Can you see the face of an angle in this unbelievable photo?! It took me a while, but when I noticed it, I can’t stop seeing it! Wonderful! You can clearly see a face in the middle of the picture, but jump inside this article if you can’t see it. This very nice illusion was submitted by Joshua Bernasconi. It is similar to Jesus in Sellhurst Park, Google Jesus illusion, God’s creations…
Joshua: “I am a student at a middle school. One day my Bible teacher showed me this amazing photo of an angel. Because I didn’t see it at first I was disappointed, but after about 5 minutes it suddenly revealed itself to me. I’ve tried the best I can to outline it for you, so just bear with it. Besides its beauty, the picture is also an illusion at first… until you finally see it. I also have an artistic friend who’s painting this for me, and when he does, I will send you a picture. Pretty awesome, ehh!?”
Joshua: “The story is that one day a lady was driving down to her parents home in Iowa, and decided to stop and take a picture of the reflection of the stars and trees on a lake at night. When she finally developed the roll, she thought that the picture came out bad, but that it was unusually pretty, so she entered it in some photo contest. People began questioning her on the body that is seen in the picture. Just like everyone else, it took her a few minutes to pick it out. When she finally did, she was faint. For the last picture just follow this: H=head, W=wings, N= neck, A=arm, T=torso”. 
This is a beutiful picture, the outlining helped. Thank you.
Thats not an angel, thats batman!!! ;)
Nice use of Photoshop. God would be proud of you.
Disappointing… You could call this anything
I see the figure but i can’t seem to see the face. The head looks more like abird to me. Can someone help
This image clearly appears on the correct site. Regardless of what you think you see, in reality you’re seeing what you’re programmed to actively seek out, faces. If the ripples in the water had been slightly different, you may have interpretted this as a picture of the “virgin” Mary, or maybe a character from a painting. Regardless of what you think you see, what you are seeing is an illusion.
That’s unbelievable!
Angel? More like Batman to me…
the head trace looks a _little_ off. i don’t see what it’s extending to, but i do see the head.
really cool. took me a bit to pick up the image though.
not bad
yes first post
I don;t Get it. Where is its Eye’s, Mouth,nose etc.? Arm is like Fake. Bad Optical Illusion.
wtf this looks nothing like an angel im sorry lol… i take a pic of a branch and you can see the same “angel” if anything maybe a bat or something… but yea nothing impressive
That’s pretty cool. I will say that I thought it was a nebula, but I guess it could be poorly developed film.
I don’t see anything in that picture. If anything, there seems to be a bat there.
it looks more like a bat that might of passed the camera
first comment
Okay. I see it…but how do we know this is an angel and not some demon. I mean, it is wearing some horned headdress if you look close…
wow
…I see a bat, not an angel. Is something wrong with me?
its stupid…
I just can’t see it. No matter how hard I try and how long I look, it doesn’t look like an angel to me. Am I missing something?
are you kidding me, that looks nothing like an angel. and definitely not an illusion. I can take a picture of anything and claim something paranormal is in it.
(after you’ve been lured closer)
Wait… That’s not an angel.. It’s a bat! AAAAAH!
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Joking aside what’s that supposed to be a photograph of? I am guessing this is part of a larger image? It almost looks like it could be a botched (or modified) polariod of the milky way or something..
This is one of the worst illusions you’ve had on this site. Anyone sees a natural shape that arguably resembles a person and calls it Jesus or an Angel – and it is automatically a sign from god.
I don’t really see it.. and the fact that you have to try really hard to even make something out doesn’t really convince me of how BEAUTIFUL this is. I’m not impressed.
Freaky!
looks like a balrog to me…
wow
that is amazing
i’m sorry but that is very very poor
this is retarded, take this off immediately.
looks more like a bat to me.
he seems to be wearing a pope hat…and have something rectangular in his mouth
love it
first comment? woot!
anywho, i’m not so sure about this picture.
…
i don’t know
hmm kinda weird
cool. whats it supposed to be without the illusion, outer space?
