though he'll hate me for this. One for DMpoole
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exactly, not like the ghost will slip, fall down and die.
what really bugs me is people will actually believe this crap
Double exposure on a digital camera? No, it is simply photo shopped I imagine.
Take a photo with someone there, then without, overlay @ 20% opacity, add some blurring and you've got yourself a 'ghost'.
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Can clearly see its the lamp at the bottom of the stairs that confused the camera phone.
This effect happens all the time!
The picture has been taken indoors so the camera will have set itself to use a long exposure in order to take the picture (i.e. it's recording the image for 1/20s or something like that). Whilst the picture was taken someone was walking down the stairs, their body was moving hence it blurred in the shot, but the hand remained still on the banister which is why you can see some detail in it.
For example see the following picture taken from http://www.photoaxe.com/motion-blur-panning-and-zooming-tricks-in-photography/
As you can see the people walking/moving are blurred, but the people who are not moving/sat down are not blurred. The faster someone is moving the more they will appear to blur (when camera settings remain consistent!!!)
The picture has been taken indoors so the camera will have set itself to use a long exposure in order to take the picture (i.e. it's recording the image for 1/20s or something like that). Whilst the picture was taken someone was walking down the stairs, their body was moving hence it blurred in the shot, but the hand remained still on the banister which is why you can see some detail in it.
For example see the following picture taken from http://www.photoaxe.com/motion-blur-panning-and-zooming-tricks-in-photography/
As you can see the people walking/moving are blurred, but the people who are not moving/sat down are not blurred. The faster someone is moving the more they will appear to blur (when camera settings remain consistent!!!)
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My thoughts would be the same thing, with a long exposure you can easily create great looking trails on any object that is moving quickly when compared to stationary objects.
Just look at the classic trailing lights on motorway shots
Stationary camera on a tripod, very long exposure rate... wait and enjoy the outcome
The thing that gets me is that obviously his family have encouraged his stupid belief that he photographed a ghost when it's so obvious that he hasn't. Are they doing so for fun or have none of them used a camera before/have a bit of common sense....
Just look at the classic trailing lights on motorway shots
Stationary camera on a tripod, very long exposure rate... wait and enjoy the outcome
Like this:
My thoughts would be the same thing, with a long exposure you can easily create great looking trails on any object that is moving quickly when compared to stationary objects.
Just look at the classic trailing lights on motorway shots
Stationary camera on a tripod, very long exposure rate... wait and enjoy the outcome
The only issue I have with that is the image seems too clear (not blurred enough), and generally you would expect the person to be far more visible. Otherwise I would have said a half second exposure with the camera held against a railing to keep it steady.
I'd possibly be more inclined to believe it was a PS job with two layers blended together at about 20% as someone else said, the only issue I have with that is the hand does indeed seem to be directly on the railing and the hand does seem to be gripping it, but then that could just be two shots just after each other merged, from te same place. Also is it me but the womans stance seems to be wrong for walking up the stairs?
I'd be interested to see the full photo with the exif intact, but I bet that will never see the light of day as it'll give the game away...
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from looking at the same reflection on the tiles to the right to me it looks like the picture was taken looking through a glass window and what can be seen is the reflection of what was on the camera side of the window.
Wow the one in that picture must have been a giant!Like this:
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My old phones camera did things like this, it's quite logical someone's probably ran upstairs and due to the long delay it's captured the 'essence'/light off who ever ran by.
In fact I feel like finding it to earn myself a few £££ in "ghost photos"
In fact I feel like finding it to earn myself a few £££ in "ghost photos"
This effect happens all the time!
The picture has been taken indoors so the camera will have set itself to use a long exposure in order to take the picture (i.e. it's recording the image for 1/20s or something like that). Whilst the picture was taken someone was walking down the stairs, their body was moving hence it blurred in the shot, but the hand remained still on the banister which is why you can see some detail in it.
For example see the following picture taken from http://www.photoaxe.com/motion-blur-panning-and-zooming-tricks-in-photography/
As you can see the people walking/moving are blurred, but the people who are not moving/sat down are not blurred. The faster someone is moving the more they will appear to blur (when camera settings remain consistent!!!)
I see dead people.
This effect happens all the time!
The picture has been taken indoors so the camera will have set itself to use a long exposure in order to take the picture (i.e. it's recording the image for 1/20s or something like that). Whilst the picture was taken someone was walking down the stairs, their body was moving hence it blurred in the shot, but the hand remained still on the banister which is why you can see some detail in it.
For example see the following picture taken from http://www.photoaxe.com/motion-blur-panning-and-zooming-tricks-in-photography/
As you can see the people walking/moving are blurred, but the people who are not moving/sat down are not blurred. The faster someone is moving the more they will appear to blur (when camera settings remain consistent!!!)
If the exif data does not conicide with what either of us have said-then we can throw that theory out of the "window". Admittedly this is the info I would accept in the abscence of any data.