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Orb in photo?

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  • 21-12-2009 1:55pm
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    bigdogbarking
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭


    hi can anyone offer an explanation for this?
    the photo was taken over the weekend and it appears that an orb is floating between them, also it seems to have a pattern in it. there was nothing to reflest the light, no flashing lights around and there wasn't much movement to stir up any dust.
    What do you think?


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    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    The poster on the wall through the doorway there seems to be quite reflective.

    Digital cameras and the way their sensor extrapolates data to compose an image would take even a small reflection of light and exaggerate it in the final image.


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    tomcollins97
    Closed Accounts Posts: 951 ✭✭✭tomcollins97


    Spec of dust/dirt/fluff on the lens. Might be better to post in the photography forum


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    smelltheglove
    Registered Users Posts: 4,503 ✭✭✭smelltheglove


    It doesnt seem to be flare, there is only that one spot, usually flare will have more than one spot, I'd say it is something on the lens as it is the forefront of the image, easily fixed though with a bit of cloning, nothing paranormal there.


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    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    bigdogbarking wrote: »
    hi can anyone offer an explanation for this?

    Yeah, photoshop ;)


    Well there is definite structure to the object, it looks like an image of a maze in a garden or something (the ones made from hedges etc).

    Its not a lens flare, unlikely to be dust due to the structure of it.

    Its either gone in after the photo was taken, or your camera is knackered.

    Can you take more photo's and be certain it doesn't happen on other images?

    Have you taken a phot of a similar object at any stage on that camera?


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    bigdogbarking
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭bigdogbarking


    it was actually my wife's friend who took the photo and this is the only one that it appeared in. All the other photos taken both before and after appear fine, thats why we were curious. it definitely wasn't photoshop'd on i can verify that much.


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    Saruman
    Registered Users Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    Dublin_Gunner wrote: »
    Yeah, photoshop ;)


    Well there is definite structure to the object, it looks like an image of a maze in a garden or something (the ones made from hedges etc).

    Its not a lens flare, unlikely to be dust due to the structure of it.

    Its either gone in after the photo was taken, or your camera is knackered.

    Can you take more photo's and be certain it doesn't happen on other images?

    Have you taken a phot of a similar object at any stage on that camera?

    Just curious how you arrived at that conclusion? I have taken thousands of photographs with "orbs" in them. I know they are dust (or sometimes insect) reflections from the flash and many have what you can call structure.


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    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    Saruman wrote: »
    Just curious how you arrived at that conclusion? I have taken thousands of photographs with "orbs" in them. I know they are dust (or sometimes insect) reflections from the flash and many have what you can call structure.


    Just from looking at it. Zooming right in it defo doesn't look like dust.


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    Riamfada
    Registered Users Posts: 10,246 ✭✭✭✭Riamfada


    I can see a face in it.


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    the iceman come
    Closed Accounts Posts: 96 ✭✭the iceman come


    its weird looking alright,anyone else notice the pattern in it? looks very celtic looking,

    by the way your missus is very pretty:)


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    [Deleted User]
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    dust
    A Bar Fly
    really small Chinese lantern


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    bigdogbarking
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭bigdogbarking


    Grimes wrote: »
    I can see a face in it.

    Where? I can see my face in the bottom left of it if thats what you mean? :)


    the iceman come wrote: »
    its weird looking alright,anyone else notice the pattern in it? looks very celtic looking,

    by the way your missus is very pretty:)

    Yep agree about the pattern alright, and also about my missus, but thats going slightly OT :) but thanks


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    okioffice84
    Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭okioffice84


    Swamp gas


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    #14
    Duff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,538 ✭✭✭Duff


    Corbetts?


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    bigdogbarking
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭bigdogbarking


    Duff wrote: »
    Corbetts?

    yup


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    Fintomiginto
    Registered Users Posts: 426 ✭✭Fintomiginto


    Hope you dont mind me saying but your wife is a cracker! ;)


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    bigdogbarking
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭bigdogbarking


    Fintomiginto wrote: »
    Hope you dont mind me saying but your wife is a cracker! ;)

    What are you? 12?
    I don't mind you saying so,but do i have to go blur her face out?
    Actually maybe i will....


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    Fintomiginto
    Registered Users Posts: 426 ✭✭Fintomiginto


    bigdogbarking wrote: »
    What are you? 12?
    I don't mind you saying so,but do i have to go blur her face out?
    Actually maybe i will....


    I didnt mean to annoy you mate , take it as a compliment bro.

    Sorry for offending you


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    bigdogbarking
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭bigdogbarking


    Fintomiginto wrote: »
    I didnt mean to annoy you mate , take it as a compliment bro.

    Sorry for offending you

    No offence taken,i agree with you, like i said, i don't mind you saying so, but i don't want the topic to stray off to whether my wife is hot or not, thats a poll for another day maybe? :)


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    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    bigdogbarking wrote: »
    No offence taken,i agree with you, like i said, i don't mind you saying so, but i don't want the topic to stray off to whether my wife is hot or not, thats a poll for another day maybe? :)
    You have your names (I presume) in the photo id, btw. Telling you in case youd prefer it anonymous....

    I always presume orbs like this are caused by dust or flare, theyre certainly nothing exceptional. I see a smiley face like an offcentre version of this :) in it.


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    bigdogbarking
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭bigdogbarking


    Oryx wrote: »
    You have your names (I presume) in the photo id, btw. Telling you in case youd prefer it anonymous....

    Yeah thanks i noticed that too but it was too late and i don't know how to change it :(


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    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    bigdogbarking wrote: »
    Yeah thanks i noticed that too but it was too late and i don't know how to change it :(

    Un-attach (de-attach??) the photo. Open photo, save as different filename, then upload again :)


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    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Looks like an orb, yep.

    Any follow-up questions, you should probably ask over here.


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    leddpipe
    Registered Users Posts: 513 ✭✭✭leddpipe


    Fintomiginto wrote: »
    Hope you dont mind me saying but your wife is a cracker! ;)

    thats frikkin hilarious :p


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    #25
    bigdogbarking
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭bigdogbarking


    pic removed, topic doesnt seem to be going any further,
    *logs off to "do" my cracker of a wife*:D


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    #26
    Andrew Flexing
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭Andrew Flexing


    dust/insect

    my URBAN EXPLORATION YouTube channel: https://www.facebook.com/ASMRurbanexploration/



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