Ghost Hunting

Uploaded: October 23, 2006 03:35:07 | Entered: October 26, 2016 04:27:00

Description


The Perception: I drove down US 1 on a very dark October night. The full moon that darted in and out of the cloud filled sky provided very little light. Ghost of those who perished at sea during stormy weather has long been rumored to be roaming the coastline of Maine. A chill filled the air as I pushed the shutter while capturing the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. The front door slowly opened with a shrilling creak and nobody appeared to be there.... Or was there? Would you knock on the door on Halloween night? Reality: Image taken with mid afternoon light. DD effects were accomplished using PSE4 and the nik Solarization filter - Happy Halloween

Comments

Paul Michko October 23, 2006

Very spooky capture, Jeff. Most lighthouses are haunted you know. Keeps the riff-raff out. :) #544658

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic October 23, 2006

Outstanding!!! I actually have found a ghost, but you can't see him til Halloween! #3487859

Claudia Kuhn level-classic October 23, 2006

Cool effects... and nice Halloween storyline! #3487863

Jenny D October 23, 2006

Excellent effects!! You gave me the creeps! #3487875

Rhonda Burger October 23, 2006

Cool pic. #3487894

Robert R. Goodman October 23, 2006

Great Holloween image Jeff,well done!!!!!! #3487904

Colette M. Metcalf October 23, 2006

Fantastic image, Jeff:) #3487915

Gail Vitikacs level-classic October 23, 2006

Fantastic effects Jeff.....it is wonderful! #3487926

Carol Sawyer October 23, 2006

Great effects in this Halloween capture, Jeff!! #3487927

Terri L. Scribner October 23, 2006

Wow, great treatment on this spooky house!!! #3487989

Carla Metzler October 23, 2006

Great job, Jeff, with the image and narrative. #3487993

Tammy Scott October 23, 2006

Cool shot and eeries effects - nice work #3488014

Glenn E. Urquhart October 23, 2006

Outstanding work, Jeff!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #3488092

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic October 23, 2006

Terrific image and effects Jeff!!!
#3488101

Rakesh Syal level-classic October 23, 2006

Excellent effects, Jeff!! #3488138

Wally Orlowsky October 23, 2006

Marvelous work on this, Jeff. Perception is so much more fun than reality ;) #3488181

Jenny Bosmans October 23, 2006

Fantastic work on this super spooky image, Jeff! :) #3488364

Anita Hogue October 23, 2006

Fabulous work, Jeff! #3488383

Ross Throndson October 23, 2006

Great Story & Cool Effects, Jeff!! :^) #3488468

Bobbie Davis October 23, 2006

Great effects Jeff #3488610

Cyn Valentine October 23, 2006

Great effects..love the b/w!!! Awesome work! #3488619

Bill Wyatt October 23, 2006

Terrific story very spooky scary! Love the effects just a super job, Jeff! #3488633

Chastity Abbott October 23, 2006

Is that a ghost in the upstairs window on the side of the house???? ....oooooohhhhh....this is awesome!!!! Great work!! #3488659

Linda D. Lester level-classic October 23, 2006

Awesome...great story! #3488731

Autum Rhoades October 23, 2006

Awesome effects, Jeff! Definitely a creepy house you've created here! #3488788

Bridgette B October 23, 2006

What a spooky image! I love it! #3488884

Murry Grigsby October 23, 2006

Fun story an image Jeff! Perfect for the season :0) #3488975

Cheryl E. Molennor October 23, 2006

Nicely done Jeff! #3489053

Deborah Sandidge October 23, 2006

Very creative effects, the clouds make spooky eyes off to the side, Jeff! #3489074

Alan L. Borror October 23, 2006

Wonderful image and effects, Jeff! Excellent Haloween image! #3489115

Richard D. Cox October 23, 2006

A very creative image. Well done. Booooo! #3489304

Su Sana E. P level-classic October 23, 2006

Wow!! It looks like the 'house on haunted hill'. Tremendous effects work on this, Jeff!! #3489365

Shelly L. Rauscher October 23, 2006

Awesomely chilling Jeff! Great effects, I'm totally spooked! :) #3489646

Tamara K. Walker level-classic October 23, 2006

Great story I am ready for chapter two. Wonderful work. #3489756

Mary L. Graham October 23, 2006

Cool effects Jim!! =) #3489793

David Phalen October 23, 2006

Cool! A terrific Halloween image. #3489794

Stephen Zacker October 23, 2006

Very Cool effects and image #3489850

Nadya Johnson October 23, 2006

AWESOME image, Jeff! Wonderful work! #3489861

Silvia Nunes October 23, 2006

Excellent Work ...Great effects Jeff!! #3490020

Mary N C. Taitt October 23, 2006

A gorgeous moody shot, Jeff! Love the darkness and detail! And the "oonighly" in the clouds, ncie work! Mary :-D #3490096

