This from the person who submitted the photo….
My family and I visited the Edinburgh Castle on Saturday 5th July 2003 and I took many pictures inside and outside the castle with my digital camera. When I downloaded them onto my computer I found something odd on one of the pictures. I think the picture is of Charles the Second but it looks to me like a ghost of a woman standing beside the king with her hand on his shoulder.
What do you think? Comment and vote now!
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March 9, 2009 at 4:08 pm |
It’s a reflection or a jpeg artifact.
March 10, 2009 at 8:34 pm |
Reflection from a flash on oil canvas will give an image, I think you are right about that.
The brain tries to make sense of patterns (matrixing) which is why so many pictures look real!
March 9, 2009 at 4:21 pm |
odd but I wouldnt say its a ghost- why is the fogginess just in the picture and not over part of the frame as well- seems like a refection or something
March 9, 2009 at 5:01 pm |
I think this is reflected light causing fogginess in the picture.
The reason is most likely a very slight indentation of the canvas or irregularity in the thickness of the glass.
That is why the fogginess is limited to the picture and is confined within the frame.
March 9, 2009 at 5:17 pm |
Another reflection.
March 9, 2009 at 10:38 pm |
Reflected light, or maybe flash, why take a photo at that angle unless trying to avoid reflection of flash?
March 10, 2009 at 6:22 am |
Is this the best of the best? Oh dear. I am off to read some real news.
March 10, 2009 at 7:17 am |
I like Wendy’s explanation.
SSLY
March 10, 2009 at 12:24 pm |
rubbish!!!!!!!!!!
March 10, 2009 at 1:19 pm |
Very obvious. Theres a door/window – something letting light through opposite the painting. Oil paintings by nature are very reflective.
The main thing is that there is the reflection on the frame. In the reflected light you can even see a wall and a large reflection off a polished floor.
March 10, 2009 at 1:31 pm |
Agreed, it’s just a reflection of some sort.
March 10, 2009 at 4:15 pm |
looks like a flash … maybe yours or someones behind you either way waste of time
March 10, 2009 at 4:45 pm |
Light reflecting from the painting.
March 10, 2009 at 5:11 pm |
this looks like a reflection.
March 10, 2009 at 6:10 pm |
There had to be a window or light source behind you. You can see that the left side of the frame is illuminated as well.
March 10, 2009 at 6:50 pm |
the pictures of charle the second doesn’t look like it has a glasseframe or cover to me and it looks like a ghost figure of his wife catherine. if you look on wiki pages, or could be henrietta his mother. i dont know though. seems genuine
March 10, 2009 at 7:00 pm |
I think its juss a relfection or something because the light isnt even juss in the picture its over tha frame as well … as for the wife wif her hand on his shoulder thing what the hell its juss a bit of light Lmao
March 10, 2009 at 7:10 pm |
Camera flash, light reflection defo nothing paranormal
March 10, 2009 at 7:58 pm |
I know most of you don’t believe its genuine but personally i do. For it to be a light reflection wouldn’t the light cause a verticle line rather than a smudge? And a camera flash would’nt cause a smudge like that.
I think it looks like a well known portrait of Elizabeth the 1st. I don’t know maybe its a fake i just doubt its a trick of the light.
March 10, 2009 at 8:36 pm |
I think Charles has dropped his guts.
March 10, 2009 at 10:14 pm |
reflection of light
March 11, 2009 at 6:16 am |
Reflection or Light
March 11, 2009 at 7:45 am |
could be smudges or dents in the canvas showing up when the flash hit it
March 11, 2009 at 12:26 pm |
Reflection – you can almost see some of the objects outside of the window that is reflected. The strange shape (although symmetrical) of the blur could well be drapes, or curtains tied back.
March 11, 2009 at 1:31 pm |
Given that the frame closest to the image is also illuminated, I would suggest that there is some light shining onto the canvas. It wouldn’t reflect in the same way glass would, but would shine softly as demonstrated in the photo – I don’t think you’d give it a 2nd thought seeing it in the flesh, but it does create an odd photo. I’m inclined to think the painting is opposite a window, but who would hang such a protrait in front of a window, where it would fade?
March 11, 2009 at 4:21 pm |
Reflex…
March 11, 2009 at 11:47 pm |
Radiculous, this always happends when you take pictues at a museum, reflection reflection reflection
March 12, 2009 at 4:19 am |
Obvious scattered reflection either from the glass if the picture is glazed, or from the gloss lacquer used over the oil paint.
March 12, 2009 at 5:13 am |
I just see a reflection from some protective glass.
March 12, 2009 at 8:10 am |
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March 14, 2009 at 5:45 pm |
Reflection on oil/canvas, combined with castle ambiance = “ghost”
March 20, 2009 at 8:31 pm |
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April 1, 2009 at 2:37 pm |
Looks more like a “ghostly” light reflection bouncing off the painting… nice try though…
January 9, 2010 at 3:35 am |
My guess is flash reflection because the light distortion ends abruptly at the edge of the frame. Whatever it is, it does not appear to be something between the camera and the picture.
June 4, 2010 at 4:59 am |
Just a light reflection.
August 5, 2010 at 10:18 pm |
Its Glaire From Sun Coming In A Distant Window…