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Heather wrote: "I found this documentary about what cameras catch that the eye can't see. Even smartphone cameras!https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20...
The intr..."
Fun! Thanks for sharing, Heather. I went to an exhibit about ghost photography a while back and it was very interesting to learn about the history and to see examples from the 1800s.
Story wrote: "Fun! Thanks for sharing, Heather. I went to an exhibit about ghost photography a while back and it was very interesting to learn about the history and to see examples from the 1800s. I'm sorry I'm a little late with this reply. I didn't see your message. But you're welcome, Story!
That would be a really cool exhibit!
Many years ago I went to Charleston, South Carolina and my mom and I took the "ghost walk". I can't remember much about it but it was a fun, evening stroll through the old houses of Charleston. They told stories of the ghosts that reside there. We didn't see or feel any ghosts but the stories, though I don't remember them, at the time they were fun and intriguing.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20...
The intriguing history of ghost photography
By Howard Timberlake
30th June 2015
As camera tech has evolved, so too has the photography of puzzling ‘spirits’, and as Howard Timberlake discovers, they even appear in smartphone shots.
It’s February 2015 at Hampton Court Palace in London. Twelve-year-old Holly Hampsheir grabs her iPhone to take a photo of her cousin, Brook, as she walks alone through the majestic King’s Apartments. Snap.
It’s not until the following day that they discover Brook was not alone in the picture. A tall, grey, seemingly cloaked woman follows behind her. In a second photo, this strange anomaly is gone.
Was it a stunning image of a tortured apparition making a rare performance for the cameras, or something more... well... sensible?