So, we got back from our trip to Nauvoo, and I uploaded the pictures from my camera to iPhoto on my iMac. I had snapped a couple of shots at the very end of the pageant when the whole cast is on stage and they light up the temple in the background. I hadn't expected to get much of a picture because I didn't have a tripod and the lighting conditions were, of course, difficult. When I looked at the second of the two shots, I was surprised to see this:
Apparently, one of the former residents of Nauvoo decided to do a swan dive past the temple, right? We hadn't seen anything when we were there in person, so apparently the ghost was only visible to CCD sensors, eh?
I tried to figure out if it was a reflection of some kind, but until a co-worker who, as part of his job, does a lot of playing around with images did some tweaking in Photoshop, I couldn't come up with an explanation for the ghostly apparition.
It turns out that it is indeed a reflection, but because the cast in the photo is so washed out, the one person who is right in front with the brightest light on him is virtually invisible in the original photo. After darkening up the highlights in Photoshop, while he is still very washed out, you can see that he has his arms outstretched, and his shape matches the shape of the "ghost," flipped over. As further confirmation, by lightening up the shadows in the picture you can see that the rest of the cast is actually also reflected next to the "ghost" that was visible in the original picture.

3 comments:
That is crazy! But the first picture is so funny! A suicidal ghost!
Shellie, did you show your kids? Did they freak out?
Just curious.
I am catching up on older posts since I am in able to do much else, I will have to show my kids! WILD!
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