Orbs (also known as "ghost orbs" or "spirit orbs") are often thought to be the souls of people, as they appear as "balls of light" apparently floating or moving in the picture. Sometimes, orbs can appear in colors, such as blue, green, red, etc. Most orb images, however, are caused by flash reflection off of glass, mirrors, walls, dust, moisture and even insects. Digital cameras seem to take a higher amount of dust orbs in photos. Some orbs are definitely energy, and energy is spirit. However, no one knows what this energy is, for sure. Plasma balls of light or ghost lights (orbs) have been proven to be electrically charged. Spirit (or ghost) orbs will normally have a more solid center, without any spokes radiating from the center. Paranormal orbs have even been photographed with faces in them. whether a coincidence, is for the viewer to determine.
orbs can be created by dust in front of the camera lens, so if one wants to capture real orbs by way of camera, we (PGHC) suggest taking some steps to get rid of dust orbs while investigating for real ghosts. Because most digital cameras have a flush face with the flash unit being located beside the lens, dust is easily illuminated while photographing and is often captured in photos as balls of light - very orb-like indeed. Dust orbs can be eliminated though through several ways. To get rid of dust orbs, one way is to purchase a camera that has a flash unit on top, with a fixed lens that extends out from the camera body. Think old-style in camera appearance. We found that digital cameras that are bigger and bulkier seem to record less dust orbs in photographs.You could also try and disable the flash unit on your camera and move it away from the camera body if you are an electronics guru. Also, buying a lens hood that attaches to the end of that protruding camera lens would also work well. Check and see if a lens hood is available for your digital camera at a camera store. Of course, there is another option and that is to make a lens hood out of paper or flexible, thin plastic sheeting. Here is a link that explains how to make your own. http://www.photoble.com/photo-gear/camera-lens-hood/
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