| | Ghostly image appears in the snow..
by Suki Ghatore
(Cippenham, Slough, England)
Ghostly image appears in the snow
This photograph was taken at my front doorstep during the snowfall on 5th January 2010 at 22.00hrs.
Location: Cippenham; Slough, England
Twenty photo's were taken within 5 minutes.
In Photo No.2 appeared a ghostly image which has & spooked & excited my family & I.
Below, I have explained how the exact events took place leading to this strange happening..
I was very ill this day; sufering from a asthma combined with a chest infection finding it difficult to breathe.
I was in the bedroom playing the guitar: At around 22.00 or just after, my wife Jessie came to me and said "Come on, lets to go out and check out the snow"
For a second I hesitated whether to go or not; then said "mmm OK lets go"
I grabbed up my digital camera (Casio Exilm 5.0 mega pixel) and followed Jessie downstairs.
I opened the front door; Jessie stood behind me.
The two of us faced looking outward admiring the view; the snow falling and settling in the silent well-lit street.
I took the camera out, turned slightly to the left and snapped the first photograph. I had a look at the screen to see how it came out, then turned to the right, raised & stretched my arms out straight, above head level to get a shot just above my car.
In the same instant as I snapped, I felt a very fierce breeze/force across my face; like a hand held against my face, forcing it to the right, pushing my left cheek in. I had to almost shut my eyes & for a couple of seconds I was stunned; I could not move my head. It like something went through me.. I was not facing the camera when I took the photo..(The only way I can describe this is strange, weird & freaky)
I noticed on the camera display a white misty figure. I swore "What the ...." Immediately I called my wife who was about behind me "Jessie Jessie, check this out"
She replied" Oh my God!"
Within 10-15 seconds I took the third photo in the same position/angle, but the photo was fine.
In the five minutes that followed, I managed to snap another 17 photographs (until the battery died) in the same direction & surrounding area to see if this image would appear again but all the photos were fine.
I checked the road; there was no strong wind, just a light breeze; nobody was around, the street was completely empty & car engines were turned off, there was no smoke or steam.
The response has been amazing with positive & negative feedback from friends, family, colleagues at work, neighbours & the general public, paranormal groups, facebook & journalists.. Some people say it is done on photo shop; it's gas, smoke, steam, condensation, breath or a reflection. Surprisingly more people believe that it is a spirit materialising/manifesting.. Just a few examples of what people think it is; good & bad spirit, angel, nun, grim reaper, guardian angel, phantom, captured an a moment in time, something in another dimension, alien like figure, a Jinn(arabic spirit) some say they can see a dog?
I know it may sound crazy & unbelievable to many.. but this is the way it happened.
Regarding the theory of breath, smoke, steam etc. I am open minded but still not convinced. I got together with a couple of friends to re-in act & do our own little investigation on how I snapped the photographs that particular night. Obviously we cannot re-create the whole event but a few things leave us puzzled:
1. The image on the photo is too defined & well constructed for it to be smoke, breath, steam, and condensation.
2. I was short of breath; I would have had to breathe out over two feet in front & above head level to get my breath to the camera.
3. I was inside the house, only my hands were outside when I took the first few photos
4. The timing from photo 1 to photo 2 and 3 was quick & sudden.
5. We took a few photos with breath & smoke but they were too smoky and not defined & nothing like the image.
6. In the same instant as I snapped, I felt a very fierce breeze/force across my face; like a hand held against my face, forcing it to the right, pushing my left cheek in. I had to almost shut my eyes & for a couple of seconds I was stunned; I could not move my head. It like something went through me.. I was not facing the camera when I took the photo.
7. Who or what was the breeze/force?
8. There was calm, only a very light breeze when I stepped out in the driveway & road, no smoke, steam, gas, or exhaust fumes?
9. If it was breath, why is it not in the other photos?
10. My wife was about 2 feet behind me when I took the first few photos; it's definitely not her breath.
Spooky, strange, weird or wonderfull?
Thank you for reading...
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