You may also see the particles in just the light beam.
#Orbs in videos dust mods#
In reasons to remove posts that the mods have, 'Orbs are not ghosts' is number 1 on the list.Ĭameras can pick up particles quite easily, get your camera phone, load up a camera app, turn on the flash to always on and go into a darkened room and look at the screen, you are going to see particles whizz by.
Nearly all orb photos or videos are basically mundane or false positives. I feel the need to write something official here. Stricter rules for submission and discussion.Ī place to ask questions about all things paranormal as well as submitting your own happenings for opinionsĪ place to ask for help with your paranormal happenings and find Paranormal Investigators in your area. If you have any questions, concerns, comments, or suggestions please send a message to the Moderatorsįor more serious discussion on the Paranormal Sciences. The moderators of /r/Ghosts reserve the right to moderate posts and comments at their discretion, with regard to their perception of the suitability of said posts and comments for this subreddit. Posts that do not follow guidelines will be removed. Repeat offenders and extreme cases will be banned. Hate posting- If your post or comment is rude, inappropriate, racist, sexist, vitriolic, or overly crude, it will be removed. Also, do not use this subreddit to farm for content for your Blog/Vlog/YouTube Channel/Podcast.ĥ. Spamming / Self-Promotion - Blogs/Vlogs/YouTube channels/Webpages/Podcasts- Do not post them here. Such postings should be submitted to r/nosleepĤ. Fictional Stories- Ghost stories/fictional stories/scary stories do not belong here. Intentional posting of fake and/or frivolous videos may lead to being banned.ģ. Videos- Don't post them, unless it is original content that you filmed on an investigation. Intentional posting of fake photos will not be allowed and could lead to being banned.Ģ. Images- Original Content Only - Should be uploaded from Imgur. Ring Doorbells / Security Camera videos and false positives.ĭirect Links to articles about the paranormal are allowed, as long as they do not violate any of the rules listed belowġ. The apparent size of the orbs, and their flight paths, is an illusion caused by the compression of 3D visual space down to 2D.Articles, Photos, Discussions, and Evidence of Ghosts and other Paranormal Events. Sometimes the orbs have a flight path that makes them appear to follow people but, as with still-photo orbs, they are really much closer to the camera than they seem. We often record floating orbs using this setup, usually caused by dust stirred up by passing humans, which appears as orbs up to several minutes later, or completely randomly. We use infra-red DV cameras on our investigations, and these have multiple IR LEDs positioned in a circle with the lens at its centre. The main difference is, of course, movement. Video cameras usually have LED illuminators sited close to the lens, and these can catch floating particles of dust, moisture droplets and small insects in a similar way to the flash of a still camera. We have had a lot of enquiries about orbs appearing in videos. These can also appear to be paranormal - see examples.)
(Orbs caused by flash are the main subject of this article, but the sun or other light sources in the picture can cause orb-like effects due to lens flare. The photographic terms for this effect are backscatter and near-camera-reflection. This is not because of the digital recording device, but the compact optical design of the cameras, the short focal length and small aperture of the lenses and the close proximity of lens and flash. And orb photos are more common with digital cameras than film. If they were little bundles of energy floating around, they would be just as visible to the naked human eye as to the camera.Īctually, it is often only cameras with a flash positioned close to the lens that show up orbs. Why is it that these 'orbs' only show up in photographs? You don't actually see them. Orbs can appear in videos (see note below) and still photographs, and some people still claim that they are an early stage of spirit manifestation. There are still many paranormal investigation websites that show photos of orbs as evidence of paranormal activity.