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A ghost in this photograph?

I'm going with the ghost option because I don't think anyone would be so rude as to spoil such a lovely scene by sticking a tablecloth in front of the lense.
 
Cueshark said:
I'm going with the ghost option because I don't think anyone would be so rude as to spoil such a lovely scene by sticking a tablecloth in front of the lense.
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No one would be rude enough to jump out of their shoes in front of the lens either. I'd say that was ghost II.
 
Cueshark said:
I'm going with the ghost option because I don't think anyone would be so rude as to spoil such a lovely scene by sticking a tablecloth in front of the lense.
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Please forgive the following if your post was made in jest.

It seems to me that you are going with the ghost option because you want to believe there are ghosts, not because of anything in the photo. As far as people being rude by sticking tablecloths in photos, it's obvious that whoever was doing the folding is around the corner, probably unaware that a picture is being taken.

Additionally, either this is a candid or amateur shot. No professional photographer would have left in half of a hand written sign.

It's simply a matter of bad timing. Someone happened to stretch their hand out when the shutter went "click".
 
Cueshark said:
I'm going with the ghost option because I don't think anyone would be so rude as to spoil such a lovely scene by sticking a tablecloth in front of the lense.
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As we can only see the persons hand holding the table cloth it is reasonable to assume that person could not see the camera or know that a pic was being taken. Further more this appears to be a random photo and not an official wedding photo as the bride has placed her shoes in plain view and the back drop is just too ugly for official photos so it is even less likely that someone around the corner new or cared.

How anyone can see a ghost in this is beyond me.
 
NobbyNobbs said:
Please forgive the following if your post was made in jest.
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Yah it was totally in jest. At this moment in time I am a firm disbeliever in ghosts but I would so sincerely love them to be real.

One of my worst childhood memories was finding out the ghost in 3 men and a baby was just a cardboard cut-out.
 
Cueshark said:
Yah it was totally in jest. At this moment in time I am a firm disbeliever in ghosts but I would so sincerely love them to be real.

One of my worst childhood memories was finding out the ghost in 3 men and a baby was just a cardboard cut-out.
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Yes, we would all say that, but can you get some more information about the shot from your customer?

Is the woman in the photo the bride? A bride's maid? Is the building a church, or a reception hall? Does the sign say "No Confessions Please" or "No Confetti Please" or something else entirely? Was there an exit/door on the side of the building where the white figure is?
 
The photographer was slightly taller than the bride, or was standing on a slightly higher position.

The line of the horizon in this picture, if it was visible, would be somewhere going through the bride's hair or a little above. If you create that pseudo-3D image in your mind, and estimate the distance to the tree in the background and the white cloth, it makes perfect sense that the skin-colored thingy at the top of the cloth is a hand, the arm raised into the air, around shoulder-height.

The idea that nobody else was around can't be accepted in my opinion. This was a wedding after all.

I bet the previous and next frame on the film would be quite interesting, unless this is a strange kind of wedding photographer who would make only one shot and not trigger the shutter repeatedly like crazy. Besides, he should have watched the background in the first place before taking pictures. ;)
 
I'm still concerned about those empty shoes. What size are they? Are they like a pair I have? Is there a matching bag?
 
If that's a ghost, we should be able to find lots of them easily... since their thumbs evidently remain solid. :p
 
Phil said:
Yes, we would all say that, but can you get some more information about the shot from your customer?

Is the woman in the photo the bride? A bride's maid? Is the building a church, or a reception hall? Does the sign say "No Confessions Please" or "No Confetti Please" or something else entirely? Was there an exit/door on the side of the building where the white figure is?
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Also on the email....

"I sent my wedding sandals to the church with someone in my overnightbag by mistake, so had none to wear till I got to the church, They thought they'd take some Brideless photos with the bridesmaids!"

So the bride wasn't there, and I'm assuming then that this is the church.

I suddenly got a chill then....what if the table cloth theory is totally outlandish based on the circumstances of the picture?

I guess we'll find out tomorrow when I can ask her.

:D
 
Cueshark said:
Also on the email....

"I sent my wedding sandals to the church with someone in my overnightbag by mistake, so had none to wear till I got to the church, They thought they'd take some Brideless photos with the bridesmaids!"

So the bride wasn't there, and I'm assuming then that this is the church.

I suddenly got a chill then....what if the table cloth theory is totally outlandish based on the circumstances of the picture?

I guess we'll find out tomorrow when I can ask her.

:D
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Well, if the sign says, "No Confetti Please" that would indicate the building is most likely a reception hall, and the proprietors don't want to have to clean up confetti after the event. Andm if the building is a reception hall, the table cloth (or banner) scenario becomes even more plausible.

If the building is a church, as is indicated by your customer's email, I'd have to say that a table cloth is less likely than a priest's robe, or perhaps a cloth draped over the altar, or maybe even part of the bride's dress.

Of course, I suppose the church could double as the reception hall . . . .
 
To illustrate the person folding/airing out the tablecloth, I have used my amazing artistic talent to show what is going on behind the wall...

and yes, it's supposed to be a human...

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Starthinker said:
At first I thought it was the edge of a banner someone may have hung on the wall, but I think there is a slight blurring, so tablecloth being folded/shaken out. And you can never have too much chiffon, especially at a wedding.
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This is what I believe it is too. There seems to be a sign or decoration on the side of the wall out of view. But a little bit of it is over sticking out over the edge. Which is what is seen.
 
Is it because it's white and looks like it's hanging above the ground, it's a ghost? I thought that ghost aren't white, they're see through?

But if it IS a ghost, it's awfully thin. Someone should give it a cracker.
 
The sign reads "No Confetti" - quite a few churches display such signs as confetti looks pretty but leaves a mess. The empty sandals probably belong to the lady in pink, who wore them for the first time that day and found out the hard way that they weren't designed with comfort in mind. As for the ghost - yes, it does look like someone round the corner shaking a tablecloth or banner. Whatever it is, I can't understand why anyone would look for a supernatural explanation.
 
Is the OP serious?

A ghost, dressed in a cloth? Come on... :rolleyes:

Unless you mean the shoes in the foreground... But that would be even more ridiculous.
 
I think the theme of this thread should be "jumping to conclusions". That could be a huge number of things, It could be someone holding a sock, it could be a guy in a full white painter suit (at least his back) it could be the Sock Demon of the 5th circle of hell. Who ever sent you this picture deeply wishes it to be a Ghost.
 
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