Uninvited Guests (part 2)

Since the invention of cameras many people have discovered strange images of objects which have become known as "orbs" on their photographs. Orbs are translucent spheres that appear to be freely floating in the air. Many paranormal investigators believe that these “orbs” could be evidence of spirits. Skeptics claim that these orbs are simply photographic glitches, or a trick of light. I tend to side with the paranormal explanation because I have taken photographs that contain orbs and they were taken in buildings that are known to be haunted. I have taken hundreds of photographs in my own house and other places and never found an orb in any of those pictures. If these orbs are actually just “tricks of the light” wouldn’t it make sense that they would appear in photographs taken everywhere and not just those taken in cemeteries and old haunted buildings?

I have also seen images in photographs that look very similar to orbs but are not precisely the same. Pictures taken outdoors at night sometimes contain anomalies which look like orbs but are actually insects or even raindrops that are illuminated in a strange way by the flash, making them appear circular and similar to an orb but not exact. The picture below was taken in Upstate New York and shows hundreds of orbs. On the night I took the picture I was at an outdoor wedding and had walked away from the party for a bit. When I noticed the orbs in the picture I looked around but there were no insects (at least not hundreds of insects) and there was no heavy fog or dew in the air. I had taken several other pictures in the same area, some contained an orb or two but no other picture showed this many orbs. (The pictures posted here have not been enhanced or edited in any way. They are shown here the exact way they were taken).

I don’t know what to make of this picture. I do believe that spirits can exist just about anywhere and that they can be caught on film, but I find it hard to believe that all of these orbs are spirits. Is it possible that one powerful spirit can be seen as multiple orbs? Many of the pictures taken at the wedding that night contained orbs, the entire time I was there I felt a little uneasy and several times I thought I had seen somebody out of the corner of my eye but no one was there. While I was continuing to take pictures I didn’t think much about the orbs but the next day when I downloaded the photographs, I looked at the full size versions and noticed that many of the pictures from that night contained orbs. However the most unusual images from that night were two pictures that I took of people on the dance floor. These pictures show a somewhat human shaped anomaly made up of extremely bright light. The image had very defined edges and almost looked like a woman wearing a wedding dress! The lights around the dance floor were not very high-tech, in fact they were pretty standard. I’m not an expert, but from what I can tell there was no way these lights were capable of creating such an anomaly. I took many other pictures around the dance floor that night and no other pictures had this effect or anything close to it. Below are the two pictures of the strange “being of light” and another picture that contained an orb. I included this "orb shot" because it is one of the clearest orb pictures I have seen. Again, these photos have not been doctored in any way.

This final experience took place last Christmas when Matt and I went out to Oklahoma to visit my family. When we went to my sister’s house she showed us a picture that had a strange aberration on it. There was an image in the glass door that was simply unexplainable; it’s what most paranormal investigators would define as a vortex or portal. When she first showed it to me I was skeptical, I assumed I would solve this mystery in two minutes. I figured that it had to be a reflection or double exposure of some sort but the more I looked at this picture the more my curiosity grew. The structure was not something in her yard because her yard is just flat grass in that area. It was definitely not a reflection because there was nothing in her yard or kitchen that looked anything like this structure. That whole night I kept thinking about the image and what could possibly have caused it. To this day the image in this picture remains one of the most mysterious anomalies I have ever seen.

Below is a picture of the strange vortex. Believe it or not this was just a picture of a window, that fuzzy little creature must have come through the portal! (I’m joking of course). Look directly above the little dog (Elvis): there is a strange object that looks like an entrance way (or ramp) leading up to a doorway. The doorway itself looks like it’s made of thick, carved wood or something. If you look all the way to the left it looks like there is a similar object, or part of the same object with that same type of carved notch. It sort of looks like a reflection, but it’s not. It doesn’t really look like a solid object either. We looked around the area for anything, of any size, that looked like this but there was no explanation. The object looks distinctive enough that if it was a reflection from something in the house or yard it wouldn’t be difficult to figure out what it was.

I don’t have answers to explain any of these pictures. I don’t claim that they are evidence of spirits or anything paranormal, I simply offer them as a curious phenomenon. If you have had similar experiences or if you have any thoughts on the subject, feel free to post your ideas, I value any comments you may have.

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