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Temperature: Mean Temperature 55 °F - Max Temperature 73 °F 69 °F 85 °F (1986) Min Temperature 37 °F 44 °F 27 °F (1959)

Degree Days: Heating Degree Days 10 Growing Degree Days 5 (Base 50)

Moisture: Dew Point 47 °F Average Humidity 77 Maximum Humidity 97 Minimum Humidity 40

Precipitation: Precipitation 0.00 in - - ()

Sea Level Pressure: Sea Level Pressure 30.25 in

Wind: Wind Speed 0 mph (SE) Max Wind Speed 9 mph Max Gust Speed - Visibility 8 miles

Events Averages and records for this station are not official NWS values.

T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value

I took this photo nov 7 /8 ,2009 at Johnson Cemetery.no one was smoking. I held my breath several seconds before during and after. Also oddly I went back Feb 1 2010 took area shots during the day to find out that the night i took the wispy photo was the deceased birthday also here is the other part of photo that went with this http://ghosthauntings.org/Johnson_Cemetery_In_Alabama.aspx

DIGITAL EXIF DATA:

PSIRO ANALYSIS

This photo is interesting to analyze. Giving the person submitting the photograph the benefit of the doubt and there was no one smoking, and that she held her breath prior to taking the photograph, the logical causation's for the photograph begin to dwindle. At first look at the photograph, I immediately thought to myself that they captured smoke of some kind, looking at the EXIF data, only one person was present and they claim that they were not smoking. 

The EXIF data reveals a couple things, mostly that the cause of the anomaly seems to be more environmental (meaning that the camera error was not a cause) and that the flash was fired which seemed to capture the image which may have gone unnoticed in the dark.

Given the details submitted, my only possible explanation is moisture or fog. Both of which can go unnoticed in the dark if the density of the fog is low, only being seen by illumination, in this case a flash being fired. I am suspecting this due to the lower density of what appears to be mist or fog around the more dense wisps as well as the transparent globules or "orbs" which are the cause of either moisture in the air, dust, or particles on the lens. Given the nature of the photograph, the weather conditions, the likelihood for it being moisture is pretty good. The interesting point to note is the wisp-like effect that is seen. This alone still leaves me scratching my head a little. 

I look forward to hearing some responses on this one that can either confirm or deny my suspicions of moisture or fog. Please leave your responses in the comments below.

UPDATE: 3/25/2010

After much discussion with other individuals concerning this photograph, we can neither confirm nor deny the nature of the photograph, but we believe strongly that this is due to environmental stimuli, whether it be moisture, fog, or even smoke. However, given new information and evidence submitted by the individual, we have reason to believe that submitted information regarding the photo was inaccurate. In photographs submitted to us yesterday, we discovered that more than one person was present during the "investigation" which we were told only one person was present. Photographic evidence along with corroborating EXIF data shows that there were at least 4 people present during that time. We also discovered that there were large amounts of moisture condensation on the ground, as the grass in multiple other photos appeared wet. This may be an indicator that there was higher amounts of moisture in the air. There is still not enough information to make a clear conclusion, but given the weight of this new evidence, we believe very strongly that environmental factors were the cause.

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0 #1 2010-03-23 15:53

Nice capture

 

 

0 #2 2010-03-23 16:34

i was hoping to ask you if you would be able to add to to photo that it is copy righted brandy rolin of course i gave you permission...

 

 

0 #3 2010-03-23 16:36

Quoting Cassiel:

8) Nice capture

thank you ...brandy rolin

 

 

0 #4 2010-03-23 17:02

in ref of my photo i sent in no no one was smoking i was the only one out there in the cemetery .. you can go to my site and look at the rest of my photos if you like

 

 

0 #5 2010-03-23 23:40

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vckjrkns (View posts) Posted: 27 May 2009 4:36PM GMT
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Can someone tell me where this cemetery is located.Thanks
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BettyManning72 (View posts) Posted: 27 May 2009 9:16PM GMT
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From Evergreen, go to Repton on U.S. 84 W. Turn left on Al. 41 and go to Range, Al. Turn right and go about 5 miles; turn left on short dirt road for 1/2 mile. Cemetery is nearly 1/4 mile off on left side of road. This is from the book CONECUH HEADSTONES VOLUME 1. Betty
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vckjrkns (View posts) Posted: 8 Jun 2009 5:28PM GMT
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Thank you very much.
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returnvirus (View posts) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 1:03AM GMT
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Surnames: Greg Morris
Hello. it is Greg. send me an e-mail returnvirus@yah oo.
I hope to hear back from you....!!!
this may help you find johnson cemetery i know that you being smart in the ass category must be very exhausting multitasking between your phd in English and finding sites to vent your arrogance ,shallowed mind rants .besides where is your photos do you not have any thing to show other than your ass ?,i did not ever once say i was an investigator , as far as the circles man in hat hahah i did not circle that besides the date being i had put on my photo s i arrived to cemetery on november 7 2009 took photos i was not sure the exact time the wisp picture was taken till photo analyze" it shows it was after 12 am which then makes it november 8 2009 tell me if i am wrong on that ..

