MRT
9th August 2007, 11:56 AM
I am sure most readers here will be aware that orbs are photographic artefacts - specifically out of focus bits of dust, water droplets, insects etc caught in the flash of a (usually digital) camera. However, there are still many people out there (just look around the web!) who prefer a paranormal explanation. If you come across such people and wish to save them the trouble of pointless speculation, you could do worse than point them towards this web site http://www.theorbzone.com/ - the Orb Zone.
The Orb Zone theory (which is an expanded version of the explanation offered by the camera manufacturers), explains not only the basic orb phenomena but all the various details that some people use to cling on to a paranormal explanation eg. unusual shapes or colours, apparent movement, apparent association with haunted locations, etc.
I have examined hundreds of photos of orbs by dozens of photographers using almost as many different models of camera. I have yet to come across a single photo that wasn't explained by the Orb Zone theory. For instance, I was shown a photo with 'ordinary' orbs in front of a background that was too close to be in focus (an accident with the autofocus). This, on its own, demonstrates that orbs are not 'in focus and out there' but really 'out of focus and extremely close to the lens'!
The Orb Zone theory (which is an expanded version of the explanation offered by the camera manufacturers), explains not only the basic orb phenomena but all the various details that some people use to cling on to a paranormal explanation eg. unusual shapes or colours, apparent movement, apparent association with haunted locations, etc.
I have examined hundreds of photos of orbs by dozens of photographers using almost as many different models of camera. I have yet to come across a single photo that wasn't explained by the Orb Zone theory. For instance, I was shown a photo with 'ordinary' orbs in front of a background that was too close to be in focus (an accident with the autofocus). This, on its own, demonstrates that orbs are not 'in focus and out there' but really 'out of focus and extremely close to the lens'!