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Old 20 October 2010, 04:31 AM
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Vanishing Ghostly photograph taken at execution site

A mysterious ghostly image has been taken at the execution site where hundreds of criminals were tried and put to death.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...tion-site.html
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Old 20 October 2010, 05:29 AM
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Jeez, could they at least give a little frame of reference to what that photo is of? How big of an area is it showing? Confusing photo.
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Old 20 October 2010, 06:05 AM
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That could be a photo of pretty much anything you want it to be.
They're grasping at straws there really.
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Old 20 October 2010, 09:07 AM
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"Listen - I told you again and again: before shooting a picture, make sure your fingers are not in front of the lens!"
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Old 20 October 2010, 09:33 AM
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Of all the things it could be, the least likely is the non-corporeal form of a long dead person, who, in their presumably tormented state, has decided to haunt quite possibly the most boring tourist attraction in Nottingham (Believe me, it is. I was there recently).
My guess would be aliens.
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Old 20 October 2010, 09:34 AM
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If I snap something in relatively low light with a fairly low-res camera, I could no doubt claim there are ghosts in the images. In these cases, the mind sees what it has been primed to see. Personally I just see the random light/shade patterns I'd expect to find in poorly lit scenes.
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Old 20 October 2010, 02:14 PM
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OMG! You mean you guys don't see it? What is wrong with you all? That is clearly the Virgin Mary.

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Old 20 October 2010, 03:31 PM
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They can take a photo of a ghost--but they can't get him to smile?

Brad "watch the skeletal birdie!" from Georgia
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Old 20 October 2010, 04:02 PM
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Learn to focus, don't use flash on highly reflective surface, and for the love of all that is holy, stop smoking when you photograph things and get your wrist strap out of the shot. This isn't a ghost picture, it's an idiot with a camera too advanced for them or maybe they're drunk, or they dropped it.
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Old 20 October 2010, 06:20 PM
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I do see a figure that appears to be of a person, but it's too blurry to determine what it is. I doubt it's a ghost because there seems to be a double image of it.
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