 

 

0 #6 2010-03-24 09:29

Due to the color of the mist, I would say this is cigarette smoke: blue. Also, one can see a cloud in the middle of the trails of smoke. This leads me to believe the photographer, after dancing the cigarette around to make the mist trails, pulled his/her hand out of the way quickly diffusing the smoke into a clould which is very visible. The camera is a point-n-shoot type. Putting the flash very close to the lens. Hence, Orbs.
"Once must use the evidence presented in the photograph, not the word of the photographer. People can lie."

 

 

0 #7 2010-03-24 10:22

nice opinion .. that would have to be one hell of a cigarette besides there is no smoke trail that appears to even remotely lead back to the area of where in your opinion one would have been smoking.. i am not an investigator nor would i do such as you have stated would not even know how to do things as you speak of.but here is a reply i received from a scientist to maybe aid in your cigarette theory
We’ve ran your photos through some image enhancement software and the results will impress you somewhat. Note that image 8 has a lot more detail now, the wisps appear to be something smoke like which seem to be following a path, note how they loop around erratically. You’ll also notice in the enhanced pic that many “orbs” have appeared. The orbs are dust or water molecules but the wispy smoke and the now clearly apparent fog in the background can have many explanations although nothing rock solid enough to disprove that its not ecto, so the results on this are inconclusive It does look a little like cigarette smoke but cigarette smoke is very wispy with more filaments so this pic is an unknown. About the smoke being there in the first place, I have absolutely no idea! In a spiritual sense, demons can manifest themselves into any form so it could be a possibility, scientifically though, that pic is an unknown, so by our standards we cant really explain it. You have a very interesting pic there
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0 #8 2010-03-24 15:07

If we pick out the actual science from the statement made by your "scientist", we have an image they can only really call "unknown". Now, to make the statement that they have nothing "rock solid" to disprove that it's "ecto" is meaningless, for "ecto", I'm assuming as short for "ectoplasm", has yet to be proven to even exist as a measurable substance. As far as the paranormal definition is concerned, it's existence is nothing more than speculation. Therefore, since this image is poor evidence of anything other than the existence of a graveyard, any judgment made on the photographed phenomenon would rely upon the likelihood of whether smoke played a part in the image or if some unknown, immeasurable substance of fantasy were present in the image. In which case, the image is most likely a picture of smoke. Anecdotal evidence is only as strong as the mouth that breaths it, and since you yourself are an unknown factor, with little proof for your story, the only person who could be convinced that this image was anything paranormal would be yourself and perhaps some close friends.

Now, as to the coincidence that you photographed a grave on the same day as the DOB of the deceased. At the most extreme, you stood a 1 in 365 chance of experiencing this coincidence. Since there were numerous graves in this cemetery, each likely with a distinct DOB, your chances of snapping a photo of a grave on the same day as the DOB become much greater. These are hardly astronomical odds. Catching the smoky phenomenon may seem to increase those, but there is little proof that this isn't cigarette smoke, or some other normal substance such as blown spider webs in front of fog or any other of countless explanations for this effect.

 

 

0 #9 2010-03-24 20:07

thank you justin for your expertise just really who are you justin zimmer ,since you seem to be realy into dismissing and the main one who comes back to be opinionated on my photo lets talk about you fort a minute.. what credentials do you have jusin? do you have a phd,a bs degree or are you majoring in the field of science surely you can provide that with all of your supreme knowledge you so freely give .. lets not throw mud per say .. and in reference's to the location of johnson cemetery here you go read on this Message Boards
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From Evergreen, go to Repton on U.S. 84 W. Turn left on Al. 41 and go to Range, Al. Turn right and go about 5 miles; turn left on short dirt road for 1/2 mile. Cemetery is nearly 1/4 mile off on left side of road. This is from the book CONECUH HEADSTONES VOLUME 1. Betty
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vckjrkns (View posts) Posted: 8 Jun 2009 5:28PM GMT
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Thank you very much.
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returnvirus (View posts) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 1:03AM GMT
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0 #10 2010-03-24 20:30

to" LOL // nice i like the way you put that... now i think i seen who justin zimmer is hahaha on facebook he is on a bicycle you are right LOL is correct on saying what was said i would like to with draw my comments on justin i feel sorry for him no wonder he is so rude and crude he is insecure and has no life justin zimmer i am sorry your life is full of wanting to be some one else and your jealousy has taken over your soul .. you would be better off not to exert so much of your negativity on others ,but take the time to be a better person and open your mind instead of your mouth try that they say it seems to set the soul free and your selfesteam should get better with practice

 

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