Thirty year old second Tantallon Ghost photo discovered – or is it?
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Tantallon Castle
in East Lothian
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Second ‘Ghost‘
Sighting At
Tantallon Castle
TELEGRAPH.CO.UK
April 3rd, 2009
Last week a picture taken
at the ruined Scottish castle
on the East Lothian coast
was voted the world’s
most convincing
ghost snap.
It appeared to show a
figure clad in Tudor dress
and a ruff peering out
of a crumbling window.
The photographer who
took the picture last May
claimed he saw no one there,
and tests have ruled out
digital tampering.
Experts suggested the image
might have been a trick of
the light,
but confirmed sceptic
Professor Richard Wiseman
admitted he was puzzled.
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The second photo was
taken by Grace Lamb,
from Edinburgh,
at the same location
32 years ago.
It shows her late husband
Hugh and two children
Paul and Kelly –
and behind them,
what looks like a female figure
staring out of an opening
above the window in the
original ghost photo.
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As before,
Mrs Lamb does not recall
seeing the face when she
pressed the camera button.
The figure was only noticed
when the photograph was
developed and has been a
topic of heated debate by
the family ever since.
The family sent the photo
to Prof Wiseman after seeing
news coverage of the
original Tantallon “ghost”.
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Prof Wiseman,
from Hertfordshire University,
headed a panel of experts
looking at ghost pictures
from around the world as
part of a project for
Edinburgh International
Science Festival.
He said:
“I am sceptical about ghosts,
but this is a great find.
There has been a huge number
of people visiting the project
website and I have received
hundreds of images,
but this is one of
the most curious.”
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Alex Pryce,
of the Edinburgh
Skeptics group,
was unconvinced.
He said:
“When the picture is enlarged,
it is quite obvious it is a
woman with a carrier bag in
her hand and her handbag
over her shoulder.
It is a woman in a pink jacket
coming down some stairs
with a shopping bag.”
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Thirty year old second Tantallon Ghost photo discovered - or is it? | Techcom for dummy - April 5, 2009 at 8:12 pm |
well on looking at the picture.2 me it seems 2 have the same dress but not the same face but same colour dress and skin as the other picture.the redess colour seems 2 come away from the face like hair and gos up away from the head.its wired.the bar seems 2 go across her eyes.so what is she realy meant 2 b looking at.dont think its the people standing 4 the picture.looks like she wants 2 b in the picture herslef.dont think its the same face as the other 1 tho.real or not????
jonathon l - April 18, 2009 at 10:28 pm |
One woders why A woman would be carrying a shopping bag through a desertd castle??????as the skeptic provided as an explanation
michelle - December 18, 2010 at 12:17 pm |
did the tudors have this colour of pink?
susie hayes - May 12, 2011 at 8:57 pm |
Did they have that colour of pink in those days?
eleanor - May 12, 2011 at 9:03 pm |