Two photos - one ghost?

Recently i was reading about photos from the Stanley hotel, one from www.phantomsandmonsters.com and the other from a facebook page.
Now i don't know if its just me but does this child that showed up in different photos from different people look similar? Am i going crazy or what? ;)




Photo one taken from here



Photo Two taken from Do You Believe In Ghosts? on facebook. The lady that took the photo is called Sharon Breiner Waltrip. P.S if you can't see the ghost... check out the bottom left corner! :)

Additional info: Here is what Sharon says about her photo:

4th floor of the Stanley Hotel, Estes Park Colorado - hotel where Stephen King was inspired to write the Shining. 4th floor is said to be haunted by children. Photo taken with Nikon Cool Pix, 5:30pm in the evening, children seen in the hallway with their hands out were part of a history tour group we were with. Tour guide had asked these two in the hallway to hold their hands out and asked if any ghost children were present to come forward and to hold their hands. We took photos - my shock to see what showed up in the lower left corner of the photo. ISO 400. No reflective surfaces near the camera. No small children in our group.

Now the skeptical side of me goes "awww come on the bluish photo could be of anything??" but then I see Sharons photo and i thought "hang on a sec, the faces look similar"?

What are your thoughts...?

TWO PHOTOS FROM THE NEWS THIS WEEK

Below are two "ghost" photos i found in the news today. I posted them on the weekly news bit of the www.ccapsg.blogspot.com blog but I thought I would also post them here. I am interested to hear your opinions on these...

Mine is the first is a trick of the light ie matrixing. I think the background (trees maybe) have formed in such a way and with the light shining through the branches it suggests to our mind its a face. Pretty creepy though.

The second photo is interesting but because of the motion blur it is too hard to tell what it is. Maybe if there was a photo of that area that wasn't blurred we might be able to reference which parts of the photo should be there and which aren't. It'd also be interesting to hear if there had been any activity in the house before or not?



Ghost tour stirs up haunting at cleveland cemetery click here for story.


Ghostly image caught by accident on camera click here for the story.

Links to check out this week: 26/10/09

Was the hawkesbury big cat caught on tape. Read the article here.

Don't forget to check out the other blog i contribute to: CCAPSG

Haunted places in Australia

Check out shadowlands list of haunted places in Australia here

7 things that need to change in ghost hunting

There's a new magazine out called Ecto magazine - the first article i read was called 7 things that need to change in ghost hunting. Its a good article and worth checking out. Click here to read.

Links to check out this week:

For research on his book of poetry this guy stayed 10 nights in 10 haunted places around Australia. Click here for news article. And click here for his blog.

The Christian and the Paranormal - interesting article. Click here.

This weeks paranormal news from Christian Cryptozoology and Paranormal Study Group (i help out with this blog too) Click here.

Rain City Paranormal have posted new EVPS on their site this week. Click here.

Has this dude appeared in your dreams? click here

Getting to know your Paranormal Investigators: Interview with Sydney Paranormal Society's founder Holly Butler

Very recently i met a girl through facebook called Holly who's also interested in the paranormal, is also from Sydney and has set up a group called Sydney Paranormal Society.

How long have you been involved with the paranormal?

I have been involved with the paranormal since I was 4 years of age but became serious about investigating after watching The X-Files when I found it on TV in 2000.

What prompted you to start your own paranormal group?

I started SPS because i found that there were over 50 people on a site called meetup.com who were interested in the paranormal and wanted to give them a group to belong to and also because I found that there were a lot of like-minded people who wanted to do some investigating and SPS would give them the chance to.


What paranormal experiences have you had?

I have heard voices and seen full bodied apparitions, shadows and had entities touch me on the hand.


What are your plans for the future of the group?

I plan to make a sub branch of SPS called Sydney International Paranormal Phenomena who would obviously go and do investigations overseas. I also plan to take SPS to the US and UK to conduct some joint investigations with a number of groups over there who have expressed interest in having us come over and join them.

If someone is experiencing paranormal activity - what is your advise for them?

My advice for anyone who thinks they are experiencing paranormal activity is to write down when where and what the activity is ie 'Bedroom 9pm - saw pencil on desk move of its own accord' and keep a log. If it starts getting out of hand ie they start getting violent reactions ie hair pulling, face slapping, being pushed down stairs, doors slammed in face etc, then we are more than happy to come out and do a full investigation at no cost to them.


How can they contact you?

Contact can be made via email: sydneyparanormalsociety@live.co.uk or via our myspace email sydneyparanormalsociety@myspace.com or our facebook site www.facebook.com/HollyButler.

Mike's blog

Even though its not about anything Australian it's still a really interesting read and it'd be rad if you could check out Mike Brodys latest blog the link is here

Please check out the following paranormal pages:

The Real Girls (and guys) guide to paranormal Sh*t - great bunch of people with interesting stories

The Christian Cryptozoology and Paranormal Study Group - bit of self promotion for myself there

Phantoms and Monsters blog - up to date paranormal news

The Paranormal Pastor - amazing stories and knowledge

Mike Brody's blog - funny, knowledgable and informative

Rain City Paranormal - professional investigators with some great evidence

Dead Reckoning Tv - Run by a helpful & informed guy called Scotty

Live Paranormal Live webcam with your favourite Ghost Hunters

Paranormal Australia All things paranormal and Australian ;)

I'll be adding to this so keep checking back - also, if you want your blog mentioned please message me.

Experiences with the Paranormal: My friends ghost

I had a copy of Seeking Spirits - a book by Jay and Grant from TAPS Ghosthunters in my bag and it started a conversation with my friend about ghosts.
She confided in me that a few times now she's woken up and seen an old man standing by her bed and once leaning over the cot where her daughter sleeps. I asked a few questions like was it just a shadow? But she said the man had features and he didnt look very nice. She'd only ever seen it at night and just as she woke up. Could it be she was halucinating/dreaming or sleep deprived? - Yes it totally could be that, being sleep deprived can do funny things to people. But she had seen this figure for up to half an hour at a time!
I told her if it hadn't done anything manevolant she shouldn't be too scared. If anything it appeared to be watching out for her. Maybe it was her guardian angel? Could be a human spirit? or a residual haunting?

Pareidolia

click here for my blog on Pareidolia/Matrixing that i posted on the CCAPSG page.