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Well, it was a TB hospital once a cure was found, the state turned it into a facility for children. I am sure numerous people have died here. It was later shut down due to abuse of the patients as well as they were also housing criminally insane adults with the children. I have a huge amount of info on this site if you would like to know more click here.. www.geocities.com/sarilove[/URL]
I have been there about 5 times and those are the only 4 pics that I have been "allowed" to take. Battery drainage is so huge there. It's getting pretty expensive! lol Am planning to go on the 22nd, if I can get more pics I will post!
I have been there about 5 times and those are the only 4 pics that I have been "allowed" to take. Battery drainage is so huge there. It's getting pretty expensive! lol Am planning to go on the 22nd, if I can get more pics I will post!
Hi Sarilove:
Okay, I'm going to attempt to explain away.![[Wink]](wink.gif)
I've taken a close look at all of your pics. I also have posted 3 of mine (I'll provide a link to them at the end of this reply,) which have similar "anomalies" in them. When you take a look at them, you will see what I'm talking about.
In your pics, it looks like the cam was moved ever so slightly, and as you probably know, even the slightest movement with a digital cam will cause blurriness. You can see it was moved by the wispy blurred effect of the trees. If there is a light source, through the trees, above you, or wherever, that movement is going to pick it up and cause a "trail." The mist or "smokey" appearance could be from the photographer's breath, or smoke, or fog, humdity, temperature or or or... I sharpened and looked to see if there were perhaps faces or an apparition in the "mist," but, I couldn't see anything like that.![[Sigh]](graemlins/ohwell.gif)
In pic 875d, to the right of the man, I thought I saw what might be an "orb." I cropped it out and and enlarged it, increased contrast, and sharpened it. This is the result of what I got. I don't know what it is, could be most anything, I guess. It doesn't really have the appearance of an "orb."
The pics of mine were taken when it was pitch dark (no flash was used). The house I took them at is not near the street, it sits way back on hill from the road. It's on 57 acres of land; but, to one side of it, through the trees, is a small park and playground. The park is probably a block or so away in distance and I didn't notice any lights with the naked eye. Evidently, my digital cam picked up some lights through the trees and gave me this effect. There is also a pic from a graveyard out in the country with similar anomalies in it. There is a main road, on the other side of the woods from the graveyard. I had a lot more of these same type pictures taken in Savannah, Ga, in "haunted" areas. The reason, I even say that the anomalies in mine are not paranormal, is because I've gotten so many of these. =( Here's a link to the 3 pics I'm talking about: (Notice the smokey or misty appearance in the background of these. You can tell in the graveyard pic, by the trees, that the cam was moved slightly.) Light "Anomalies"[/URL]
There is also another post: Topic: My favorite pic from my 1st investigation! by WitchyWoman posted 07-09-2004. You might want to take a look at it. You'll have to use the drop-down menu at the top of the Ghostly Photos & EVP's main forum page, and choose "show topics from the last year" and click "go."
The mental hospital does look like a really cool place to investigate, and I wouldn't doubt that it is haunted. Try taking some more pics and see what you can get. I'd like to see them. Thank you for sharing these.![[Rainbow Smiley]](graemlins/color.gif)
Okay, I'm going to attempt to explain away.
I've taken a close look at all of your pics. I also have posted 3 of mine (I'll provide a link to them at the end of this reply,) which have similar "anomalies" in them. When you take a look at them, you will see what I'm talking about.In your pics, it looks like the cam was moved ever so slightly, and as you probably know, even the slightest movement with a digital cam will cause blurriness. You can see it was moved by the wispy blurred effect of the trees. If there is a light source, through the trees, above you, or wherever, that movement is going to pick it up and cause a "trail." The mist or "smokey" appearance could be from the photographer's breath, or smoke, or fog, humdity, temperature or or or... I sharpened and looked to see if there were perhaps faces or an apparition in the "mist," but, I couldn't see anything like that.