I think you spelled “angel” wrong :)
Woo first post!
I like this alot, But i can also see a bigger face in the picture, like on an anime cartoon
looks more like a bat from hell to me
Wow, without a doubt, the best one i’ve seen on this site yet. amazing!
why does it have horns?
I dont see that being a angel. but i do see a face in the photo.
Inbetween the right wing and the head. It looks like 2 eyebrows, a nose and the top part of the mouth where the back of the angels head is.
kinda stupid
seen lot better
Looks more like a bat to me! I guess in that case God is a bat :)
MORE THAN AN ANGEL THAT IS A BAT!
Beaaautiful
I see how people could interperate it as an angel, but i saw more of a bat. On what is outlined as the head there is a black bat, with eyes and everything- I think the bat looks amazing- if you look at the black around the yellow light, it also looks like an osprey flying away, carrying a fish in its mouth
if i had to guess… id say its an angel of death
maybe thats just me
That is pretty amazing
I didnt see it at first either, but the outline really helped
Very cool
this is dumb
there is a very obvious face-the outlining isnt very good at showing it tho. it’s a sideways profile…right above that white circle, which is the shoulder. The outline looks like its including a hat or something too tho which is confusing. If u look hard at it..u can see the eyes nose and mouth…all in one line, with the horizontal dark piece is the hair. dont know if that all makes sense…hope it helps. really cool pic
I love how people claim photoshop for everything, even when they’re wrong! I also love how people are posting “first post” when they’re clearly not (I assume comments must be approved before being added – meaning you harsh critics are dealing with a nice accepting blogger).
Either way, just because you can’t see the illusion or the trick to it gives you no right to call it a bad illusion. You are merely either a bad observer, or the illusion is a tough one.
In this case it is a tough one, so it makes the negativity toward the illusion pointless.
I am starting to see the illusion myself, and its very cool!
I can see the angle, but that doesn’t look that good to me. But I can see a really perfect face which is separate from the whole thing. Really interesting photo though.
Oh and to those claiming photoshop or asking what it is, maybe try reading the description.
THAT PHOTO IS SURE A DEVIL
see : http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5717/devileg6.png
but…
WHEN I INVERTED THE COLORS, SOMETHING REAL WEIRD HAPPENED XD
see : http://img334.imageshack.us/img334/5409/angelet4.png
pretty scary huh???
oh yes… wow… thats realy beautiful.. i mean at first u cnt c da monkey bt den after a second glance it jst apearz in dat lemon tree
This is easy. It is a nebula. Any astronomer can tell that. NOT PHOTOSHOP.
its not an angel!!!!!!!! that does not look like an angel it looks like a bat!!!!!
wtf? i only see blobs of shit*y colors mixed together???
it’s a nice picture but trying to say there is an angel in here is garbage. You can take a picture of ANYTHING and claim something is in it. It’s just lame.
“Anonymous”
is stupiddd );
That is just mean. Look, don’t insult. It’s really good.
It is not a bad illusion, it isnt an optical illusion in any way, its just a paranormal photograph, but a pretty amazing one at that, the face is so clear, it really looks like something, and yet what makes it most amazing is it doesnt really resemble any typical man-made depictions of angels, it has black almost bat like wings, some sort of very low cut garment (much like Ruby Rods dress in The 5th Element), and it has an odd forward curved pointed hat, not very fashionable in terms of our worldly view of things, yet mysteriously beautiful in an other-worldly, timeless way.
Ok, those who are having trouble seeing this, which is clearly most of us, here is how to get it. To twig these, it is essential to spot the face. In this instance we have a side-on face looking left and diagonally downwards. This facial profile is small and is shown by dark brown lines against the light background. This small facial profile is made of a short combination of squigles and is only about as long as as the diameter of the lower-left-central round white spot. It the profile lines run from just above the white spot, through the white areas, up to the horzontal dark band that looks like it might be a crown studed with a two or three diamonds. A ove this crown are the pair of horn shaped objects that are indeed much larger than the face-profile. It is the remarkable compasionate-face appearance of this small part , so similar to that used in much classical religous art, of thetaht leads to it being perceived as an angel: the the much less perfect shaped wings need a little more willingness. Perhaps we are rather more looking at Icarus, shortly having flown to near to the sun?
