The rest of a very strange story...
The abandoned school in rural Virginia held a mystery other than the secret use made of this building by the US military... (see previously posted photos here: www.flickr.com/photos/bennypix/sets/1460671/ )
Having entered to take some photos of an old, decaying schoolhouse, this is the 3rd shot I took. Unnoticed by me until the photo was offloaded and viewed on our computer, look closely at the reflection in the door glass (enlarged in the next image). I was holding the camera up to my eye, looking straight ahead -- this is not me. I was the only physical being in the room at the time and had not even begun to discover the evidence of military activity when this taken.
All attempts to recreate this shot could not duplicate this reflection. All of my testing indicated that a person would have been standing 2-4 feet to my left side, looking at me, when the photo was taken.
Once again, I stood alone in this room with both arms raised, holding the camera up to my eye, looking straight toward the door... I can only say that I have no explanation for what is seen here.
Note: This is the unaltered, original image with the EXIF data attached.
I've received a notice that it has been displayed in the "We Are All Photographers Now!" exhibit at the Musee de l'Elysee in Lausanne, Switzerland. More information here:
November 2005
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©
The rest of a very strange story...
The abandoned school in rural Virginia held a mystery other than the secret use made of this building by the US military... (see previously posted photos here: www.flickr.com/photos/bennypix/sets/1460671/ )
Having entered to take some photos of an old, decaying schoolhouse, this is the 3rd shot I took. Unnoticed by me until the photo was offloaded and viewed on our computer, look closely at the reflection in the door glass (enlarged in the next image). I was holding the camera up to my eye, looking straight ahead -- this is not me. I was the only physical being in the room at the time and had not even begun to discover the evidence of military activity when this taken.
All attempts to recreate this shot could not duplicate this reflection. All of my testing indicated that a person would have been standing 2-4 feet to my left side, looking at me, when the photo was taken.
Once again, I stood alone in this room with both arms raised, holding the camera up to my eye, looking straight toward the door... I can only say that I have no explanation for what is seen here.
Note: This is the unaltered, original image with the EXIF data attached.
I've received a notice that it has been displayed in the "We Are All Photographers Now!" exhibit at the Musee de l'Elysee in Lausanne, Switzerland. More information here:
November 2005
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©