Did I Photograph Some Ghosts?

[Chimper]

This is really weird. I found this while putting together a presentation that I will be doing on the Houston Rodeo next month. I have no idea what happened here. This must be some kind of reflection of the audience behind me coming through my eyepiece. But my eye was in the finder throughout this pan.



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[Killeenguy]

now i'm sure there is someone w/ more experience to answer this question..but i have alot of common sense ;)...someone's flash from some where..was so bright it froze thoughs people while u were panning. and i'm sure someone can pick up where i left off

[CaptainTom]

Originally Posted by Killeenguy

now i'm sure there is someone w/ more experience to answer this question..but i have alot of common sense ;)...someone's flash from some where..was so bright it froze thoughs people while u were panning. and i'm sure someone can pick up where i left off

that's exactly my conclusion....

[petert]

Here's one theory... no idea if this is what happened, but it would make sense...

If in the last few micro seconds of your exposure, somebody across the way was taking a flash picture at nearly the same time your shutter was closing, you'd get a clear shot of the people in the exposure area. It happened to a friend of mine taking a picture at the UT football stadium once. It's a rare thing to happen, but it's not impossible...

Great shot BTW... ghosts or no ghosts... and if it bothers you, clone it out... but I'd say keep it.

[Chimper]

Hmm... that must be the reason. There is a bit of a hot spot to the right of the "Ghosts" that could be a flash angled 90° from my position. I have other images with someonelse's flash pointing directly at me. Those ones are are obvious.

[Killeenguy]

why thankyou CapTain Tom :D

[JamesB]

looks like a flash nearby. or another idea is were they working the spotlights?

anyway could be fun to post it on one of those ghost hunter forums to get a chuckle

James

[NoLight]

Yes they are ghosts.. It is well known that 3 people got killed there by a freak barrel racing accident!!!!! Something about a loose horse shoe flew off in the early 1980's.. Big news for the longest time.. Thats them!!!

[brad]

If you look, you can see that two of your "ghosts" are facing that hot spot and posing... what a weird shot... very cool.

Chris: that comment was worthy of Bill. LOL

[Daniel Bates]

Hey--I want to see it! Please?

[Jake]

That is a great shot!!
I agree that it looks like a flash from the crowd, and the "ghosts" are facing the flash.

[exposedmedia]

nonsense, they are ghost.

[PhotoByMark]

The comment and explanations make sense and there probably is a logical explanation of this phenomenon but.....

I like to think "GHOSTS!". That is a whole lot funner.

[Chimper]

OK, I've changed my mind... They're ghosts.

I'm off to find Bigfoot, Nessie and Jackie O now!

[JohnRushing]

What ever they are it looks like a blonde and some dude in a blue shirt yaking away instead of watching the horsie!!!