Sure hope this helps.
Regards,
Tim
Amazing! I thought Angels didnt ahve wings though, it was just to symbloize how fast they could go, its like a message from god or something!
I’m not seeing it..Maybe I’m evil…I’ve been staring at this Pic for awhile…I just not seeing it
Could someone post an actual photograph of an angel, so we can compare this ‘illusion’ to the real thing. Thanks.
For those who don´t get yet…
http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=angelpicxl5.jpg
maybe this can help.
I see two angels, there’s a womans face and another pair of wings directly above his head
JUST FOLLOW THE OUTLINE. I DIDN’T SEE IT MYSELF, THEN AFTER I LOOKED AT THE OUTLINE – THE HEAD, NECK,TORSO DIAGRAM HELPED. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT AN “ILLUSION”-TWO CHOICES-1. A FAKE, 2. IT IS REAL AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING! AFTER I FINALLY SAW THE FACE..:o?!!? ITS HARD TO BELEIVE THIS IS A AUTHENTIC PHOTO-MEANING NO EDITING BUT IF IT IS…GLORY TO GOD! I QUESTION THE AUTHENTICITY…ONLY BECAUSE OF THE DETAIL IN THE SILHOUTTE..I MEAN…THE WINGS ARE EASY=NO BIG DEAL, BODY=EASY BUT THE FACE YOU CAN SEE SHARP FEATURES..THE FACE AND CHIN ARE OUTLINED DISTINCTLY, EYES, NOSE, THE HELMET.. EVEN HAIR UNDERNEATH THE HELMET..WOW!
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EYES BUT CAN’T SEE..SMILE-JUST KIDDING. THE FACE PROFILE IS…RIGHT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PHOTO-A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT..LOOKING LEFT AND DOWNWARD-THE WHITE LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE IS THE CHEST AREA,NECK AND FACE(LOOKS ALMOST LIKE A LIKE FEMALE WEARING A CORSET/BODICE):ANOTHER REASON WHY I THINK IT MIGHT BE FAKE…ANGELS DON’T HAVE A SEX!-BUT WHO SAID IT DOES HAVE A SEX??-JUST LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A WOMAN??….WOW!..EVEN ANGELS ARE CONFUSED ABOUT THIER SEXUALITY…LMAO!
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE ORIGINAL, IF THIS IS NOT, I SAW A “ORIGINAL” IN ONE OF THE COMMENTS BUT THEY HAD DRAWING ALL AROUND IT, SO IT WAS HARDE TO SEE THE ORIGINAL. EITHER WAY..BREATHTAKING PHOTO!!!
JUST WANT TO SEE THE ORIGINAL..JUST FOR MY SAKE! I ALREADY BELEIVE IN HIGHER POWERS..NOT BELIEVE..I MEAN, KNOW THEY EXIST! HAVE TOO MANY LIFE EXPERIENCES TO DENY THE FACT AND WETHER OR NOT ANYONE ELSE BELIEVES…DOESN’T MATTER….IT WILL NOT STOP OR CONTINUE TO EXIST BECUASE “YOU” DO OR DO NOT BELIEVE…lol- WE ARE NOT THAT IMPORTANT IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS…
This looks like an deep space image from the Space Telescope Hubble. The wings look exactly like a dark nebula. IT IS POSSIBLE; and I’m not attesting to that statement; BUT POSSIBLE, that the face was either airbushed in or digitally mastered with photoshop. It would be nice if the “Bible teacher” would attest to the veracity of the photo, otherwise I tend to belief it is a fabrication.
looks more like a bat to me :P
I thought it was a bat or something
This is a real picture of an angel. Cynthia S. Perry took this picture in 1989. After she took the picture and realized it was a photo of a real angel, she took the negative to get it authenticated, just for her own sanity. She wanted to be certain that there had been no tampering with the negative. I have a print from the actual authenticated negative. I believe it is a real picture of a real angel.
on the far right side near the bottom there is a face with 1 human and to aliens underneath the face… it’s not hard to find.