Hendrik Storme October 23, 2006

Great work!!! Love it Jeff!!! #3490121

Karen Bacon October 23, 2006

A wonderful spooky capture Jeff! #3490196

Paul G Slate October 23, 2006

neet story, nice photo and good ps work jeff! #3490432

Marijana Fajgl October 23, 2006

Fantastic image Jeff! Great story too :-) #3490524

Stan Kwasniowski October 23, 2006

Jeff, wow, what an image and story #3490537

Nancy L. Green level-classic October 23, 2006

Awesome image and effects Jeff!! Cool story also!! <>< #3490611

Cary Rogers October 23, 2006

Very cool image Jeff! Great lighting effects and glowing edges. No wonder Stephen King hangs out in Maine. ;-) #3490638

Dan E. October 23, 2006

This is very cool, love the effect! #3490740

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 23, 2006

Thanks Everyone very much for all of the great comments today! This was a lot of fun putting together! Jeff #3490753

Michelle J. Harvey October 23, 2006

Fabulous capture, PS work and story!! I LOVE it! #3490799

Judyann Plante October 23, 2006

Wow, Jeff! Great story and fantastic image. Excellent work!

Judyann ><> #3490866

Ken Smith level-classic October 23, 2006

I can only imagine what you must do on Halloween evening--dont' scare the little kids too much. Wonderful effects, Jeff! #3490974

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 23, 2006

This is totally fantastic, Jeff!!!! You really had me going for a while!!! Just kidding!!! Exciting effects going on here in more ways that one!!!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3491170

Evy Johansen level-classic October 23, 2006

Love it! Wonderful and very spooky image, Jeff! #3491240

Julie Robinson October 24, 2006

Fantastic ghostly image Jeff! #3491598

Lani J October 24, 2006

Ooh! What a great, spooky image, Jeff! Fantastic creation, I love it! :o) #3491623

Husain Akhtar October 24, 2006

I really like this wonderful work and image, Jeff! Very well done! #3492475

Paula Dwyer October 24, 2006

I love SPOOKY!!! :) This is definately a spooky and awesome image!!! Super effects work Jeff!! :)
#3492785

Sharon King October 24, 2006

The glowing haunted house is amazing!! #3492875

Cathy Barrows October 24, 2006

very cool fx...it was only haunted by wind and rain when we were there #3493429

Pamela Shane October 24, 2006

OH WOW!! Fantastic image, & I love the
effects you used for this capture Jeff!
I bet we see this again! :) #3493562

Ray Clarke October 24, 2006

Very chilling story and effect on the photo Jeff,great work #3493803

Graeme yew Chow October 24, 2006

Outstanding b/w image and very scary effect ! well done my friend. #3494930

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic October 25, 2006

Wow, super effects and image..well done!! Love it! #3496452

Connie J. Bagot October 25, 2006

I love your story----and I love your work on this photo. Looks spooky but sort of natural----as though it really was this way. Excellent! #3496856

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 25, 2006

Thank you very much; it is nice to see that so many enjoyed this Halloween - DD image! Jeff #3497720

Christina C. Moore October 25, 2006

Booooooooooo! Did I scare you? Wel, your house scares me. Nice work! #3497791

Carolyn J. Connolly October 25, 2006

Jeff, your effects work here is EXCELLENT!! A VERY well seen, taken, AND edited image!! :o) #3498906

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 26, 2006

Thank you Christina and Carolyn!! Jeff #3500177

Sherri Gorman October 26, 2006

WOW this is AWESOME!!!!! Wonderful effects!!!! Happy Halloween!!! #3500445

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 26, 2006

Thank You very much Sherri!! Jeff #3503315

October 27, 2006

Way very cool image and story! Well done! #3508133

Cliff & Patti Smith level-classic October 27, 2006

Awesome, terrific effects Jeff! #3509135

Bill Houghton October 27, 2006

Outstanding work Jeff. Good job. #3509625

Kathy Reeves October 27, 2006

Spooky.... Wonderful image and story Jeff! Perfect for October! #3512118

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 28, 2006

Thank you All very much!! Jeff #3513458

Jill Odice level-classic October 28, 2006

Great job on your entire presentation Jeff! Fantastic shot of the lighthouse too! #3514547

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic October 29, 2006

Awesome Halloween shot and I love your perception better than the reality !! #3519439

eileen bedford October 29, 2006

AWESOME Jeff.... #3520394

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 30, 2006

Thank you very much for the great comments! Jeff #3522466

Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 30, 2006

Spooky and cool image and effects! #3523823

Karen Slagle October 30, 2006

Fantastic creation, Jeff. I think this is really cool and spooky... #3524669

William C. Raco level-classic October 30, 2006

What a great image and narrative
Very well done, Jeff!

Bill #3525483

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 31, 2006

Thank you very much for all of the wonderful comments on this image! Jeff #3526570

Gregory Allen Collins November 06, 2006

Really spooky Jeff. I love to solarize too. Great job. #3553797

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe November 07, 2006

Thank you Gregory! Jeff #3557445

Suzanne L October 16, 2007

Great work! The effects applied are fantastic. #4934796

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 16, 2007

Thank you very much Suzanne! Jeff #4935709

Melissa Malisia October 24, 2007

Wonderful shot, description & effects, Jeff!! #4971500

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 24, 2007

Thanks very much Melissa! Jeff #4973821

mary e. sydlewski October 31, 2014

great effects used here. #11174296

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe November 01, 2014

Thanks Mary! #11174900

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