Thursday, July 12, 2007

Orbs , angels or specs


For those into digital photgraphy, whenever we use flash, we get some orbs in the picture which effectively render the picture with flaw.
My sister says they are angels, who were present there when we clicked the picture. My Engineer friend said it happened when a sudden sharp ray of light fell upon the sensitive sensor of the camera.
But it looks like my friend is wrong, for the orbs have appeared where no such source of light was in view. The frequency of such appearances is rather random.
What, then , is the explanation?
Shall we again, attribute to the Super-natural what we have no scientific explanation for?
Or again , has the definition of Scientific been constrained to mean only the repeatable and comprehensible to the human-mind, a device whose realm is itself undefined, and hence unscientific?















look at the pictures above, same scene, different camera settings check out the streak at the upper right corner of the beam.The pictures were taken about 1 minute apart.

4 comments:

Richa said...

also the first one was on auto settings and the second one had flash on

Dr. Abheek Ghosh said...
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Dr. Abheek Ghosh said...

was there flash used in the first pic ?

it has been said about orbs in relation to flash digital photography .
I quote from http://www.dnaparanormal.com/bradorbs.html

"""
With the flash so close with most compact cameras, it causes any dust particles or moisture within 6 inches of the lens to illuminate greatly, making it very easy to be seen when the camera processes the photo.

When trying to capture spirits on photos, rain, snow, dust, and moisture are your biggest enemies. Breath too of course has been the culprit for many a “ghost” picture. If it is your intent to go ghost hunting with your digital camera, it is very important to keep these factors in mind. Try taking pictures without the flash as much as possible. Or if a flash is needed, a separate flash is ideal. That way you can distance the flash from your lens. Also make sure that you announce when your taking a picture, and be sure that everyone holds their breath while the picture is being taken.
"""

Unknown said...

bang ON, doc. Dust it is!! I came here to say this, and found it already said.

"Anything that there is to say in this world, has already been said times without number"
-Aristotle"