If you ignore the labels, and look at the “head” for a minute, it kinda looks like Sephiroth from FFVII . . . . Angel indeed!
but then agian that might just be me . . .
interesting….actually when you point out the angel it is distinguishable, but I saw 3 faces before that….strange how we all see something different, eh? take care, :-)
I can’t see it really. But, Where I can see the head it looks like it is spitting out a fire ball! Oh well.
I finally see it now that someone pointed it out. However, it’s not as clear as some of you have said it is. It took a very long time to find and even now knowing where the eye, nose and chin are, it’s not a perfectly clear image. The outlining didn’t help. It created shapes that weren’t there.
Now when I look at this photo, I see a slightly skewed face of a cherub. No wings or anything. It’s like an old painting of a cherub. Again, it’s not perfectly clear but I think that’s a better illusion than an angel which only exists when you outline it’s body and wings.
My dad has a copy of this photo at home. As he told the story, the lady who took the photo was an active street evangelist in my dad’s hometown (Seattle, Wash). While she was waiting for her date to come pick her up one night, she tried to minister to a group of thugs. Unfortunately, they raped her. Disappointed, she returned to Illinois to live with her mom. While she was out driving one night, she noticed the unique star formation in the sky, but did not realize that it was an angel. when she came to pick up the developed film days later, the man behind the counter said, “That’s a nice angel.” She had no idea what he was talking about until the man showed her the outline of the angel.
If you think I’m making this up, I’m not. Mrs. Perry told this story at my dad’s church in Washington.
P.S. If you look closer at the photo, you can see what appears to be demons around the angel. For example, in the extreme lower right corner, a face with a long tongue sticking out can be seen. Three or four demons can be found on the left side of the photo as well. Look for them!
I really dont think its an angel but try convincing some other dodo. Excuse me, how could and angel have bat wings and a horn on its head?
it’s lame.. it’s like playing that look at the clouds game and making shapes.
it’s lame.. it’s like playing that look at the clouds game and making shapes.
oh, now i see her/his eyes, nose and mouth. it took me awhile. the face is in profile. at first i thought it looked like a bat. neat.
WHAT ABOUT THE FACE IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER THAT IS LOOKING UP AND SCREAMING? DOES ANYONE ELSE SEE THAT?
That’s scary. Very detailed face, though.
The face is very detailed, but I think everyone is trying to see a face straight on. The “angel face” is actually a profile. LIke she is looking over her shoulder.
It looks like a bat, if it’s angel then it has a big flat head.
I see Pegasus
I SEE SEVERAL DEMONS AROUND THE ANGEL! I’LL SHOW YOU TWO OF THEM,
ONE IS ACTUALLY UNDER THE ANGEL’S WINGS WHILE THE OTHER ONE IS ACTAULLY KISSING THE ANGEL ON THE CHEEK!
HOW IRONIC!
From:
Freakish Joker
I know this is late, but I’ve held this photo in my hands before. It’s not from Seattle, it’s from California. I don’t want to give out too much info. The photo actually had the local photo place’s stamp on the back.
I never thought I’d see this picture again.
There’s other photos on that camping trip with it that show it without this effect.
i see something like a cross between a dragon/fiend/bat/demon
or if you look at it differently then its like a guy in a suit of some sort and only his head down to he upper chest is exposed
I grew up in Iowa and (like christopher glass above) held this photo in my hands… in 1993 or 1994. I was totally into photography at the time… manipulating in the darkroom AND in photoshop so I knew what it took to doctor a photo. Even I thought this was real and had been told the story of the lady driving… I also never thought I’d see it again… I actually did a search today b/c I thought about it. I was so excited to find it and kind of bummed when I read conflicting stories.
I still want to think it’s real…
I worked with Cindy Perry at Teen Challenge of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado in the early 90’s. I have a copy of the picture that she gave to me.
