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  • warbeak2099
    That is my foot!
    • Jan 2004
    • 4447

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    Images caught at Gettysburg... after hours

    Ok, so my dad, my friend, and his dad went with me to Gettysburg as we do every summer. We're pretty versed in the battle and war for that matter and we go annually as a pilgrimage almost. Anyways, this time we finally got our dander up and decided to go out onto the battlefield at night to snap some pictures and see what we could find. Sure enough, we got some ghostly images in our shots. These two are the best shots, the rest are hard to see.

    The first is from Devil's Den. This was an especially gruesome area of the battlefield where men fought in vicious hand to hand combat to take control of a rocky valley beneath Little Round Top. Men fell into deep crags and were forgotten. Sharpshooters on both sides picked off anyone who was sticking just a little bit out from behind the huge boulders. The area changed hands several times and saw quite a bit of carnage. It is believed to be the most paranormally active section of the field for this reason.



    What you see in this picture and the following are orbs. Spirits are believed to present themselves as energy in various shapes. In this case, balls of glowing light. Now, sometimes digital cameras can pick up insects and dust particles which people confuse as orbs. However, those appear transparrent and small. Many of these orbs as you can see are almost the size of a human head and are solid and bright.

    This next picture is of the Wheatfield. This area of the battlefield was also very gory and also changed hands numerous times on the second day of the battle. Men fell in the tall wheat over and over. it got so bad that wounded men were buried under dead bodies. Those that were not entombed by the dead were attacked in the night by wild boars. They used the last ounces of strength to ward off the wild animals and many were eaten alive. Once again, you can really feel the activity when you walk through this area.



    I know I know, there may in fact be a logical explanation. But I've thought of a lot and I just cannot explain this other than it is paranormal activity. My friend's dad is a skeptic and is very reliant on science to explain most everything (as am I most of the time). He was even shaken up when we went out onto the field at night. He agreed that there must be something which we cannot understand going on. Who knows, there could be an undiscovered set of scientific laws that support the theory of alternate plains or dimensions. Physics could possibly expand farther than what we have presently figured out.

    Whatever you believe, one thing is sure. Around 21 thousand men died at Gettysburg and a lot of suffering went on there. Whether it be caused by the knowledge of these events, or the presence of spirits, one can certainly feel the power and profoundness of what happened in and around the town.

    Enjoy,
    Pete
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  • punkncat
    One foot less
    • Feb 2003
    • 5841

    #2
    Just out of curiousity, were you out after the temp dropped below dewpoint?

    The small spots could be fine droplets of water that were on the lens at the time you snapped the pictures.


    I am not at all disbelieving of the possiblilty of supernatural activity there or anywhere else for that matter. But as you mentioned in your post, I am always looking for a logical scientific explaination.

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    • warbeak2099
      That is my foot!
      • Jan 2004
      • 4447

      #3
      I'm sorry, I should have mentioned that. No there was no dew yet. It was early enough that the temp had not dropped below dewpoint. There was also nothing to reflect off of. No flashlights, no mirrors, no metallic objects.
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      • personman

        #4
        I dunno looks like you have a dirty lense to me.

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        • warbeak2099
          That is my foot!
          • Jan 2004
          • 4447

          #5
          Yea, that's what I thought. But the other pictures I took of the same area either didn't have the orbs or they were in different places and there were less of them. Trust me, I'd be forthcoming about anything that could have caused the objects.
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          • Glickman
            *Insert Witty Phrase*
            • Sep 2003
            • 2673

            #6
            Originally posted by warbeak2099

            Whatever you believe, one thing is sure. Around 21 thousand men died at Gettysburg and a lot of suffering went on there. Whether it be caused by the knowledge of these events, or the presence of spirits, one can certainly feel the power and profoundness of what happened in and around the town.

            Enjoy,
            Pete
            there is no denying the amount of passion and pain that Gettysburg has seen, but that has nothing to do with the mal-pixilation

            makes you think that while there are so many ghost stories of horrible trageties in panamerica, but why are there no stories or coverage of the slaughter of millions for no reason beyond the amount of cows they have.

            if you want to compromise though, we can chalk it up to quantum mechanics though, and we are ALL right

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            • MoeMag
              Still here.
              • Dec 2005
              • 1821

              #7
              I'm with you.

              I have pictures of the same thing, but of a more personal nature. Never had it happen any other time. I remember when I took the photos that someone was there with me... the best part is, I know who it was too. I will have that photo forever.

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              • warbeak2099
                That is my foot!
                • Jan 2004
                • 4447

                #8
                Originally posted by Glickman
                there is no denying the amount of passion and pain that Gettysburg has seen, but that has nothing to do with the mal-pixilation

                makes you think that while there are so many ghost stories of horrible trageties in panamerica, but why are there no stories or coverage of the slaughter of millions for no reason beyond the amount of cows they have.

                if you want to compromise though, we can chalk it up to quantum mechanics though, and we are ALL right
                It is a huge stretch to say that those perfectly round circles that if zoomed in on, show texture and organization, are mal-pixelation. Mal-pixelation would appear very differently. Sorry, that's even more of a stretch than saying they're ghosts. However, they very well could be dust particles. That's a more scientific reason. Mal-pixelation is more of an over used response by skeptics. It is very unlikely and doesn't apply when you have orbs that are as perfect as this. If you zoom in on the orb actually, you will see that it has a sort of cellular organization. There is a cell wall, cell membrane, and structures within the membrane. It's very interesting. It is as if these are floating mono-cellular organisms. That's what throws off the dust particle theory. Not only are some of the orbs not-transparent, but they show signs of design.
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                • Double T
                  Registered User
                  • Oct 2004
                  • 37

                  #9
                  I know that you can basically blame the uneasy feeling of being at those sites on subconcious notions that you truly believe the sites are "haunted", but the orbs...what kind of flim were you using. Certain film types can pick up different wavelengths that normal film cannot.

                  Just my two cents, but I don't deny the existence of the supernatural.
                  Originally posted by ShortBusBacker
                  come on fools, this is a agg face shooting mad muppet detonating hott dart throwing rope making hella fast mowing ripping angel

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                  • TheAngryDrunkenRussian
                    Owner Grounds Master Co.
                    • Sep 2005
                    • 586

                    #10
                    personally I feel that you walk out on hallowed ground and taking pictures of fallen soldiers and enemies is not cool even if they are spirits. Not tring to flame just don't like it.

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                    • MantisMag
                      Dim Sum
                      • Dec 2001
                      • 1895

                      #11
                      that's lens flare and is quite common with compact cameras especially when using a flash.

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                      • Hexis
                        Green Mag Freak
                        • Sep 2001
                        • 2427

                        #12
                        It would be more radial if it was flare. I suspect illuminated insects close to the lense (making them look larger and out of focus). The Bokeh looks about right for small compact digicam.

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                        • Indignant

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                          with a digital camera it is so many things before it is ghost orbs.

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                          • lather
                            Registered User
                            • Jul 2004
                            • 591

                            #14
                            I get that effect with my pictures sometimes. I always thought they were dust particles.

                            /shrug
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                            • warbeak2099
                              That is my foot!
                              • Jan 2004
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                              #15
                              I was using a full sized digital camera, not a compact camera or a compact digicam. The reason it probably isn't dust particles is because I took multiple outdoors pictures in the same area and only some of the shots appeared with the "orbs".
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