Dust Orbs Ghost Pictures Back to Ghost Pictures
Kathy Owen from Bodfish, California and founder of Lake Isabella Paranormal Society sent us her and her
group's following experiments in creating false orb ghost pictures, produced by dust in front of the camera lens.
Many people do not understand that we are surrounded by dust that is very small to the eye. If a person looks
into a ray of sun coming in through a window, dust particles floating around in the light can easily be observed.
The camera lens can still "see" this dust when it is right in front of the lens and the camera flash illuminates it.
The camera's flash will reflect off of dust that is close to it, and will create little balls of light - orbs. Many times,
dust orbs will have a center to them, indicating the point of reflection. We use the term "dust" loosely, as other
airborne particles such as moisture, pollen, and lint will also cause balls of light (false orbs) in ghost pictures.
One of the easiest ways to spot dust orbs, is if there are a multitude of orbs in the picture. This is a "dead
give-away" that dust is most likely the culprit. Of note, orbs may also be created by accidentally photographing
moisture in the air, such as fog, rain, snow or near water fountains, which tend to "atomize" the water droplets
quite nicely. Orbs can also be created by photographing undetected flying insects (even at a distance) and
reflective surfaces, such as glass, mirrors, metal and even smooth paneling on a wall. Here is Kathy's report
on dust orbs:
"This experiment was conducted to show that simple products around the house can produce the effects of
orbs, by taking a couple of Kleenex tissues in my left hand and crumpling them about six inches above the lens.
The dust particles from a tissue gives off the effect that appears like an orb. This was done in the first picture.
Then I used a kitchen paper towel, and by doing the same thing in my hand, it gave off the same effect. In the
third picture, I used a Kleenex in my bedroom with less lighting, and it also looks like orbs - the third picture is
using the paper towel again. Even though they look like orbs, they are just simply small particles that have
fallen from a Kleenex tissue and a paper towel."
Kathy Owen from Bodfish, California and founder of Lake Isabella Paranormal Society sent us her and her
group's following experiments in creating false orb ghost pictures, produced by dust in front of the camera lens.
Many people do not understand that we are surrounded by dust that is very small to the eye. If a person looks
into a ray of sun coming in through a window, dust particles floating around in the light can easily be observed.
The camera lens can still "see" this dust when it is right in front of the lens and the camera flash illuminates it.
The camera's flash will reflect off of dust that is close to it, and will create little balls of light - orbs. Many times,
dust orbs will have a center to them, indicating the point of reflection. We use the term "dust" loosely, as other
airborne particles such as moisture, pollen, and lint will also cause balls of light (false orbs) in ghost pictures.
One of the easiest ways to spot dust orbs, is if there are a multitude of orbs in the picture. This is a "dead
give-away" that dust is most likely the culprit. Of note, orbs may also be created by accidentally photographing
moisture in the air, such as fog, rain, snow or near water fountains, which tend to "atomize" the water droplets
quite nicely. Orbs can also be created by photographing undetected flying insects (even at a distance) and
reflective surfaces, such as glass, mirrors, metal and even smooth paneling on a wall. Here is Kathy's report
on dust orbs:
"This experiment was conducted to show that simple products around the house can produce the effects of
orbs, by taking a couple of Kleenex tissues in my left hand and crumpling them about six inches above the lens.
The dust particles from a tissue gives off the effect that appears like an orb. This was done in the first picture.
Then I used a kitchen paper towel, and by doing the same thing in my hand, it gave off the same effect. In the
third picture, I used a Kleenex in my bedroom with less lighting, and it also looks like orbs - the third picture is
using the paper towel again. Even though they look like orbs, they are just simply small particles that have
fallen from a Kleenex tissue and a paper towel."
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