What the hell is this?!?!?!? (Possible Ghost in a Photo?)

Chief

Well folks, about 10 minutes ago, we took these photos of a chair in the corner of the room.... first photo was taken without a flash, second and third ones with a flash. Now these pictures were taken with NOTHING obstructing the lens.. I cant explain it like.. maybe some of you can! Ive thrown links up to the FULL size pictures exactly as ive taken them off the camera... this is a bit mad like.. the building we're in has a pretty long history so who knows!?!

Links:

http://www.cfxdesign.net/P0001705.JPG No Flash
http://www.cfxdesign.net/P0001706.JPG With Flash (THIS BE THE WEIRD ONE!)
http://www.cfxdesign.net/P0001707.JPG With Flash

Monty - the one and only

looks like a hair on the lense

Chief

Could me Mont0r m8... but how did it cast that bloody shadow? Havent a clue like.. any photography experts about that could explain? we checked the lens whenever the picture popped up on the LCD screen on the camera and there was nought there.. of course we're skeptical but it still seems a bit weird

beaver

Heh, I think ghosts are noted for not showing up in photography A fibre or something on the lens catching the light from the flash I'd say.

Scruff

first physical evidence of a cosmic string????

no, wait if it was its gravity would have ripped u, ure house and the planet apart.

probably a fibre of some kind.
u mightn't be able to see it but it could have been there. Ever look at the sky for a few mins when its clear blue (rare event i know) and see all these little squiggly things going past?
well they're actually on the outside of your eye ball and are microscopic but a funny lensing effect and the blue light lets you see them.

similar kinda thing could have heppened with the camera.

Dustaz

thats no more a ghost than me arse

Look at the bottom of the frame, the flare fades out. Its a reflection of the flash from something. If it was a 35mm camera my first guess would be be flash reflection, or possibly a light leak somewhere (it looks very like that) but since its a digital camera its almost defintly a hair on the lens.

Victor

It could be inadvertant exposure of the negative before processing ....

MiCr0

Originally posted by Victor
It could be inadvertant exposure of the negative before processing ....

looks like its a digital camera though

Chief

It is indeed from a digital camera, still pretty weird lookin though, problem is i cant see where it could have reflected the flash from... oh well another unsolved mystery perhaps cheers for the theorys laeds!

Evil Phil

I have photo's at home with exactly the same thing in them. It's the strap on the camera.

Lump

Its either a hair or lens flare........ Ghost HA.


John

SantaHoe

The only spooky thing about those photos is....
Why were you taking pictures of a chair?
<cue twilight zone music>

Hobbes

I would go with Camera Strap. I think one of the camera sites (Kodak?) shows loads of pictures with werid things in them and explains what the person did wrong.

hacktavist

Jesus christ its a ghost bananna like..
Like Dead Santa said why would you take photots of a chair..

Cake Fiend

I'd say it's a small hair or eyelash. The way it's kind of ribbed would agree with that (that's how hairs grow, especially curled - in stages)

Gordon

If that blackness is actually a shadow then it is because the strap is partly covering the flash which is... on ... the .. right hand side of the camera?? To prove Evil Phil's point - is the strap a slim stringy kind of one or a flat material type. In fact go wild and post a link to a picture of the strap of your camera below!

But really the problem is definately the fact that you are taking photo's of chairs, if it was something interesting that you were photographing you wouldn't be so amazed at the old "strap trap quandry".

Chief

Here's a wee update folks, this is the exact way the camera was held for the photo (except that it was in front of my mates face ) , you have to tilt a long way for the strap to go over the lens or flash. This is the way he ALWAYS takes a photo, especially ones of the furniture.



I suppose we take photos of the furniture because we work in a furniture company and its the easiest way to get an image of them onto our digital catalogue

T.G Catter

The ppl who took photos, ru in dcu?

Mr.Applepie

Originally posted by Chief
I suppose we take photos of the furniture because we work in a furniture company and its the easiest way to get an image of them onto our digital catalogue

My guess is no he's not in dcu but i could be wrong and if i am....chief we need to meet up but im not which makes me right!

GoneShootin

my god his head is a digital camera !!!

nehoo the GHOST seems to be a cery circular pattern, so this ghost seems to be well organised....

Gordon

Yep, it's the thin part of the strap, it was caught as it was swinging slightly from left to right.
:eek:

havok*

Originally posted by Gordon
Yep, it's the thin part of the strap, it was caught as it was swinging slightly from left to right.
:eek:

I'd have to agree with that, it would also explain why its only in one of the photos...