Talk:Backscatter (photography)

message: http://www.thebutterflygift.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=57 link is broken.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vzaliva (talk • contribs) 01:38, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Broken link 

message: The last example image description says that it demonstrates purple fringing and the "cat's eye effect". Could somebody provide a link to what this effect is, since quick search for this phrase does not give a definitive explanation. 128.12.136.11 (talk) 19:01, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cat's eye effect 

message: The only source we have for the supposed paranormal explanation of this very unextraordinary class of photographic artifact is somebody on some website saying how silly the idea is.  I propose to remove the section as inadequately sourced unless we can find a good reason to believe that such hypotheses are proposed at all seriously by anyone. --TS 15:50, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: My research on this subject doesn't extend beyond typing "orbs" into Google, but the hits mentioning spirits and ghosts are way up in the millions - it's exactly not a rare association.  I think censoring all mention just makes the article look incomplete. K2709 (talk) 17:46, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think you're probably right.  My own incredulity that this could ever have been taken as evidence for the paranormal got the better of me.  I've discovered  a Discovery Channel page that describes the history of what I can only term "orb mythology" in ghost hunting, also neatly describing how it was debunked. --TS 17:52, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

text: Of course the section should stay if lots of people believe the nonsense. As for more "solid" references, how about Klaus Heinemann (Ph.D., incredibly enough)? []  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hexmaster (talk • contribs) 14:25, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

text: specific Klaus Heinmann referance I would like to see included = http://orbs.wikispaces.com/experiments-authenticity+of+orbs  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chedca (talk • contribs) 22:56, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

text: I agree. Does no good to debunk something then remove all traces of its existence. Then you have wasted your time debunking nothing. See Rod (optics) for a more complete treatment.Kortoso EMFDYSI  (talk) 18:35, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Paranormal

message: In many circles of paranormal investigation they have rules for defines an "orb" for them. Typically that they emit light, have their own unique flight path, and so on. On this grounds the paranormal section should be removed as they are referring to different things. When these types of orbs appear in paranormal photos or video, they will just call it dust, or a reflection from a surface. The orb in the example photo at the top of the page can be reflecting off the guy's sunglasses, watch, the gatorade bottle, the thing in his hand. So again, the section should be removed. 74.102.104.252 (talk) 06:07, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paranormal orbs are different 

message: The main articles primary statement is that orbs are produced when using a flash. As an explanation of the appearance of orbs in photographic images in an encyclopedia entry this base information is incorrect. Orbs also appear in images without flash or strong light sources. Including and explaining this would improve this page explaining orbs being found in images from optical devices. The Wiki entry explains a particular type of photographic aberration, but with this definitive answer being provided to the question of 'Orb Optics' and not acknowledging the appearance of orbs in images without flash, the Wiki entry is incomplete being more pertinent to the subject of how to recreate orbs in an images than explaining the appearance of orbs in an image. As stated in a comment above 'the page is poorly named' for the actual subject it covers and amending it to suit could rectify this. Gavtempler (talk) 12:46, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  A flash is not necessary to capture orbs in images. 

message: Discussion at Fringe Theories Notice board. - LuckyLouie (talk) 00:24, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paranormal content, redux 

message: Is anyone an adequate writer that is familiar with Sargel18, the Sargent of light aka Bryan Williams, discoverer of orbs and the wanaque New Jersey vortex in 1998.   Ramahamalincoln (talk) 03:55, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sargel-18