Updated - 5.1.04
Since the time that these pages were created, the Internet has developed greatly. So has our connections to it. With this in mind, it is time to edit the adventure down to a few less pages. Faster connections and more powerful computers no longer get bogged down with downloading photographs.
Besides the fun with any adventure is reliving the events.
~~23DN450
Since she was going to be in this area, Wongy thought that she would have some fun with a 35mm camera. The camera used during this time was a 'point and shoot', basic camera. There was nothing special about the equipment, only what she ended up with.
Some of the photogpraphs have film flaws, but Wongy pointed that out in a very detailed set of ntoes that she had sent to me with the photos. She not only pointed out flaws, but also other ideas. If one could be objective, Wongy reached that
That was a good thing because at the time that I was putting this together, there were questions that rose up. I had gone into instant skpetic mode and considered all of the paranormal possibilities 'fake'. I then found myself looking at each photo from the different points of view. That is how I orginially presented the photos. Since I am editting this adventure, I am going to try to expand on my ideas for both.
There were 25 pics in all and I picked out the ones that I thought were super neato...or at least got me to thinking, even if my skeptical & critical mind did not believe in the content.
- Some of the pics have been edited to remove human faces only.
- Nothing else has been touched.
- Photograph numbers are as they were ordered in Wongy's notes.
If you have any questions, you can contact Wongy yourself. [email protected]
Here we gooooooooooo.............
A low light picture of a bush that is located in the "Lover's Cemetery".
In this particular photograph, Wongy had pointed out what appeared to be Orbs and a lot of them. Looking at the original photograph, the one 'true' Orb would be the one that is circled on the photo below. The that seem to be featured looked more like film graininess then they did actual Orbs.
Although this photo was interesting because of what could be Orb Content, this was not the best of the photos.
Random shot taken at the Riply's Museum
What exactly is weird about this then? We have the Orb that would not scan in, but we also have the reflection of the woman in the left hand side of the mirror and the reflection of a cabinet.
Some will say that it is possible for all of this to be included in the photo. What is not likely is the woman's reflection. If Wongy is standing on an angle to avoid being caught in the mirror, then how is this human image there as well? She would need to be standing directly next to the yellow/black vase that is on the mantle. Even with this pic 'cut off' at that point, there is no evidence of a sleve or arm
Still, it is interesting, yummy stuff to ponder.
Taken at Flagler College that is said to be haunted by multiple spirits.
This was the last of a series of photos taken at the Fort. Standing on the battlement above where Osciola was kept prisioner. This is where Wongy felt that she was being watched and took a few photographs.
Located within the same fort, Wongy took a few photos. The story of this fort is that it is haunted by Osciola' ghost. The story that is told is that his head had been removed from its body by a surgeon. He in turn presented the head as a gift to his daughter for her wedding.
This is not my idea of the ultimate in gifts. In Wongy's words, "Gee dad, money would have been better."
I do not believe that this type of film ghost evidence exists, but these two photos did make me sit up straighter. The originals show clear smoking. Whether or not this comes from true plasma or from an opitical illusion from cigarette smoke, I cannot tell you. All I know is that Wongy does seem to know who and what is going on around her.
Back in the Lover's Cemetery.........
A simple pic of a family crypt.
Unfortunately, scanning it in did not do wonders for Internet viewing.
The class photo on the water front.
From what Wongy says, there was no more then five to ten seconds between these two. The appearance of the man on the jutout is not possible in this time frame.
Near as I can tell, I believe that there is more time between the photographs that would allow for a human being to traverse the distance. Mainly, this comes from the obsevations of the kids themselves.
The is the camera angle question. Wongy either stepped in or out to next the next photo. This can be accomplished in less then three seconds, but the poses of the kids go from disorganized to organized. Given the age of the group, I find it hard to think that they managed to pull it together in under ten seconds.
Again, this is a series of photos where we need to believe what the photographer is telling us about the timing. This is the essence of the evidence for these.
A prision cell that is located back in the fort where Osciola was held.
There is a shilouette of a man possibly holding/smoking a pipe? This was another one of my favorite pictures.
M, Wongy's Daughter, took this photo in an alleyway in the older part of St. Augustine. M had gotten a strange feeling and took the camera. This is one of the ones that resulted.
Taken from outside of Centenial Park, which was closed at the time.
Wongy had taken care of making sure no one was around in the park.
What I did find interesting are the two figures that also appear. One is sitting on the stone wall and another seems to be coming up the path.
Still taking photos from outside of Centenial Park and still making sure that there was no one around inside.
The Paranormal is a subject that is hotly debated. There are those that say that all of these photographs are evidence of the existance of ghosts and other phenominia. There are those that say that the above are results of human brains looking for and finding 'proof'.
Believers
How can this not be evidence? Wongy has managed to capture a variety of images/proof from multiple locations. When she 'got a feeling' and took a few photographs, some kind of evidence has been captured. There are the Orbs, the unexplained reflections in the mirror, the Plasma, and the human shapes. When Wongy's daughter had a similiar experience, an image appeared in the photo.
There are too many people who have had these types of experiences for there to not be truth. As time moves forward, we will get the 'proof' that has been eluding us until this point.
Skeptics
There is not one shread of evidence of anything from Wongy's photos. The photos are of poor quality and the scanning process makes for even more doubt. We have to go on faith that the measures that Wongy took to make sure that people were not smoking near her, the air was dustfree, and people were truely not there to begin with.
None of the steps to the Scientific Method was taken and these photos are nothing but a slide show for the masses.
Really cool ghostie evidence. ; D