In pic 875d, to the right of the man, I thought I saw what might be an "orb." I cropped it out and and enlarged it, increased contrast, and sharpened it. This is the result of what I got. I don't know what it is, could be most anything, I guess. It doesn't really have the appearance of an "orb." The pics of mine were taken when it was pitch dark (no flash was used). The house I took them at is not near the street, it sits way back on hill from the road. It's on 57 acres of land; but, to one side of it, through the trees, is a small park and playground. The park is probably a block or so away in distance and I didn't notice any lights with the naked eye. Evidently, my digital cam picked up some lights through the trees and gave me this effect. There is also a pic from a graveyard out in the country with similar anomalies in it. There is a main road, on the other side of the woods from the graveyard. I had a lot more of these same type pictures taken in Savannah, Ga, in "haunted" areas. The reason, I even say that the anomalies in mine are not paranormal, is because I've gotten so many of these. =( Here's a link to the 3 pics I'm talking about: (Notice the smokey or misty appearance in the background of these. You can tell in the graveyard pic, by the trees, that the cam was moved slightly.) Light "Anomalies"[/URL]
There is also another post: Topic: My favorite pic from my 1st investigation! by WitchyWoman posted 07-09-2004. You might want to take a look at it. You'll have to use the drop-down menu at the top of the Ghostly Photos & EVP's main forum page, and choose "show topics from the last year" and click "go."
The mental hospital does look like a really cool place to investigate, and I wouldn't doubt that it is haunted. Try taking some more pics and see what you can get. I'd like to see them. Thank you for sharing these.
Thank you both for your opinions on these pics! I will take them into consideration. I have been doing this for many years, have taken thousands of pics with the same camera (I am a mother! lol) in all different types of settings. I can assure you that no one was smoking, no fog, not breath or anything visible to the eye. Also, if you look at the pic with the shadows of me and my hubby, at the top pf the pic in the middle is an apparition of a building... There is not building there. If you have checked out my site on this place you can see that there is nothing.If you want to check the aerial pics again...We were standing in the feild facing the Lab (the lab is in the ghost pic at the bottom on the right.)
Again Thank you for taking time to look at my pictures! I really do love to hear other explainations!
Again Thank you for taking time to look at my pictures! I really do love to hear other explainations!
I think there's more here than just a shaky camera here. The light trails are too long to be explained by camera movement. For example, look at sunland2. There's a light trail on the right hand side, that goes down to the middle of the picture. If that were a stationary object with the trail caused by the camera being moved, there would be a lot more vertical "smear" in the image; in fact, you wouldn't be able to make out much of anything. Also, the mist looks like other ecto photos I've seen (though, fog or breath can cause this).
Also, how would you explain the trail in sunland4? It's obvious the camera wasn't moving when the shutter was open, since the image of the people are perfectly clear, yet something clearly moved into and around the frame between the camera and the person in the photo. Either that or it was a double exposure.
In sunland3, the trails move in different directions. Camera movement would cause all the trails to move in the same shape/direction.
Were the pictures taken with or without a flash? Digital or film camera? What kind of camera?
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Also, how would you explain the trail in sunland4? It's obvious the camera wasn't moving when the shutter was open, since the image of the people are perfectly clear, yet something clearly moved into and around the frame between the camera and the person in the photo. Either that or it was a double exposure.
In sunland3, the trails move in different directions. Camera movement would cause all the trails to move in the same shape/direction.
Were the pictures taken with or without a flash? Digital or film camera? What kind of camera?
[ January 11, 2005, 08:22 AM: Message edited by: Kevin P ]
We were taking pictures of the trees using a flash to see them. We were taking pictures of them because they were there when the hospital was in use. Just thought it would be an interesting picture with the tree and the Lab in the back ground.
We used a digital camera. My favorite pics are the one with the ecto (apparition of building) and the one of my back. My husband took that picture and that's what showed up. In this picture we are in the First Juvenile Center (closed down) where there were plenty of other paranormal things going on at that time.
Thank you for your reply!
We used a digital camera. My favorite pics are the one with the ecto (apparition of building) and the one of my back. My husband took that picture and that's what showed up. In this picture we are in the First Juvenile Center (closed down) where there were plenty of other paranormal things going on at that time.
