

http://paranormal.about.com/od/ghostphotos/ig/Best-Ghost-Photos/

Guaranteed to freak you out.

I was dumb and clicked this link. Aftr looking at two pictures, my virus scanners went nuts. DO NOT CLICK UNLESS YOU HAVE GOOD VIRUS PROTECTION!

 

[Planogirl]

Some of those have been debunked.

Lord Combermere is an example of "ghost photography" that was very popular back in the day. Haunted Bureau is another example.

Madonna of Bachelor's Grove (if it is the one I remember) was actually found to be a statue.

Ghost of the Seven Gables is considered to be an issue of matrixing an image from the highlights and lowlights in the leaves. This is also the issue with Choir Loft Ghost.

Specter of Newby Church is considered a hoax by many (and is really is easy to pull off). It may also be a more recent example of "ghost photography".

The Phantom Pilot could easily be a reflection of someone standing outside the helicopter. Look at home the white part of the man's shirt can also be seen on the exterior metal around the glass.

Ghostly Grip could be motion blur or a digitally altered photo, but without the EXIF data, I couldn't be 100% sure.

Just to give you an example of how so many "ghost" photos can easily be explained with just a little bit of thought and knowledge. Then you have a lot of the other photos that are blurry, pixilated, cropped, manipulated, and without needed data so there is no way to be sure one way or another.

BTW, the newest bane to "ghost" photography? Phone apps that allow you to place a "ghost" into a picture taken on the phone. We have been getting SO many of these it is laughable that anyone can think they are genuine.

Just don't ever debunk the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall. I think that one is so interesting so I probably won't listen.

Seriously, much can be explained but in many cases those explanations are thrown up as just possibilities. It's much harder to prove that any of these photos are real than to explain what they might be. I'm not saying that debunking isn't important but I still believe that some that are debunked are possibly real.

 

[SookieStackhouse]

I cannot say for sure, but I have seen some pretty freaky things that cannot be explained.

I have watched some of those TV shows like Paranormal State and Ghost Adventures... they really do not help make a case for the existence of such things. However, based on personal experience, I would say it is plausible.

 

[LadyEMT]

I do believe in ghosts. Last summer my family was in Savannah in a supposedly haunted building. I took a picture of my sons and there was an "orb" in the picture. We didn't see anything in the room. It was kinda cool, although I'm sure there is a better explanation.

Savannah is a great place to see ghosts! Many "ghost tours" here, as well. supposedly one of the most haunted cities in the US.

That said, I personally have never had an experience, although my sister swears she has seen and felt "things".

 

[nmmom95]

Savannah is a great place to see ghosts! Many "ghost tours" here, as well. supposedly one of the most haunted cities in the US.

That said, I personally have never had an experience, although my sister swears she has seen and felt "things".

Savannah is incredible! We took a ghost tour. It was a lot of fun. We went to the Pirate's House for dinner and then did a walking ghost tour and went to the Sorrel-Weed house. Nothing happened, but the history was so interesting!

 

[LilyWDW]

Just don't ever debunk the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall. I think that one is so interesting so I probably won't listen.

Seriously, much can be explained but in many cases those explanations are thrown up as just possibilities. It's much harder to prove that any of these photos are real than to explain what they might be. I'm not saying that debunking isn't important but I still believe that some that are debunked are possibly real.

While that is true, I am of the frame of mind that debunking is step number one. The reason being is because when you finally come up with something that can not be debunked, then you might actually have found something.

So we debunk, and we debunk, and we debunk... so that when something comes around that leaves us scratching our heads, it's a big deal. It's like the scientific method... minimize the variables so that the outcome is based off of what is being tested. If other things can cause the outcome, then your data hasn't been collected well and your experiment wasn't set up right.

At this point, we can not prove that ghosts exist for sure. Like you said, it is much harder to prove the pics are real then to explain what they might be, However, if the "evidence" CAN be explained is it really evidence?

And some of it isn't really just to explain things for the heck of it. A lot of the debunking is based on historical or scientific knowledge. Lord Combermere is actually a pretty well known example of the concept of "ghost photography" which was extremely popular and historically documented. The idea of matrixing is scientifically proven, that the mind will create images of things that are not there by using light and shadow or differences in color or random shapes. When looking at these photographs it is actually pretty easy to see exactly how this is happening and when we debunk photos of matrixing, we point out exactly what is causing an image.

In case anyone cares, here are some things I look for:

1) EXIF data (if the photo is digital). This will give me information like exposure, if the flash fired, what type of camera it was, or if the image has been manipulated in some way.

2) Does the photo make sense? Why was this picture taken of some random field of nothingness in the middle of the night?

3) Comparison photos and information. Is there anything in the area that could possibly be an explanation?

4) Were there other people there? Can you account 100% for all of them? Was it a private tour or investigation or was the place open to the public?

5) Is the photo of something reflective? These sorts of photos can cause all sorts of issues because reflections in glass or a mirror can easily lead to matrixing.

6) The quality of the photo. Can anything really be made out or is it too grainy/pixilated/dark/ect? Really, this should be number 1, but I am too lazy to change my numbering atm.

I can honestly say I have seen less "possible" photos then I have fingers on my hands.

 

[GeorgeG]

The older I get, the closer I get to knowing for sure, so be nice to me.