Lakeview Cemetery
Patchogue, New York
By Joseph Flammer
Mists are prized paranormal
phenomena because they are rarely
caught by investigators. Whereas orbs
are commonly photographed in
graveyards and just about any other
place, mists are uncommon and
generally thought to be true
paranormal phenomena. Mists are
believed to be manifestations of spirits.
Mists are prized paranormal
phenomena because they are rarely
caught by investigators. Whereas orbs
are commonly photographed in
graveyards and just about any other
place, mists are uncommon and
generally thought to be true
paranormal phenomena. Mists are
believed to be manifestations of spirits.
The orb pictured next to the monument in the photo above was taken by Diane Hill.
She alerted Joseph Flammer to activity in the area just before he photographed the
mist pictured below.
She alerted Joseph Flammer to activity in the area just before he photographed the
mist pictured below.
The extraordinary photographs you
are about to see of ghostly mists and
orbs at the Lakeview Cemetery in
Patchogue are matched only by the
extraordinary phenomena paranormal
investigators Diane Hill, Erica Popino,
Karen Isaksen and I encountered
during our investigation of the
graveyard on the evening of January
14, 2007. Thick mists appeared in the
night before us when the camera
flashes went off, though there were no
mists in the air at all before or after
we took the shots! For example,
nothing showed up in the light of our
flashlight when we tried to find mists.
In other words, the spirits revealed
themselves to us only when our
camera flashes went off. They showed
themselves to our cameras just as we
had asked them to do when we first
arrived at the cemetery.
are about to see of ghostly mists and
orbs at the Lakeview Cemetery in
Patchogue are matched only by the
extraordinary phenomena paranormal
investigators Diane Hill, Erica Popino,
Karen Isaksen and I encountered
during our investigation of the
graveyard on the evening of January
14, 2007. Thick mists appeared in the
night before us when the camera
flashes went off, though there were no
mists in the air at all before or after
we took the shots! For example,
nothing showed up in the light of our
flashlight when we tried to find mists.
In other words, the spirits revealed
themselves to us only when our
camera flashes went off. They showed
themselves to our cameras just as we
had asked them to do when we first
arrived at the cemetery.
We knew we were on the trail of
ghosts because we could see the
mists in our viewfinders right after
taking the photographs, in addition
to seeing their dense white forms
appear before us in the camera
flashes. When they appeared to
our naked eyes in the camera flash
they were solid white forms
floating five or six feet away from
us. When I took photographs I held
the camera away from me and
looked not into the viewfinder, but
over the camera at the area that
the flash would be lighting, and
sure enough, there they were –
mists of the dead.
ghosts because we could see the
mists in our viewfinders right after
taking the photographs, in addition
to seeing their dense white forms
appear before us in the camera
flashes. When they appeared to
our naked eyes in the camera flash
they were solid white forms
floating five or six feet away from
us. When I took photographs I held
the camera away from me and
looked not into the viewfinder, but
over the camera at the area that
the flash would be lighting, and
sure enough, there they were –
mists of the dead.
The night was cold and damp, for it
had rained earlier, so we had to
prove to ourselves that the mists
were not the result of our breath
plumes jetting out of our mouths in
front of the cameras. Of course, we
knew they were not. Mists were not
new to us. We had photographed
them before. We were familiar with
their paranormal nature.
At one point, Erica Popino stopped
the camera action to perform an
experiment with her breath. She
asked us to time the camera shot
with her exhalation to try to capture
any mists that she might exhale.
Nothing was photographed coming
out of her mouth, though she did try
to make
had rained earlier, so we had to
prove to ourselves that the mists
were not the result of our breath
plumes jetting out of our mouths in
front of the cameras. Of course, we
knew they were not. Mists were not
new to us. We had photographed
them before. We were familiar with
their paranormal nature.
At one point, Erica Popino stopped
the camera action to perform an
experiment with her breath. She
asked us to time the camera shot
with her exhalation to try to capture
any mists that she might exhale.
Nothing was photographed coming
out of her mouth, though she did try
to make
her breath appear (see photo above)
several times. In other words, the
mists were not the result of breath
streams.
several times. In other words, the
mists were not the result of breath
streams.
Then something extraordinary
happened. While we were making
our way through graveyard Erica
saw a light blue orb with her naked
eyes. Erica has an amazing
connection with the spirits and has
seen ghosts and orbs floating in
graveyards before. “Its right there!”
she exclaimed, “follow it! It’s a light
blue orb!”
The orb that she saw led us deeper
into the graveyard. The orb moved
up a gravestone, across the trunk of
a tree, through the night air amid the
graves. I for one did not see the orb,
but Diane Hill suddenly called, “I see
it! It's a light blue orb and it’s
moving over there!”
She pointed in the direction of a tree.
Karen Isaksen and I followed with
our cameras. Karen’s camera
batteries were weak, so I
photographed the orb and actually
captured it with my eight megapixel
Sony digital camera (see photos
below).
happened. While we were making
our way through graveyard Erica
saw a light blue orb with her naked
eyes. Erica has an amazing
connection with the spirits and has
seen ghosts and orbs floating in
graveyards before. “Its right there!”
she exclaimed, “follow it! It’s a light
blue orb!”
The orb that she saw led us deeper
into the graveyard. The orb moved
up a gravestone, across the trunk of
a tree, through the night air amid the
graves. I for one did not see the orb,
but Diane Hill suddenly called, “I see
it! It's a light blue orb and it’s
moving over there!”
She pointed in the direction of a tree.
Karen Isaksen and I followed with
our cameras. Karen’s camera
batteries were weak, so I
photographed the orb and actually
captured it with my eight megapixel
Sony digital camera (see photos
below).
Erica Popino tries to create a mist
with her breath to make sure it
was not our exhalations that were
creating the mists. As you can see,
the camera did not pick up her
breath mist.
with her breath to make sure it
was not our exhalations that were
creating the mists. As you can see,
the camera did not pick up her
breath mist.
P.A.S.T. Investigators Erica Popino and
Karen Isaksen.
Karen Isaksen.
Karen Isaksen and Diane Hill
pause to study a photograph
pause to study a photograph
Chasing an Orb
The photos of orbs below were taken after Erica
Popino and Diane Hill spotted a large light blue
orb floating through the graveyard with their
naked eyes. Joseph Flammer pursued the orb
with his camera capturing this amazing photo
essay of a spirit revealing itself.
Popino and Diane Hill spotted a large light blue
orb floating through the graveyard with their
naked eyes. Joseph Flammer pursued the orb
with his camera capturing this amazing photo
essay of a spirit revealing itself.
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Diane Hill
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Photo by Joseph Flammer
Following a single orb around a graveyard