MidNite Walkers Paranormal Research Society.Ĭomposite picture showing the typical image overexposure associated with insect orbs. Composite picture showing the typical irregular shape and high brilliancy of insect orbs. Midnight Walkers went to extensive lengths to take photographs of various insects in their local region and explain how insects and incorrect camera use, or settings, can cause various shapes, or patterns that some teams, or investigators will claim to be spirits, or Angels. The Picture below has been produced by a team in the USA named. It was an effort getting a photo of a moth as it fluttered around the pool table lights…eventually I got the photo as it flew in front of a team mates jacket – and low and behold, an orb! This photo was taken in a pub in Kapunda South Australia. This will also give you some idea of how the flash, lens ratio works – We at Eidolon Paranormal have done our own experiments with dust, and other objects to see for ourselves that the majority of photos out there are dust or other contaminates – Allen Tiller Insects Moth Orb photographed in a pub in Kapunda South Australia. I also suggest testing your camera in controlled condition, say, inside your own house, put the camera on a tripod and throw some powder, or dust into the air while taking a flash photo just to see how the “orbs” will look in your photo. and if you cannot control these conditions when getting your orb photo, then you can probably discard it as a contaminant and not a spirit… I suggest looking at your environment, taking notes of wind strength, dust, insects and anything that can cause loud vibrations (such as a band in a hall), moisture, rain etc. They appeared to emit their own light and pulse at the same time, moving through the air much like a jelly-fish moves through water.Įven though I do believe the orb is the easiest form for a spirit to travel, I do still believe that the majority of “orb” photos out there are contaminants from the local environment where the picture has been taken, with insects and dust being the most common causes. Also, myself, and other team members have witnessed orbs with our own eyes in cemeteries and houses. In my experience, spirits in spherical form do exist, after seeing a fully formed apparition, and taking a photo, the apparition in the photo appeared as an orb (I also know of another Paranormal Investigator locally that had had the same experience in the same cemetery!). Believers will tell you that orbs can be caught on camera without a flash, that many have seen the orb with their own eyes as it floats by and then taken a photo. They will point to evidence of older film cameras and video cameras, that have no flash, recording orb photos. It is also widely believed that the “spherical” shape, or orb is the most economical shape for energy to travel, and, as we are all energy, in one form or another, wouldn’t it be easiest to appear as an orb? On the other side we have the “Believers”. There is much debate and controversy as to whether “orbs” in photos are spiritual/ghosts, dust, moisture or insects. On one side of the debate, “Sceptics” are saying the orb is a reflection/ refraction of light caused by the flash being too close to the lens on modern digital cameras. Sceptics will also argue that dust, moisture, rain and dirt on the lens can cause the orb effect – with simple testing, this argument is quite correct. Aiding the Sceptical debate is the fact some camera companies are now offering cameras that cannot take orb photos by adjusting the lens to flash ratio.