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Post by disneypal on Apr 5, 2016 21:10:49 GMT
I am pretty skeptical about stuff like this but still found it to be interesting so thought I would share here. The person that took the photo swears up and down that no one was there when she took the photo. Thoughts?
WOODSTOCK, Ga. — For $295, a vintage piece of furniture – and possibly the spirit of its former owner – can be yours.
Trevor and Natasha Beemon buy old pieces and restore them for sale in their booth at The Woodstock Market. After their last restoration job was complete, Natasha was taking some photos to post to announce the sale. There was nobody standing next to Natasha, but look at the image her cell phone camera captured:
Trevor and Natasha bought the piece – a secretary with desk and bookcase segments – which dates from the 1940s or 50s, from an estate. The woman in the photo had passed away about 20 years ago, they were told.
“We buy and resell furniture all the time,” Trevor said. “I’ve heard stories about spirits and ghosts being attached to objects, but since we collect antiques, I try not to think about that! Anyway, I refinished this piece. It’s a neat piece with hidden compartments. We brought it to the booth on Saturday. We always take photos of items in the booth for our Facebook and Instagram pages. When we went to post this picture, I noticed my wife in the reflection. I zoomed in and saw a woman standing next to her with her head on her shoulder.”
“I freaked out because nobody was there with us when we were taking pictures,” Trevor added.
Trevor is executive director at Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society who’s also worked at the Atlanta History Center and Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History. He studied American history at Kennesaw State University.
A couple of things we should note: Trevor didn’t approach the AJC with this ghost tale. I asked for permission to share the photo he posted on Facebook. I’ve known Trevor since he was a teenaged volunteer docent at the Root House – the historic building in Marietta operated by Cobb Landmarks – back in the day. Although I know him personally and sought out this story rather than the other away around, I did ask if this was a latter-day April Fools’ joke. Answer: No.
Next question: Will the spirit captured in this image follow the piece home with its new owners?
“We’ll see if she follows the piece when it’s purchased,” Trevor said. “I do feel OK about it because the woman appears to approve. I mean, she looks like she is looking at the piece with pride and happiness.”
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 5, 2016 21:16:08 GMT
That does seem creepy, but the "ghost" doesn't seem scary looking.
I'll be a believer when it actually happens to me. I'm not going to be rude to those that do. I mean look at anyone who's religious. There are many outlandish things that make no sense.
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Post by katlady on Apr 5, 2016 21:25:25 GMT
It does look like an image of an actual person, and would be creepy. But I always thought that ghost do not have a reflection, or at least that is what you always hear in ghost lore.
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Post by moveablefeast on Apr 5, 2016 21:28:30 GMT
It does look like a person, but it's probably dust or dirt or something else.
Strikes me as happenstance, like when you see the face of Jesus on your grilled cheese.
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Post by ModChick on Apr 5, 2016 21:58:06 GMT
Photoshopped in image, great "free" advertising. I completely believe in ghosts but not in this situation.
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Post by woodysbetty on Apr 5, 2016 22:04:31 GMT
A reflection from something behind her...a photo or framed pic??? Interesting....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 22:17:40 GMT
It does look like an image of an actual person, and would be creepy. But I always thought that ghost do not have a reflection, or at least that is what you always hear in ghost lore. I thought it was vampires who don't have a reflection?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 22:27:17 GMT
My first thought was "there was no one by her" is bull. The reflection is too clear.
I'm a believer but also skeptical. I've seen enough to believe and I've seen enough "special effects" and made up stories to be skeptical of most stories. Now if they were to show a picture of the deceased owner and her obituary and the faces matched, then I'd believe their story.
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Post by jennyap on Apr 5, 2016 22:32:11 GMT
I think someone walked behind her as she was taking the photo, peered over her shoulder to see what she was looking at, and moved on. She didn't notice them because she was focusing on what she was doing.
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Post by katlady on Apr 5, 2016 22:32:57 GMT
It does look like an image of an actual person, and would be creepy. But I always thought that ghost do not have a reflection, or at least that is what you always hear in ghost lore. I thought it was vampires who don't have a reflection? I thought that was one way to know you were dead - you couldn't see yourself in a mirror? I could be mistaken.
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Post by anonrefugee on Apr 5, 2016 22:37:11 GMT
It does look like an image of an actual person, and would be creepy. But I always thought that ghost do not have a reflection, or at least that is what you always hear in ghost lore. I thought it was vampires who don't have a reflection? Me too- we definitely want to get our facts straight on this situation Because the image is gentle looking I want to believe it. If it was an angry guy with an ax I'd say it's all poppycock.
