A close friend of mine commented that in these days when camera's are more common we should be getting more pictures of ghosts. In and around the 1960's we had fantastic images such as the White Lady on the Tulip Staircase. (Taken by Rev.Ralph Hardy in 1966 at the Queen's House, National Maritime Museum in Greenwich). Why aren't we getting more of the same now? Why do we just get pictures of Orbs? Where have the White Ladies gone?



An article on the Queens House and the above photograph is now available on www.Mysteriousbritain.co.uk

Oh! Bejesus. I see a ghost. I see 2 ghosts!

Lim, i think the one top middle is an Alien its got that teardrop head thing going on.

On a more serious note, could the lack of new ghost pictures be because old cameras were properly manual affairs and not the all singing all dancing autofocusing autothisandthat things we have had for the last 15-20 years and are less prone to double exposure and suchlike ?

Looking at that picture a few times something doesnt ring right.. if you take the length of the left and right arms for instance, left arm is lets say normal and right arm is about a foot longer also the apparitions right arm seems to have a left hand attached to it. But then again, its a ghost, who am i to say what rules apply.

The following image was taken fairly recently, on 19 November 1995 by Tony O'Rahilly.



It was taken whilst Wem Town Hall, Shropshire, was burning down. It may be the ghost of Jane Churm circa 1677.

Thanks Bligger for reminding me of it.

Man That Photo Made my Heart Go Weird!.. Liek something entered me

Wow! That's terrific.

My own pet theory is that we hear more about orbs because they are easier to use to pander to tourists on ghost tours. "Oh, look, that's an orb! You got one!" and it's a reflection,but sends a chill down someone's spine. They "got their money's worth...

We hear more about orbs because people in this day and age arn't as familer with dust and water as they were decades ago, and what they look like on film. That and everyone is sporting a digital iphone camera. You can see how the number of supposed 'orbs' would then increase exponentially.

Interestingly enough, I vaguely recall a 'white lady' style picture taken at Salem, Mass. However, I haven't had a lot of luck tracing it down online. It was shown in some show about hauntings in historic areas and was briefly shown on screen. I believe they said it was taken in the jail there, but I'm not sure. I'll post it here when I find it.

Edit: Found a pic of it.

Real or not this one scares the jibblies out of me.

I'm gonna bump this because I edited the above and I don't think anyone will notice without a new post...

That's not a white lady... that's a lady in black!
If I remember the whole Salem witchcraft saga correctly (I am not very much into American folklore) most of the women and men hanged were over forty: this one looks like a considerable younger person. Not only that but her attire bears no resemblance to the peculiar dress worn by Puritan women of the late XVII century. She looks very much like a present day practicioner of Wicca (I know, I know...) or some other Pagan revival religion.
Failing an extraordinary claim, this picture in my opinion depicts nothing more than a young woman in a black dress in front of a door. Oh, and the photographer could use some lessons or buy an automatic camera.

Any chance of pointing us in the right direction of the original pic ?, that smaller one in the corner is from a different angle.

After looking at virtually everything on slightly warped website here is the link to the pic and story.
http://slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/ghastlyghostgallery/wickedwitch.htm
So that answers my question about the little inserted pic of the outside of the building.

It's a pity they didn't show the whole photo ...

That looks more like a photo of Diana Ross on a bad hair day!