Monday, January 09, 2006

Update to Nature's Eye section - sun flare or ghost photo?

Flowerpot Island - Tobermory Ontario



This is truly freaky. The only touch-up to this was a manipulation of the color levels to make it darker, as the original image was over-exposed. The strange colors I believe are flares from the sun - but the face of a young man clearly popped out at me when I was trying to make the picture more usable. This rock formation is widely reputed to be haunted by the spirit of a Native man in one of those "romantic tragedy" stories. I don't know if the story is true or not, but the area does have a lot of spiritual energy.

Can you see him now?



I have amended this photo due to feedback from a visitor who pointed out that he found another First Nations face in the image. When I boosted the size and traced the features, it was remarkable how strong the features were. This is one of the few "Nature's Eye" images that I believe truly may have captured a ghost or spiritual energy of some kind. At the time I took it, I was practically buzzing with psychic energy. I was prepared to dismiss one face as some kind of photographic oddity ... but two? I have a strange feeling other faces may eventually be found in this photograph, and I welcome your feedback on it.

"When I read about the young Native man in this picture I didn't scroll down or notice the figure you outlined at first. I saw an actual Native American looking face in the picture." - Spencer Gray