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Post by disneypal on Apr 5, 2016 22:42:58 GMT
I think someone walked behind her as she was taking the photo, peered over her shoulder to see what she was looking at, and moved on. She didn't notice them because she was focusing on what she was doing. I kind of thought that too - it seems like she would have known someone was right behind her or would see her while she was taking the photo but she probably was focused on the furniture not the reflection - unless it really is a ghost, that sounds like the most plausible explanation.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 5, 2016 23:58:10 GMT
couchcoughbullshitcoughcough
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Post by birukitty on Apr 6, 2016 0:42:26 GMT
I don't believe this at all! This is good photo shopping or someone was standing behind her and she's lying about it for publicity. But like another Pea said if this ends up looking like the deceased owner then I'd believe.
I do believe in ghosts. When I was 17 (way back in 1977) we moved to a house that was built before the Civil War. It had just been completely refinished before we bought it but with care and the windows in the house (some of them in the oldest part) were the older windows with glass that was wavy and you couldn't see through it clearly. That house came with a ghost. In my family there were 4 children. Out of 6 people, 4 people either heard or saw this ghost. I never heard or saw a thing. But I believe my family members completely. j
My father enclosed the garage of that house (finished it like you finish a basement) and my mother made it into a little antique shop. One day this woman comes in and says, "So have you met the ghost yet?" My mother is very clever and said, "What ghost"? and let the woman to the talking. This woman went on to describe the ghost exactly how he looked when he'd appeared to my sister. She told her the story of the ghost and our house.
There is a famous Civil War battlefield down the street from the house. This was in Middletown, Virginia. They are all over parts of Virginia. Back then the house was just a log cabin with an upstairs. The part of the house that was our kitchen and my parent's bedroom. Actually my brother slept in that room the first night and in the morning begged my parents to switch with him. He said someone sat on the bed during the night, swore up and down, and said he couldn't sleep in that room again. They agreed to switch rooms with him.
So the story goes that this ghost was a very young solider in this battle that was wounded badly. He was brought to this house that night and nursed in that bedroom. He passed away during the night. My sister saw him one night after she finished playing the piano in the front room (we called it a library, it had the piano in it with some built in bookshelves). Nothing fancy, other people would call it a den. She went to turn off the light in the room and through the door was our front hall and the main staircase going upstairs. He was just sitting there on the steps with his arms folded around his knees like he's been listening. She said he didn't look wispy or grayish, just like a regular person. But he was a very young man, a teen really in a Civil War uniform. She stared at him for a second, and couldn't believe what she was seeing. She turned around flipped the light switch off and on, and looked again and he was gone.
My father would be awakened by the sound of boots going up and down those steps over and over again. My mother heard some things but I don't remember what they were, and my other sister and I never experienced anything.
When we sold the house we told the new owner. You are supposed to, but the former owners never told us. The new owner experienced something different. The ghost liked to move things around on her-especially framed pictures on the wall in the kitchen. She had a lot of them there and she'd have them all hung up and come back after a day out, and they'd all be switched around. She's sigh in exasperation and look upward and say, "I know you like them like this, but I like them the other way. I live here now, so can you just please leave them the way I like them next time?"
Debbie in MD.
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Post by georgiapea on Apr 6, 2016 0:57:18 GMT
I once took a Polaroid photo of our fish in a shallow pond. On the bottom of the pond was a face. Not me, it looked nothing like my reflection and only the face showed, not a whole torso. It upset me so much I threw it away.
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Post by Zee on Apr 6, 2016 1:09:21 GMT
People on the internet sure are gullible.
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Post by chaosisapony on Apr 6, 2016 1:22:09 GMT
I think someone walked behind her as she was taking the photo, peered over her shoulder to see what she was looking at, and moved on. She didn't notice them because she was focusing on what she was doing. That's what I immediately thought too. Someone walked by, paused to glance, and moved on before the photographer ever noticed.
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Post by scrapsotime on Apr 6, 2016 1:46:14 GMT
Woman! I thought it was guy with long hair, a beard and mustache.
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Post by disneypal on Apr 6, 2016 7:45:56 GMT
I once took a Polaroid photo of our fish in a shallow pond. On the bottom of the pond was a face. Not me, it looked nothing like my reflection and only the face showed, not a whole torso. It upset me so much I threw it away. That is creepy!
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Post by craftykitten on Apr 6, 2016 14:00:40 GMT
When I'm dead I hope I have better things to do than haunt a bookshelf.
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Post by anonrefugee on Apr 6, 2016 14:04:51 GMT
When I'm dead I hope I have better things to do than haunt a bookshelf. I laughed aloud as the sonic carhop arrived. I hope I have more exciting things to do in afterlife!
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Post by Dalai Mama on Apr 6, 2016 14:07:47 GMT
My thoughts? She's full of shit.
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Post by trollie on Apr 6, 2016 14:48:48 GMT
I think someone walked behind her as she was taking the photo, peered over her shoulder to see what she was looking at, and moved on. She didn't notice them because she was focusing on what she was doing. This is what I think too.
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