Thank you for your reply!
I do think we have some ribbon energy in at least a couple of these pics, particularly in the "sunland4" pic. There was no appreciable camera movement here, because the people were not blurrred and moved around to the same degree. I don't think a digital camera can do a double exposure??? I believe it would simply overwrite the previous picture entirely in the camera's memory. With film, it is a different story, since you can overlay pictures on top of one another if the film was not advanced between shots. That is something that nearly every photographer has experienced at one time or another with an SLR.
Also, when there are several "lights" in a pic, like far away car lights or street lights, etc., and the camera is moved, all of the trails are the same shape or pattern as the others. In the hospital pics, this isn't consistent, which leads me to believe that it is quite likely to have been ribbon energy. Note that even in the black and white pic, there seems to be a bit of this same effect in the upper left corner... and there is no evidence at all of camera movement in the rest of the pic.
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Here are a couple of tips for taking photos without causing the camera to move at the wrong time:
A. Once you get your camera aimed at the subject, take a deep breath and hold it until after you have snapped the picture.
B. Steady the camera by bracing your arm or hands against a stationary object, then take the deep breath, hold it, and snap the pic. This pretty well eliminates the radical movement that can sometimes happen if we are trying to take a photo with one hand, or if we are breathing while taking the picture.
C. Try not to take pictures by holding the camera with just one hand, since our hand moves more than we realize, and this is a common practice with some of the tiny digital cameras. Always try to steady that one hand with the other hand in some way that is comfortable for you.
D. Crazy as it sounds, a one-legged "tripod" is much easier to carry, and not as cumbersome as the 3-legged variety. And, you can do away with the need to make all kinds of adjustments in the tripod for each shot. This can make quite a difference in the steadiness of the camera when shooting during a ghost hunt or similar situation. I have used one and the results can be amazing. It had a height adjustment that worked easily by just twisting the telescoping parts if the "leg" itself.
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Another good tip is to record conditions (keep a small note pad with you) when a particular picture was snapped... and make mention of any lights that are visible at all through the trees, shiny surfaces that may reflect, etc.. Unless we make it a point to look for them first, we often don't notice, since we are engrossed in taking a picture of something near us.
Part of being a good photographer is to always take note of the background in your shots, and minimizing distracting details... for instance, you take a picture of a gorgeous sunset, and there on the ground are a couple of cans, or a stop sign, or overhead wires, etc., that you didn't even notice when you snapped it. Very disconcerting when the rest of the picture turns out extra good! This same bit of wisdom about backgrounds applies to ghost and PN photography, too.
Just a couple of little hints that some of you may find helpful in the future. =)
Mare
[ January 13, 2005, 09:15 PM: Message edited by: azspirit ]
Also, when there are several "lights" in a pic, like far away car lights or street lights, etc., and the camera is moved, all of the trails are the same shape or pattern as the others. In the hospital pics, this isn't consistent, which leads me to believe that it is quite likely to have been ribbon energy. Note that even in the black and white pic, there seems to be a bit of this same effect in the upper left corner... and there is no evidence at all of camera movement in the rest of the pic.
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Here are a couple of tips for taking photos without causing the camera to move at the wrong time:
A. Once you get your camera aimed at the subject, take a deep breath and hold it until after you have snapped the picture.
B. Steady the camera by bracing your arm or hands against a stationary object, then take the deep breath, hold it, and snap the pic. This pretty well eliminates the radical movement that can sometimes happen if we are trying to take a photo with one hand, or if we are breathing while taking the picture.
C. Try not to take pictures by holding the camera with just one hand, since our hand moves more than we realize, and this is a common practice with some of the tiny digital cameras. Always try to steady that one hand with the other hand in some way that is comfortable for you.
