The Daily Weird UFOs Is the Media Ignoring a Stunning Set of UFO Images? July 12, 2012 12:09 am Greg Newkirk 9 Comments Some intriguing images snapped by a photographer in Colorado have been causing a quite a bit of discussion online this week, but the real question is why they haven’t been causing more commotion in the media. Professional photographer Greg Archer took a few shots of a lightning storm over Castle Rock, Colorado on the 6th of this month, but the most striking objects in the photo aren’t the streaks of lightning tearing through the sky, but rather the mysterious lights hovering uniform high above the tree line.
reply to post by Manhater
My guess is others will say... Lens flares, birds being struck by lightening, a bunch of folks trying to re-enact a Benjamin Franklin kite/key scenario, or dust particles stirred up by the oncoming wind.
Oh come on Jude it's just a lens flare from the camera.
1. This was a 10 second exposure, but the dots do not show any appreciable motion blurring.
2. A second photo was taken about 5 minutes later. After rotating that photo about 3 degrees, the dots are seen to be in precisely the same position relative to each other.
3. Although the dots in the second photo haven’t moved relative to each other, they have moved to the left relative to the horizon, so there was some slow motion.
4. The 3-degree rotation of the horizon proves that the camera was rotated slightly in the second photo, but the dot pattern is still aligned with the horizon, not the image frame, indicating that the dots are not any kind of camera artifact like hot spots or internal reflections. (If they were camera artifacts, they would have rotated with the camera.)
5. Another photo from the same spot in daytime shows that the dots were up in the sky, not on the side of a mountain as some proposed. I agree that these photos aren’t exactly “stunning” but these facts rule out all of the explanations I’ve seen so far such as planes, ball lightning, and hot pixels.
Originally posted by Manhater
reply to post by jude11
Oh come on Jude it's just a lens flare from the camera.
Didn't know white feathers could be so bright.edit on 20-7-2012 by Manhater because: (no reason given)
Hi. I may be able to offer an explanation . I am an avid photographer and have seen similar effects before. You can wager that any photographer using a DSLR camera , who knows his stuff , will have a UV filter permanently attached to the lens . This lens filter can cause reflection problems when shooting at night . See Below.
Greg Archer says: July 7, 2012 at 12:59 AM . Forgot to mention, this picture was not taken with a UV filter or other filter attached if that is what your suggesting caused these “reflective lights.”
Originally posted by jude11
reply to post by SoulVoid
They seem to be in some sort of formation so I'm guessing someone will come along and state emphatically that they are giant seagulls that are being lit up because of the lightning flashes reflecting off of their white feathers.
Not my guess tho.
Good pic.
Peace
edit on 20-7-2012 by jude11 because: (no reason given)
reply to post by Druscilla
What tpg47 said, or, internal window reflection from shooting photos through a window.
Greg Archer says: July 7, 2012 at 5:48 AM I wouldn’t risk compromising my integrity to show you the light reflections inside my house while shooting through my bedroom window. The publisher has seen the full frame perspective of these photos and he is well aware these pictures were not taken through a window. The pictures were taken from a field. Professional Photographers typically do not like to put any more glass then what is necessary between them and their subject. This picture is cropped down some in order to assist viewers in recognizing the lights, of course this compromises the quality of the photo to some degree.
Originally posted by SoulVoid
reply to post by Druscilla
What tpg47 said, or, internal window reflection from shooting photos through a window.
Greg Archer says: July 7, 2012 at 5:48 AM I wouldn’t risk compromising my integrity to show you the light reflections inside my house while shooting through my bedroom window. The publisher has seen the full frame perspective of these photos and he is well aware these pictures were not taken through a window. The pictures were taken from a field. Professional Photographers typically do not like to put any more glass then what is necessary between them and their subject. This picture is cropped down some in order to assist viewers in recognizing the lights, of course this compromises the quality of the photo to some degree.
I'm sorry but I cannot see anywhere in the original article where the photographer states that he wasn't using any kind of filter .
What was I saying about the image being conveniently cropped ? I rest my case.
reply to post by tpg47
Thank you for the link , but I merely gave an explanation based on years of experience and I'm not really interested in comments made after the fact. Regards.
most actual professional photographers don't need to put their company logo on their pictures so large it fills up 1/4 the photo.
reply to post by Druscilla
Professional photographers don't cover 1/4 of their photos with gigantic logos either.
