qasrose
14-10-2008, 02:39 PM
What are Orbs??
Many people believe that Orbs are spiritual beings or ghosts. While Skeptics like to call them nothing more than dust or moister. The thing is no one really knows what they are, just that they show up in certain places.
What percentage of orb photos are false?
As you might know there is a controversy concerning orbs in regards to authenticity. Although a lot of them are believed to be authentic,
there are still many showing up as a result of airborne particles (dust)
at the time of the flash. This happens in both indoor & outdoor shots.
Because of this, it's making it really hard to disassociate the false positive orbs from the real ones. An example of airborne particles would be like opening a heavy curtain inside of a dark room to let in the light. Have
you ever done that and seen all the dust in the beam of the light?
Well dust can show up in pictures as orbs, especially when dust is close to the lens, and most especially with digital cameras.
That's just one example, moisture (humidity), mold, & pollen are also contributors of false positive orb photos. Because of this, there is no real way to confirm authenticity with our present knowledge,
therefore the consensus would have to be that most orb photos are false positives. Perhaps as many as 50-90 percent of orb photos are
nothing more than the conditions at the time of the flash.
Can the dust theory be proved?
YES! Just take your digital camera (for fast results) outside and throw some dust out in from of the lens and presto, multiple orbs will appear in the picture! Note; the dust has to be within 4 inches of the lens to appear as orbs in the photo. You can also take a spray bottle to simulate humidity and spray directly out in from of the lens. Result will once again be multiple orbs. Our conclusions are that dust particles reflect light from the flash and appear as perfectly round balls of light in the photo. Try it!
Many people believe that Orbs are spiritual beings or ghosts. While Skeptics like to call them nothing more than dust or moister. The thing is no one really knows what they are, just that they show up in certain places.
What percentage of orb photos are false?
As you might know there is a controversy concerning orbs in regards to authenticity. Although a lot of them are believed to be authentic,
there are still many showing up as a result of airborne particles (dust)
at the time of the flash. This happens in both indoor & outdoor shots.
Because of this, it's making it really hard to disassociate the false positive orbs from the real ones. An example of airborne particles would be like opening a heavy curtain inside of a dark room to let in the light. Have
you ever done that and seen all the dust in the beam of the light?
Well dust can show up in pictures as orbs, especially when dust is close to the lens, and most especially with digital cameras.
That's just one example, moisture (humidity), mold, & pollen are also contributors of false positive orb photos. Because of this, there is no real way to confirm authenticity with our present knowledge,
therefore the consensus would have to be that most orb photos are false positives. Perhaps as many as 50-90 percent of orb photos are
nothing more than the conditions at the time of the flash.
Can the dust theory be proved?
YES! Just take your digital camera (for fast results) outside and throw some dust out in from of the lens and presto, multiple orbs will appear in the picture! Note; the dust has to be within 4 inches of the lens to appear as orbs in the photo. You can also take a spray bottle to simulate humidity and spray directly out in from of the lens. Result will once again be multiple orbs. Our conclusions are that dust particles reflect light from the flash and appear as perfectly round balls of light in the photo. Try it!