Mystery Photo...

[FlyingPete]

Not sure where to post this one, so I thought General would be most appropriate.

Anyway a couple of months ago my Grandmother phoned me wanting me to explain a photo a friend of hers had taken at a get together, from here explanation I was stumped I could not think of a single thing that was causing what she was describing. Anyway, we were heading her way for Christmas so I asked her to get a copy of one of the shots (there are several all with the same 'phenomenon').

Pictures are worth a 1000 words or so I am told so here it is:
http://www.peterlowden.com/POTN/Mystery01.jpg
Check out the third person from the front on the left

Here is a close up of that part of the image:
http://www.peterlowden.com/POTN/Mystery02.jpg

The original was taken on a Pentax Film based point and shoot using 35mm film, I took a photo of it using my 40D as I had to return the original. As I said earlier apparently the same effect occurs to the same person in several shots.

After visiting the place where they had lunch I have a down to earth theory that seems to fit quite well, but in the mean time I will leave it to you to see what you all think!

(One thing my theory doesn't explain is the shape of the silhouette...)

[the_incubus]

perhaps shes a vampire?

[Travisj]

Too much flash on Jay Leno. Only thing I can come up with. Try to share some of the light with the others.....:lol:

[Belmondo]

http://www.crystalinks.com/shc.html

[lil_miss]

was she sitting under a sky light?
I just see an over exposed person;...

[FlyingPete]

was she sitting under a sky light?
I just see an over exposed person;...

You take all the fun out of it :rolleyes: That is my theory too, here is a shot of the place:

http://www.peterlowden.com/POTN/Mystery03.jpg

[S-S]

i was going with skylight too, or infra red transmitter
the low pass filter still allows quite an amount through

[the_incubus]

http://www.crystalinks.com/shc.html

:lol::lol::lol:

[Stefan A]

I was also going to say skylight. But that silhouette is funny - very cartoonish.

Stefan

[iKirst]

was she sitting under a sky light?
I just see an over exposed person;...

I think Skylight, too

[T.D.]

http://www.crystalinks.com/shc.html

Nice!

:lol::lol:

[20droger]

Poo!!!

Anyone skilled in the true sciences (astrology. parapsychology, telekinetics, etc.) can instantly see that this is a psychic phenomenon indicating that the incandescent individual will die in a fire within a year. It's just basic precognition, people.

Oh, yes. The aural manifestation is white. That shows that he/she led a virtuous life and will be going to Heaven

[webejamn]

i might be wrong but if you look close it looks as though you can see the persons arm normally, and the person casts a glow off to the others next to her,

[gjl711]

I still like the Chiefs explanation best. Poo on the skylight.

[jonnythan]

Definitely the skylight. You can even see the border of the sunlight diagonally across her chest.

[HectorsGTI]

I thought she had a lightsabre prosthetic fitted to her amputated arm.

[FZ1dave]

Regardless of the phenomenon that is one SCARY profile. Yowza.

[lycan]

is the shape of the person true to life??? and why is it not looking the same way all the rest are??

i think some one might of played a joke at the lab.

[Mgdh]

My guess on the profile is that we are seeing the shape of the hair around the face which just happens to mimic the shape of a face. If you look, the apparent 'chin' is at or just below shoulder level.

Of course, I could be completely wrong ;)