As to the photo’s tech aspects (I have been a professional artist, photog and filmmaker for 35 years): the picture is undoctored and I have have seen the other pics from the roll of film–no other anomalies. Cindy is an excellent photographer with good equipment. Photoshop was first marketed in 1990 and I saw the pic in 1989, so, no photoshopping.
As to Cindy’s believability. She is a very trustworthy, respectable person who has no reason to lie. In fact, I believe she is one of those people who is above reproach. She was very skeptical about the whole event–she is a rather skeptical person to begin with. She even fretted over whether she could have created some double-exposure or whatever but had no explaination. Her story was basically as described in the article, she took the pic at night on her way to her parents’ house in Iowa. She saw a beautiful scene of a starry sky reflecting in a lake and stopped to shoot the scene. Nothing spectacular.
As to seeing the “angel”–it took me a while to see it, 5 or 10 minutes of her explaining. Nut when I saw it, I was amazed. Most people take many minutes to see it. The article crudely outlines the “head” but is actually including the two “upper” wings extending over the head. Cherubim are traditionally described as having four wings (Seraphim having six).
Is it an angel? Can’t say for sure but the photo has intrigued me since I first saw it. I hope Cindy is doing well.
that aint an angel…its like a bat
this is beautiful,the outlining i think, even though very helpful, makes you see the angel a certain way..if you look closely you can see the outline of his face clearly, above his head (looks like a helmet or something)is actually a part of his wings, the bottom of his wings are not jagged they are covered by the white foggy stuff..and adding a neck that isn’t there, it is part of his chest… and it should be made mention it is a male angel..not female.. it truly is an illusion..
wtf… thats the batman symbol… :P not an angel
ok, it’s really early in the morning, so i might not be seeing what i’m suppose to, but i see a face over what is labeled head… but it is a cool picture. something you might see at the in the museum of science.
If you want to see THE most unbelieveable and 100% REAL GENUINE TRUE Photograph of an Angel… just take a look at this…
http://www.cjholding.co.uk in the AIR Gallery. © copyright cjholding 2003 or see the real thing – the Signed Limited Edition is on display visit The Studio Gallery in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
REMEMBER.. this is from 35mm film, no tricks, no slow shutter speeds, no enhancing, just 100% straight print from negative film & TRULY PURE PHOTOGRPAHY.
angel. where did that come from? wishful thinking maybe, if anything a red and black colour scheme says demon not angel
I aDdEd THis ComMEnT JuSt To mAkE iT 101 cOmMeNts! :) bUt cOOl IlLuSiONs!
=>….Awesome. The (little) angel face in the middle is what gave it away for me.I am an ateist,so was not looking at it in a religious sense.Therefor,belive me when i say,there really is a so called angel there.nice 1
when i looked at it upside down (first pic) i saw a walrus…
It’s very clear to me, even in the first picture. I don’t see how you CAN’T see it. But yeah, I don’t get the headdress thing either.
looks more like a bat
Deffo a bat – to me…
I didn’t need the outlines, but WOW!
Utter bull. Angels don’t exist anyway…
if you mean by ‘angel’ is a white person with wings, yes, you can see some shapes that kinda look like one.
the opportunity for people to denounce faith has caused them all to overlook that this photo was photoshopped. clever misdirection is key to a good illusion. ;-)
I really dont beleve in angles but… COOL AWESOME!
I don’t see it – were is the face?
bit rubbish really not really an angel more like a bat
If that’s an angel then I am Jesus.
All I see is a little blobby thing that sorta resembles a very vague face and then after that, bat wings. Not angel wings. Bat wings.
It doesn’t even have a body.
Even if this was photoshopped, it’s a very clear manipulation of suggestion and the process within the human mind that causes us to see faces within things.
The only thing I see, apart from Blobby Bat Man, is perhaps an ultrasound image, or a photo of space.
It is not, my friends, an angel.
I don’t know what it is but it kinda creeps me out
all I see is wings. And my first thought was, ‘this is a really ugly picture’.