D. Crazy as it sounds, a one-legged "tripod" is much easier to carry, and not as cumbersome as the 3-legged variety. And, you can do away with the need to make all kinds of adjustments in the tripod for each shot. This can make quite a difference in the steadiness of the camera when shooting during a ghost hunt or similar situation. I have used one and the results can be amazing. It had a height adjustment that worked easily by just twisting the telescoping parts if the "leg" itself.
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Another good tip is to record conditions (keep a small note pad with you) when a particular picture was snapped... and make mention of any lights that are visible at all through the trees, shiny surfaces that may reflect, etc.. Unless we make it a point to look for them first, we often don't notice, since we are engrossed in taking a picture of something near us.
Part of being a good photographer is to always take note of the background in your shots, and minimizing distracting details... for instance, you take a picture of a gorgeous sunset, and there on the ground are a couple of cans, or a stop sign, or overhead wires, etc., that you didn't even notice when you snapped it. Very disconcerting when the rest of the picture turns out extra good! This same bit of wisdom about backgrounds applies to ghost and PN photography, too.
Just a couple of little hints that some of you may find helpful in the future. =)
Mare
[ January 13, 2005, 09:15 PM: Message edited by: azspirit ]
Thank you very much for taking time to view my pics. This place is very odd to say the least. I have been to numerous other "haunted sites" with minimal results, at least nothing as "busy" as theses pics. I too, have tried to explain away any light source that was found. And with the exception of the one pic (to the left of the tree towards the bottom) there just isn't any.
I would dismiss them as well, if all of the "ribbons" were moving in the same direction. But, I was wondering what your personal thought of the "building imprint" on one of the pics. This is what stumps us all. I have heard of "imprints" but never a building. Any thoughts on this??
I would dismiss them as well, if all of the "ribbons" were moving in the same direction. But, I was wondering what your personal thought of the "building imprint" on one of the pics. This is what stumps us all. I have heard of "imprints" but never a building. Any thoughts on this??
Hi Sarilove,
Not sure if this is the picture you are talking about. But my question would be who is this walking in the field?
I do not see a building. I see two things that look like white mask one moving and one not. What do you think?
Nice pictures!
Starlou
Not sure if this is the picture you are talking about. But my question would be who is this walking in the field?
I do not see a building. I see two things that look like white mask one moving and one not. What do you think?
Nice pictures!
Starlou
Hello!
I do see what you have pointed out, I can't explain why it looks that way. It could be someone walking or tree trunk.
The pic that I was talking about is the one with the shadows of my husband and I. At the top center of the picture above the ecto mist. You can see it in both the original and the enhanced. Almost like the outline of the 2nd and 3rd story of a building.
thanks for checking them out! This is a lot of fun for me! Anyone in Florida should visit this property and see what you get!
I do see what you have pointed out, I can't explain why it looks that way. It could be someone walking or tree trunk.
The pic that I was talking about is the one with the shadows of my husband and I. At the top center of the picture above the ecto mist. You can see it in both the original and the enhanced. Almost like the outline of the 2nd and 3rd story of a building.
thanks for checking them out! This is a lot of fun for me! Anyone in Florida should visit this property and see what you get!
Took an other look. I do see something that look like a building. But I also see faces in the mist.
Starlou
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Hey!
Well, we went out on the 22nd and what a wonderful night it was. The sky was clear, wasn't cold...just perfect! lol
Arrived around 8:30pm. My husband had the camera and started to take pics near the area where we have gotten the other pics mentioned above. He caught something so strange....white concentrated smoky material. We all stared at it saying that it looked like cig smoke but no one was smoking. All of us were saying how it looked like a white swan (wings open) getting ready to land. This pic was our little joke that we caught the ghost of a bird! lol
The rest of our 79 pics this is the ONLY pic that turned out. The rest were pitch black. We were upset because I had taken regular pics of buildings and stuff just for my research of this place on my website. To say the least we were all totally bummed because it seemed like we just wasted time being there.
It wasn't until we got home and started to look at the pics more closely, we decided to just rotate this swan picture. As soon as we did, our beautiful swan turned into a very mad demon-like face with hair horns and appeared to be screaming at us. Our eyes just about popped out of our heads. This "thing" is so detailed, I have yet to see anything like it. Please take a look, I have added to the link above the rotated pic and the original swan.
