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We don't really believe in orbs. An orb that can be photographed would have to be emitting its own light, with no possibility of another light source being present enough to cause a reflection. That is our opinion. That said, the orbs located below seem worth presenting only because they represent the only camera aberrations ever found with the camera that was used - an early Sony digital camera since discarded. Likewise, other anomaly (whatever) included here also represent the only possible light flare or other camera oddities ever recorded with that particular camera - an Olympus SP500UZ. While we do not claim that any of these are paranormal, they are interesting, and since others believe that orbs are more than indefinable energy, we are including them. But we must state, that we do not believe these represent any paranormal evidence whatsoever,




				Scranton, Pennsylvania - 2001 Photo was taken in the attic of an old home in Scranton, PA. The attic was reputedly haunted by an old man who rented the space to live in. He could be heard rocking in his rocking chair long after he died in the 1940s, and upon occasion, footsteps could be heard coming down the old wooden steps from the attic to the main second floor of the house - coming and going as he had done for most of his adult life (having rented the space for a very long time). He was, from the beginning, the best friend of the original home owner. They came to America together from Switzerland before the 1900s. he was reputed to have been an alcoholic - passing every evening at the local bar, and stumbling in the house very early every morning. The orbs visible in this photo could very well be dust particles, but out of many photos taken of the room, this photo and the one that follows are the only photos which exhibit these so-called orbs.
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				Scranton, Pennsylvania - 2001 This image was taken of the same area as the previous photo, with a slightly different angle, and with the camera zoomed out. The orbs in the first photo are no longer there, but two others seem to be showing up. In both photos, there are only the two orbs. To enhance the story of the attic, it should be noted that everyone who ever lived in the house found remaining in this part of the home to be very difficult. As the story goes, this strange feeling began as soon as the occupant passed away. Everything the gentleman owned remained in his portion of the attic where he kept his things - his dresser held all his clothing; there were even a pair of pants folded neatly over the top of a chair. This remained such for several years after his death, when it became necessary to use the dresser drawers for storage. Finally, one of the dresser drawers was used to store antique dolls, which were discovered to have had all their heads removed and placed on one side of the drawer. These photos were taken with a Sony digital camera - resolution 1600x1200.
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				Scranton, Pennsylvania - 2001 As much as we would like to totally dismiss this so-called orb, we can't find any particular reason for it. Dust and insects won't work for this, because at this distance and without a flash, an insect wouldn't register in this manner, and it seems highly unlikely that this is the only dust registered in this way. The house was clean, actually, and the owner had just died and buried the day before. This is the same house as in the first two photos on this page, by the way. The home has been photographed a number of times - including other shots of this front entrance just seconds before. These three photos represent the entire sum total of any kind of anomaly like this ever produced by this camera. And this location was heavily photographed as it was a family home for well over 100 years and this was to be the last day the photographer would ever see it before the house would be sold. The enhanced view indicates some kind of reflection or a casting of light on the wall behind the orb. As we stated above, we don't believe in orbs, but it would be interesting to hear what others think of this photo.
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				Harpers Ferry, WV - 2007 As much as we would like to claim this was a smudge on the lens, it was not. The sun was pretty intense coming over the top of the building, so I am quite convinced that the round images in the upper left hand corner are what we used to call in film school, Newton's Rings. Lens flare. They look like lens flare images I have seen before, and could probably produce at will on any sunny day. They also show up in the viewfinder of any camera, which only further convinces me that they are what I say they are. I remember seeing them and trying to avoid them throughout the day. In fact, I have several photos from that day with the same items creeping in. It is the white area on the right half of the photo which interests me, and for which I have no explanation. There was no flash used, and the exposure was not at a slow enough shutter speed to cause movement blur of any kind. In fact, the same item shows up in the next photo looking somewhat different. I would love to hear an explanation of this white spot. It never showed up on any other photos during the visit to Harpers Ferry and upon inspection afterwards, no smudge was evident on the lens at all.
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				Harpers Ferry, WV - 2007 I often shoot the same subject more than once - sometimes I vary exposures or angles, but it is frequent to find two or more very similar images in the viewfinder. Although the angle is slightly different, I think it is a safe assumption to make that the white spot is in the same position. It is not moving. The slight difference of position indicated appears to reflect only the angle change. In short, I stood up from a crouching position. To me, this means the spot can only be a product of the lens itself or something that is actually there. If it were a product of the lens, it would have to be visible - something between lens and subject. Something like a smudge or a bug sitting on the lens. That was not the case. As for something physical actually being there, one would think I would have seen it. Since this was a digital image, it was checked almost immediately. Actually, within 1 minute - after both images were shot, I would have checked the viewing mode. I always do that. It is habit and I do it before i leave a spot. A subsequent photo taken a couple of minutes later to capture this again, turned up nothing. I actually hope someone can tell me what could have caused this, because i don't know.
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				Harpers Ferry, WV - 2007 This final image from Harper's Ferry is actually about my reflection in the door window in the center of the shot. I am wearing an all-white t-shirt, and there appears to be a shadow being cast on the shirt. nothing unusual happening there. But upon further inspection, the shadow seems to be in the shape of a person's head. I have heard people suggest it is a soldier and others that it is of a black woman. Looks like a soldier to me. There are two enhanced views for this photo. The second one is taken beyond the camera's pixel limit. While its fun to see a head on my t-shirt, I think this is one of those funny things that happen that have nothing to do with anything paranormal - its just fun to look at - especially since the projected image fits with the overall theme of the area. This is a case of obvious matrixing, but quite interesting to me. The camera used for this photo and the two preceding was an Olympus SP500UZ digital camera.
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