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Photographic Analysis P02-0002

Click to enlarge - Photo Property of Samantha HarrisClick to enlarge - Photo Property of Samantha Harris Submitted Information on Photo:

This picture is what started it all for me; motivated me to take my curiosity to actual research when I was about 11-12 years old. Finally put it up on the web/showed copies around 2001 so I made sure to put ownership/credit on it. It was taken with a simple Kodak point and shoot disposable camera. This is the photograph that I had experts analysis; they have worked at the Huron Camera in my hometown for over 30 years. They couldn't explain it as its not a double exposure or reflection, its in the negative, etc. Ironically, they began telling some ghost stories, haha.
  

The only people in the building (its a small theater/meeting building at the camp) were the girls on the couch and myself who was taking the picture. Its not my reflection otherwise there'd be a camera in my face (nor do I look like that) and its corkboard that this woman is appearing over. Its interesting that she only shows on the corkboard as this truly isn't a fake or edited but I'm sure it'd give skeptics reason to doubt; I just personally know the truth and that's why I share this with others. There was no coating or shiney cover over the corkboard; we used to use it as a bulletin board and post news/letters on there. I had an odd feeling while taking the picture and there had been rumors of a woman dieing on the property.

PSIRO ANALYSIS

Since this photo is a 35mm photograph, no EXIF data could be pulled on the technical aspects of the camera. This is truly an interesting photo regardless of the actual nature of the photograph. Without resorting to simple assumption, the photograph cannot be verifiable of an exact explanation.

We do believe that a plausible explanation is due to pareidolia, the human ability to create familiar patterns in seemingly random data. We do know that the flash was fired in the case of this photograph. We also notice that the figure in question is only in monotone format, meaning that there is no clear indication of any other colors other than the tonality placed on the cork board. There also seems to be what appears to be random whitish patterns on the left side of the cork board, away from the figure in question, that could possibly be due to the illumination of the flash. The figure may actually be nothing more than the result of illumination from the cameras flash that looks strikingly like a human figure. 

Since we do not have access to the cork board to attempt to recreate the image and there is not enough evidence to substantiate any assumption, we must label this photo unverifiable. 

Comments  

 
0 #1 Dave Francis 2010-03-10 17:57
Another possibility is that there is a glass casing over the front of the cork board. If that were the case, we'd need to figure out if anyone besides the photographer was standing in a position to be caught in the reflection. A very interesting photo, to say the least.
 
 
0 #2 Martin.G 2010-03-21 12:34
Quoting Dave Francis:
Another possibility is that there is a glass casing over the front of the cork board. If that were the case, we'd need to figure out if anyone besides the photographer was standing in a position to be caught in the reflection. A very interesting photo, to say the least.


That was what I was thinking since the image remains inside the cork board and does not cross the frame. This would leave to to believe a glass cover. After some adjustments it appears to be a woman holding a drink glass.
 

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