Anyone seen an apparition so clearly before like this?? I don't care if you save this pic and do all kinds of stuff to it to make sure that this is what it is....actually I WANT you to! Please let me know!
Also, wondering if this is some sort of warning.
To us he appears to be pointing towards something? If the is then he could only be pointing at 2 specific locations.....in the SWAN pic he would be pointing in the direction of the first juvenile center (which is where we went next and got a great EVP with a male voice Taunting us) or in the ROTATED pic he would have been pointing in the direction of the playground.
Thank You !!!! Sara & Manny
Well, we went out on the 22nd and what a wonderful night it was. The sky was clear, wasn't cold...just perfect! lol
Arrived around 8:30pm. My husband had the camera and started to take pics near the area where we have gotten the other pics mentioned above. He caught something so strange....white concentrated smoky material. We all stared at it saying that it looked like cig smoke but no one was smoking. All of us were saying how it looked like a white swan (wings open) getting ready to land. This pic was our little joke that we caught the ghost of a bird! lol
The rest of our 79 pics this is the ONLY pic that turned out. The rest were pitch black. We were upset because I had taken regular pics of buildings and stuff just for my research of this place on my website. To say the least we were all totally bummed because it seemed like we just wasted time being there.
It wasn't until we got home and started to look at the pics more closely, we decided to just rotate this swan picture. As soon as we did, our beautiful swan turned into a very mad demon-like face with hair horns and appeared to be screaming at us. Our eyes just about popped out of our heads. This "thing" is so detailed, I have yet to see anything like it. Please take a look, I have added to the link above the rotated pic and the original swan.
Anyone seen an apparition so clearly before like this?? I don't care if you save this pic and do all kinds of stuff to it to make sure that this is what it is....actually I WANT you to! Please let me know!
Also, wondering if this is some sort of warning.
To us he appears to be pointing towards something? If the is then he could only be pointing at 2 specific locations.....in the SWAN pic he would be pointing in the direction of the first juvenile center (which is where we went next and got a great EVP with a male voice Taunting us) or in the ROTATED pic he would have been pointing in the direction of the playground.
Thank You !!!! Sara & Manny
Sarilove,
This "swan" pic is VERY interesting, and it appears it may be ecto, with some orbs within it, moving around kind of in a little ball of great energy, so to speak. A very good pic, and it actulally doesn't look like cig smoke or foggy breath, or anything like that to me. Great Pic, Sarilove!! I really like this one! =)
Mare
This "swan" pic is VERY interesting, and it appears it may be ecto, with some orbs within it, moving around kind of in a little ball of great energy, so to speak. A very good pic, and it actulally doesn't look like cig smoke or foggy breath, or anything like that to me. Great Pic, Sarilove!! I really like this one! =)
Mare
Okay...
It appears to me that I am being misunderstood. I am not asking for anyone to zoom in really close to try and hopefully located a tiny little face in this ecto picture.
With the exception of the ecto at the very bottom of the picture, the rest of the ecto itself is a ghost face on the right of the picture. The face is kinda tilted to the left as if peering around a corner. Like I mentioned above, you don't have to search for it....the only thing is a face.
I would not waste others time on this if it wasn't that clear to see. Please take a look at the 2nd to the last picture. "He" is there waiting to be seen! I have never come across a picture so detailed before and that is why I am calling attention to it....Thanks!
It appears to me that I am being misunderstood. I am not asking for anyone to zoom in really close to try and hopefully located a tiny little face in this ecto picture.
With the exception of the ecto at the very bottom of the picture, the rest of the ecto itself is a ghost face on the right of the picture. The face is kinda tilted to the left as if peering around a corner. Like I mentioned above, you don't have to search for it....the only thing is a face.
I would not waste others time on this if it wasn't that clear to see. Please take a look at the 2nd to the last picture. "He" is there waiting to be seen! I have never come across a picture so detailed before and that is why I am calling attention to it....Thanks!
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