ITS BATMAN!!!!!!!!!!
I’ll post some pertinent info once again. For those who are claiming the pic was “photoshopped”–Photoshop hit the market in 1990, I saw this photo in 1989. The photo was in no way manipulated either in a darkroom (Cindy did not have access to a darkroom nor did she develop her own pics) and certainly not by computer/digital manipulation.
I worked with Cindy Perry at Teen Challenge of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado in the late 80’s and early 90’s. I have a copy of the picture that she gave to me.
Again, as to the photo’s tech aspects (I have been a professional artist, photog and filmmaker for 35 years and have done many forensic evaluations of various digitized images over the years): the picture is undoctored and I have have seen the other pics from the roll of film–no other anomalies. In fact, the other photos on the roll fully support her story–she simply took a picture of a lake with reflections of the stars in a night sky while on the way to her parents’ house in Iowa. Cindy is an excellent photographer with good equipment. She had no explanation for the strange outcome. She was very skeptical about the whole event–she is a rather skeptical person to begin with. She even fretted over whether she could have created some double-exposure or whatever but had no explaination.
As to Cindy’s believability–I know her to be an absolutely trustworthy, respectable person who has no reason or desire to fabricate tales. In fact, I believe she is one of those few people who is above reproach.
As to seeing the “angel”–it took me a while to see it, 5 or 10 minutes of her explaining. I was stunned and intrigued when I finally saw the “angel”. The article crudely outlines the “head” but is actually including the two “upper” wings extending over the head. The face is turned to the left and seen in profile. The marked photo shows the chest in the “N” section, the right shoulder above the “A”, the eye and nose are just below the left side of the “h”. Interestingly, Cherubim are traditionally described as having four wings, two large lower and two smaller upper to “cover” the head (Seraphim having six wings).
Is it an angel? I can’t say for sure but the photo has intrigued me since I first saw it. My best to Cindy wherever she may be.
It looks like a whole lot of nothing. If I had to see something in it, it would be a shark in a bat suit. Silly fundies.
I don’t know about what SteveM said, but this photo is obviously photoshopped in some way. It’s and Angel in some canvas work I’d say. If you care to look in the bottom right hand corner of the photo, there are the warped faces that appear with the ‘angel’ in the painting. Sorry Steve, either she didn’t know about the photo shopping or.. she isn’t that trustworthy.
Peace all
Joshua: “I am a student at a middle school.”
Anyone else question the amazing writing ability of a middle school student? Just saying…..
Anyway, the picture looks more like one taken from Hubble than off a lake of a reflection of the stars on a lake. You don’t see nebula’s when looking at the stars from earth atmosphere.
Look guys! I believe in Fairies and God….
First I search in Internet and youtube there is a Fairy!!! And I believe In God!!! If you Believe in God, You will believe in Angels too
cause Angels is in Heaven, God is in Heaven too!
and and the picture are real its a REAL ANGEL!!!!
and its NOT A BAT! Maybe the Angel wearing a HAT….
GUYS, ME AND MY FRIEND LOOK 2 times THIS FAKE OR NOT ANGEL…. AND ITS A REAL ANGEL!!!!
I THINK ITS BAD ANGEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cor blimey, get ur head’z out ur a… what is up with u lot, u muzt be americanz or catholik’z n’ i don’t know which is worse
Utter twaddle. Blinded by your own faith. Science is the only thing you should believe in. EVERYTHING…….that’s EVERYTHING can be explained with science. If not now, then certainly in the future.
One more thing, the story “Joshua” relays does not fit with what I recall was explained by Cindy. As to when the pic was taken, okay, but as to the bit about entering it in a photo contest and all as some “pretty” abstract and her becoming “faint” upon seeing the “angel” image–that, I don’t recall and it hardly seems like Cindy, her actions or mannerism. I suspect some embellishment or changes to the story were made by the time this “word-of-mouth” tale reached Joshua.
As to “Coen”‘s suggestions, as I said, I saw the other photos from the roll, I even saw the negatives and the “angel” photo was the same on the negative.
