Albert Le Cam
Brocken Spectre
Brocken spectres are basically visual illusions, caused by the combination of sunshine and mist in the mountains. If the viewer is on a ridge, looking out onto an open space filled with mist, while the area behind is in sunshine, the mist acts as a projection screen, and an image of the viewer appears in front as if floating in space. Depending on the thickness of the mist, the image is surrrounded by a more or less visible halo effect. You get an idea of the effect from this photo, taken in the hills above Glenfinnan in Scotland.
Brocken Spectre
Brocken spectres are basically visual illusions, caused by the combination of sunshine and mist in the mountains. If the viewer is on a ridge, looking out onto an open space filled with mist, while the area behind is in sunshine, the mist acts as a projection screen, and an image of the viewer appears in front as if floating in space. Depending on the thickness of the mist, the image is surrrounded by a more or less visible halo effect. You get an idea of the effect from this photo, taken in the hills above Glenfinnan in Scotland.