| In the paranormal community a belief in | | | | Well known haunted places may give a |
| ghosts is pretty common place. If they | | | | clue as to the validity of ghosts and |
| are, or if they have a connection to, | | | | orbs in spite of the general public's |
| "orbs" seems to be divided. | | | | resistance to video evidence now because |
| Numerous photographs seem to exist | | | | of hoaxers. Places like the Myrtle's |
| showing both phenomena. Ghosts are | | | | Plantation have had sightings of the |
| typically a hazy humanoid transparent | | | | typical transparent ghost spotted long |
| against the background of the picture in | | | | before paranormal mania seemed to sweep |
| whatever dress the deceased would wear | | | | the public in TV shows and specials. |
| during their time of death. Orbs show up | | | | However, orbs often are not seen by a |
| as small balls of light moving about in | | | | person or investigator naked eye and |
| an environment or seem to be some type | | | | only spotted later on photographs or |
| of photographic imperfection. To my | | | | video, both unavailable in the time |
| knowledge, a ghost has never been caught | | | | places like the Myrtle's Plantation had |
| on film as they appear in their | | | | sightings. Perhaps they did not have the |
| pictures, while orbs have been seen | | | | technology to capture them on modern |
| moving everywhere and sometimes even | | | | devices where orbs show up, but ghosts |
| appearing to open doors. | | | | seem to be shy about. |
| There is sure to be a connection between | | | | If we are to prove the existence of |
| ghosts and orbs as some manifestation of | | | | either of these phenomena, if that is |
| someone who once lived and still seems | | | | indeed the point of the investigations, |
| to be earthbound. The disagreeance is if | | | | our measuring equipment may need a |
| orbs really exist or if they're dust, | | | | facelift. Hauntings are not a modern |
| photo or camera imperfections, or some | | | | phenomena, but over the years our |
| other things indiscernable in the frame, | | | | equipment has changed and improved, so |
| such as small bugs. Photographs can be | | | | if we were to improve our devices to |
| hoaxed as can video, so while it is our | | | | detect something more, or something |
| strongest admissable evidence in courts | | | | else, maybe we'll be able to shut the |
| of law, it really doesn't give much | | | | book on ghosts and orbs once and for |
| proof to the paranormal community | | | | all. |
| knowing hoaxers are out there. | | | | |