Seeing distorted “faces” in the pic says little as to what really happened and goes nowhere to the validity of the photo or Cindy’s trustworthiness. One can see faces in wood knots and such–even the Virgin Mary appears in toast, potato chips and water stains on walls. The image of the “angel’s” face is clear and undistorted.
Whatever, as I recall, she was quite skeptical about what had happened, never demanded that it was an angel. She just simply thought it was a bizarre and unexplainable incident that’s explanation could just as well be that she happened to catch an angel! I have no explanation, for sure!
dude theres an a litle, more-cooler-looking angel right in yhe center flying out of the flames:)
guys, for you who keep saying things like “its just a blurry bat thing,” thats what i though at first too. then i looked away for a second, and suddenly i could clearly see the face of a pretty awesome looking angel. you just have to keep looking and ull see her…its a pretty cool optical illusion
For those who ABSOLUTELY CANNOT see an angel, who see ‘wonky bats’, ‘fugly bat wings’, ‘a shark in a bat suit’ or can’t see a face, here is a better outline by yours truly as opposed to the one done in the article.
Lines on the photo: http://img101.imageshack.us/i/overlaye.jpg/
Lines with rough shadow render: http://img96.imageshack.us/i/angelwshading.jpg/
And before you ask, no I am not a Christian nor do I participate in a cult worshipping angels and make it their life’s purpose to see winged saints and cherubs and seraphs in things like burnt toast and dog butts. I just see things in things better.
Sattelite photo, lake reflection photo or photomaniped oil-painting done by an old Chinese guy using his tongue, I had only one intention with my post, and that is to show people the image they could not see. I’m not here to argue.
@ SteveM: while I do see upright-standing mini wings on the figure’s head, my impression of 4 or 6-winged angels have all wings on their back, and drawing miniature wings on said figure’s head would turn her into one of those viking opera singers with the winged helms for me. And those do not have wings.
I saw your overlay and I can not thank you enough. I had been staring at this for an hour until I noticed your post. Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!
Well as a conservative Christian, the bible teaches me that some angels have wings and some don’t but an angel is a spirit being, so how can it be captured. Well I have heard some out of the physical captured on cameras but honestly I cant see anything here even with the outline. I am sorry if I offended any person.
how can u take a pix of the stars looking like this without a telescope
I kind of seem the angel. It just a matter of using a little our imagination.
I don’t see anything in this photo.
“One day my Bible teacher showed me this amazing photo”
That about explains it.
It doesn’t even look like a reflection of anything. It looks like a painting.
Redds has provided an excellent overlay showing the positioning of the “angel” (although the “nightgown” seems a bit of an embellishment! LOL!) And, Redds, I agree that the wings would all come out of the back, those upper “mini-wings” appear, at least to me, to be behind the head and shoulders–those wings, according to tradition, were used to shield eyes (in the presence of God) and protect the head. I suppose they might have some aerodynamic use too, like cunards? Just speculating!
I love how defensive the ‘believers’ become over comments from people that see it exactly how it is. A picture, that kinda resembles something with wings, maybe. it isnt proof. people who want to see it, will. ive seen images of burnt toast that resemble jesus, but im not going to start preaching to the world that exists as ive seen his face on some heated bread! id love to believe there are ‘angels’, however there are many ways these images could be taken. again, they arent proof of anything. how many times do we see things that at first we cant explain and in the end turn out to be nothing more than a trick of light/shadow formation etc. its a cool pic with a good story, but it shouldnt be taken too seriously or cause arguments
@SteveM: My apologies for overdecorating, but I did immediately see the robe(or nightgown as you would prefer to call it) when I made out the angel’s face. I thought immediately of a nun’s habit, but since she didn’t seem to have to veil, I thought of the Mona Lisa, and how she had that low-cut dress that resembled the one the ‘angel’ was wearing. Mona Lisa = Perfect (Wo)man = Da Vinci = Angel drawings, blah blah blah. Vicious cycle and stuff.
