tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post116027468551630598..comments2023-07-06T10:48:53.589+01:00Comments on Marchway Memoirs: Stay still and be photographed!Romulus Crowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275578435620952450noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post-1160668958147142792006-10-12T17:02:00.000+01:002006-10-12T17:02:00.000+01:00many peole claim that ghosts are trapped in a part...many peole claim that ghosts are trapped in a particular place. I don't think that's so. I think some stay in a particular place because they're confused and afraid to leave familiar surroundings. Effectively, that's the same as being trapped, but there's no 'barrier' at the walls of the building.<BR/><BR/>Any ghost can wander the world once they have confidence in their new form. That's just an opinion, of course.Romulus Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275578435620952450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post-1160532362409106082006-10-11T03:06:00.000+01:002006-10-11T03:06:00.000+01:00Certainly worth a try, but it might fall foul of t...Certainly worth a try, but it might fall foul of the 'don't speak ill of the dead' taboo. So it might be difficult to get someone to tell you who their most narcissistic ancestors were.<BR/><BR/>There are a lot of ghosts in photos of family and other groups, so it's definitely an idea worth considering.Romulus Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275578435620952450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post-1160506313117360632006-10-10T19:51:00.000+01:002006-10-10T19:51:00.000+01:00Maybe the answer is to ask relatives to submit the...Maybe the answer is to ask relatives to submit the names of their beloved departed who were the most narcissistic. Try contacting those people. They might enjoy posing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post-1160501830687823212006-10-10T18:37:00.000+01:002006-10-10T18:37:00.000+01:00Tripods are the worst. There's no easy way to carr...Tripods are the worst. There's no easy way to carry them, and lighter ones aren't steady enough.<BR/><BR/>There was a show called, I think, 'Dead Famous', where they tried to contact the spirits of dead celebrities. I only saw a couple of shows, but I don't recall them having any success.<BR/><BR/>Then again, celebrities are well practised at dodging the paparazzi, so they'd naturally be the hardest to find.Romulus Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275578435620952450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post-1160490463820799782006-10-10T15:27:00.000+01:002006-10-10T15:27:00.000+01:00"we are paparazzi." :)Good point. Maybe we should ..."we are paparazzi." :)<BR/><BR/>Good point. Maybe we should be looking for Hollywood Hauntings. Those ghosts might be more inclined to pose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post-1160440813317943022006-10-10T01:40:00.000+01:002006-10-10T01:40:00.000+01:00Paparazzi - I hadn't thought of it like that, but ...Paparazzi - I hadn't thought of it like that, but in a sense it's true.<BR/><BR/>Don't worry about the equipment - the essential is the camera (with film, of course). I've accumulated more camera equipment than I can physically carry. I can't seem to part with any of it, even though most of it is just gathering dust.Romulus Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275578435620952450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post-1160436644056127822006-10-10T00:30:00.000+01:002006-10-10T00:30:00.000+01:00Anon, all I meant is that ghosts appear (no pun in...Anon, all I meant is that ghosts appear (no pun intended) to be rather camera shy. And we are paparazzi.<BR/><BR/>Rom, I don't have all that equipment. All I have is motivation, opportunity, and a friend willing to help (waves to Leary ... waves to Elaine, too), I'll have to catch as catch can. I'm excited about trying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post-1160333275834816042006-10-08T19:47:00.000+01:002006-10-08T19:47:00.000+01:00Ghosts are people, remember. Some will be fascinat...Ghosts are people, remember. Some will be fascinated by new technology, others will be frightened by it. <BR/><BR/>A sudden, unexpected flash could frighten anyone--but I wouldn't use flash for such an experiment.<BR/><BR/>It could be made possible with more time between shots, and long exposures. The room would need to be locked and a video camera running to be sure nobody entered.<BR/><BR/>I'd use a cable-release based mechanism to be sure all the cameras fired at the same time. Individual timers might 'drift'.<BR/><BR/>Each camera would need an autowind.<BR/><BR/>It would be expensive: it is cheaper to set up digital cameras, which is why they are so commonly used to monitor an area. Unfortunately, that goes right back to the problems of the wide response range and the focus issues.<BR/><BR/>It would not be too expensive to run such an experiment manually. All you need are cable-release links for the shutters so you can set off all the cameras at once. <BR/><BR/>Certainly worth considering.<BR/><BR/>SW- I'll be interested to know what you find, and I'm fascinated by this 'unmentionable item!'Romulus Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275578435620952450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post-1160326116467827902006-10-08T17:48:00.000+01:002006-10-08T17:48:00.000+01:00Why do you assume ghosts are detered by human nois...Why do you assume ghosts are detered by human noise or light? <BR/><BR/>I know as children we think light will keep the bad things away, but what is the evidence that that is true? <BR/><BR/>Ghosts may well be there whether the room is crowded or empty and not care much either way. It may simply be that when a room is crowded humans are too distracted to notice the subtle signs that the ghost is present.<BR/><BR/>I base my notion that light and noise may not bother ghosts on my own experience. One of my clearest sightings happened outdoors in broad daylight while I was operating noisy equipment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post-1160324002833961552006-10-08T17:13:00.000+01:002006-10-08T17:13:00.000+01:00P.S. Oh, yeah ... 30 seconds is forever to the shu...P.S. Oh, yeah ... 30 seconds is <I>forever</I> to the shutter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post-1160323943495686402006-10-08T17:12:00.000+01:002006-10-08T17:12:00.000+01:00Anon, I would think after the first flash went off...Anon, I would think after the first flash went off, the ghost would skedaddle. I know I would.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to try this, Rom. I'm going to have to recruit some help, and obtain some unmentionable item I'll need, but I'm going to do it. Probably not before the end of the month, though. Not for Halloween. I'm thinking the first week in November might be good, but I'll have to check my chart. If I catch one, you'll be first to know. Thanks for the advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13423684.post-1160314900563778082006-10-08T14:41:00.000+01:002006-10-08T14:41:00.000+01:00It would be an interesting experiment to take mult...It would be an interesting experiment to take multiple cameras types, perhaps in sets of three and position them in a room known to be haunted. You could have the cameras snap photos in unison every 30 seconds. It would be wildly expense, but interesting if you were fortunate enough to catch an image to see which camera/film set-up(s) caught it, which didn't, and the comparative quality of the photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com