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Ishmael I
Ishmael Dec 20, 2005 23:01:10

While at Stonehenge last week I did several panoramics.
While processing them tonight I have come across something I am struggling to explain.
Normaly I can find an explaination for Orbs and such like but this one is baffling me.
The photos were taken seconds apart and the anomoly is only on the left frame.
It is slightly out of focus compared to the image on the right.
Here's a screen grab of the relevant parts of the images at real size.
Any Sane ideas from the photographers out there?
http://www.aveburytours.co.uk/Anomoly.jpg

T tiompan
tiompan Dec 20, 2005 23:03:35
Replying to Ishmael

Lots of info here.
http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/phen800.htm

C CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Dec 20, 2005 23:12:44
Replying to Ishmael

There seems to be a lot of camera shake in the picture, do you know if the photographer in the middle of the frame was using a flash? If the flash triggered for a fraction of a second shorter than your exposure then it would appear in a different place than the shaky photo places the camera. Also the guy at the back has moved, I wonder did he pop a photo while passing the guy with the tripod?

If it aint that then its definitely a lizard slipping back into the fourth dimension to collect his dole.

P PeterH
PeterH Dec 20, 2005 23:40:11
Replying to Ishmael

Its not an atmospheric and I can't believe that it's flash or flare and if its digital then I haven't a clue. If it was a transparency then I would say that it was a pinprick hole on the film.

Never seen anything quite like it before.

C cropredy
cropredy Dec 21, 2005 00:05:42
Replying to Ishmael

surely ,as camera capabilities raise, if there is something, especially at aprox four feet from ground level, especially at the spot this was taken, maybe with a camera moving in a certain way, just might pick it up.
K.

I Ishmael
Ishmael Dec 21, 2005 02:45:55
Replying to Ishmael

http://www.aveburytours.co.uk/A1nomoly.jpg
After listening to a Photo Forum.

The photo on the left has a bright Leg on the tripod.
I used onboard flash where and when necessary on auto as I took a 360 pano.
If flash went off on this frame then it is a fast shutter speed and a lower F stop hence a slightly blurry image
The next image is sharper and there is a delay at least 5 seconds while the chap walks 5 steps (time for camera recharging its capacitor?)
More light seen in the 2nd photo so no flash needed and so no flare.


Sounds good to me