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Poveglia Island – Ghost Mis-Adventure? Editing oops?

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1:55 pm
January 6, 2010


BluMoon

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I watched the episode of GA in Italy today and couldn't believe my eyes.  Literally.  All personal opinions of the show/topic/believer-or-not aside, I'd like to hear what others thought of one particular segment of the show.  I have a hard time believing it didn't catch someone else's eye.  Perhaps an irregularity in my screen or a glitch in the video but I suspect not. 

From the point after Zak digs up the skull and the scenes are on/around the bridge.  I believe they're on the "Plague Field".   I've rewatched this segment of the show a few times now but can't seem to make up my mind if it's a great play of light or if there's actually someone standing next to that bridge.

Left side, the last 2-3 segments of the bridge.  X marks the spot, since the letter seems to carry great significance in this show.  :)  I don't have special software to analyze this further or play it in slow motion; though it would be fun to hear what the video looked like from someone with editing/analyitical experience.

What my eyes saw was what appeared to be a man (with glasses?) standing next to the bridge, at times resting his hand on it.  "It" shows up several times in the same area when the bridge is shown.  I had to stop the video when I first noticed it, because it just didn't seem to fit. I think I was supposed to be watching for something unseen above, but that area of the bridge immediately caught my eye.  There are tall, thin reeds in the surrounding area, maybe some vegetation around that could possibly have a more dense/leafy top on it, with the play of light and a slight breeze, giving the appearance of someone moving.

I was ready to write it off as a great play of light, but "it" looks closer than the surrounding plants and seems to cast a shadow into the next (closer to camera) section of bridge at times.  It's hard to tell because of the cross sections of the bridge and that the lower quarter is covered in shadow.  It does look/sound like there is a slight breeze during this segment, and I didn't hear any running water, which could lend to the plant theory.

So….  Plant, Person or Ploy??  A crew member they're not suppsed to have?  A weed gone wild?  Maybe a ghost is hunting the hunters. 

4:41 pm
January 6, 2010


Revenant

Hopelessly Locked In A "Fear Cage"

Lead Investigator

posts 1393

Hmmm…interesting.  I saw the show, but I don't remember what you were describing.  And I have a 52" hi-def TV as well (hard to miss anything on those…).

Maybe someone can comb the vast wasteland that is Youtube or something and come up with a couple of short clips so that we can take a gander at it?

And upon thinking about it…it is very unusual that the three amigos didn't mention it.  Shadow or not, plausible explanation or not, we're talking about people who go on and on about dust here.  Hmmm…I'm very curious now as to what you were seeing.

"Skepticism is not a position, it's a process." -Dr Michael Shermer

5:37 pm
January 6, 2010


Eintopy

eintopy

Investigator in Training

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Greetings, all.  I've been a silent lurker on this site for about two years now.  I figured it is about time I threw my two-cents in.  :-)

In the youtube video below, Zak digs up the skull around the 1:55 mark.  For the next 3+ minutes, there are several shots of the bridge.  I've watched this a few times now, but can't seem to identify the figure BluMoon is referencing.  I do see some movement on the left side of the bridge down towards the grass, but to me that looks like grass or weeds swaying in the wind.  Maybe, BluMoon, you can take a look at this video and point out the figure you're seeing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOtL3DZRwfE&feature=related

10:02 pm
January 6, 2010


phillyk48

Indiana

Investigator

posts 81

I don't see what BluMoon is talking about either.  I saw movement like you did, Eintopy, but also looks like weeds swaying to me.  Hopefully, BluMoon can point it out to us.  And like Revenant said, you'd think the guys would have seen anything by the bridge.  I had forgotten about that crazy mask Zak wears   Foot in mouth

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8:04 am
January 7, 2010


Leslie

Investigator

posts 157

I've looked at this video a few times and cannot see anything that looks like a person. All I see are the grasses moving in the breeze. That did catch my attention and draw my eye to that side of the bridge, but figured out it was just the plants swaying in the wind. I don't see any shadow on the bridge either.

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