It also gave the nice contrast to the belief that angels usually wore white robes that covered everything (even though in old drawings cherubs are near nakedness and other angels wore togas or other similarly revealing clothing) so the more I looked, the more I saw a black robe. Perhaps a renegade, fallen, guardian or battle angel, who knows? It’s only my interpretation.
Btw, thanks for the insight as to what the head wings actually are for. I never knew that. That’s an inspiring bit of info. I saw in my head a sight of hundreds of angels on bended knee with those tiny wings shielding their eyes from the blinding light of His form.
Were I to speculate, I would say they shot holy lazors at evil beings when their arms were cut off in battle. From a more appropriate and un-funny point of view, perhaps they used them to hide their vision while they performed unspeakable acts of slaughter, so as to keep their hearts and minds pure. :/ That sounded silly.
All that said, I think my overlay was pretty pointless since no one else but you seemed to read other people’s comments and see it. How do I get Vurdlak to post my overlay in the article? XD *shameless self-pimpage*
ITS PAREIDOLIA
sure dude, you can see what ever you want……..
that shit scares me DX i dont know why xD
Aaaaaaargh its not an angel its just your stupid imagination!!!!! >:/
you people just keep making stuff up,i believe
in god and angels and all that stuff but seriously
its just a stupid photo!!!!!
you dont have to make a big deal at of it saying its an angel,to me it just looks like a big blurry thing!!!!! >:/
Arrrrrrrgh its just your stupid imagination thers no angel its just a stupid photo!!!! >:/
Even after the hints, I saw a pope[like the vatican one] with burned up arms[his right one still burning at that].
And without the helpful hints, all I saw was a crow with a missing neck.[the black thing above the pope’s head being the peck]
i dont believe this is true.. it is just some kind of image perception.. come on.
It looks like A frickin Demon to me
Yeah…. an angel. From someone who studies the bible… Yeah…
Well Dale maybe the ‘believers’ wouldn’t have to do any defending if the ‘aetheist and non-believers’ ould for ONCE resist announcing how ‘stupid’ we all are for believing in our religions, and if they weren’t just dyyying to rub in our faces their intellectual opinions on science and how everything we’ve ever had faith in is mumbo jumbo fairytales and how that makes them smarter than us in every way.
GEEZ.
hi,I found this site some weeks ago,it`s vwery nice :)
but about the pic – when i first saw it – there was nothing. then i read the description and started to lock for an angel,the first thing that I saw was a face in the “helm” of the face of the angel – it didn`t seem right,i kept on loocking i saw all the “illusional”image but I still can see this face in his helm … it`s like a hooded face of a man with eyes closed.
it`s cool :)
if rly you are bilive to GOD.that is not ANGEL ……….l will see coment of LILY
YA THAT WHAT SHE RAID OLL TRU
this photo only stopit tinks
comon peable you tink esy to SEE ANGEL ….
if you like to see real ANGEL. pay to pls tray to PREY TO GOD .me l like to see angel of haven
pls god you are beles us
couse l love GOD .THAT IS TRU
First of all the picture can be anything, but what i hate is when people rag on christanity, you no what i think of yall stupid ass evoulition bull shit
well first of all GET A LIFE PEOPLE who going insane saying we believe in god coz there is no such.two its a bat being hit by lightning in its ass,third plz dont wast ur time arguing with religious dummies well thats coz there dumb ,they will never understand the truth coz there dumb
To i.love.illusions…
This is not a photo shopped image. I have one of the originals that was given to my by a good friend of the woman who actually took the photo. The story that I have is that she was driving down a road in Iowa and seen a double rainbow and wanted to take a picture of it for her daughter, which she did, when she had it developed, this is what she had. This photo was taken long before photo shop came into existance.
You have to REALLY want to see it. It is NOT wonderful, it is NOT beautiful, it is certainly NOT a proof of the existence of God… all it is is a coincidence that gives you a face in water reflection.
Even though the coincidence is pretty cool
it is not a water reflection it is in outerspace
It really pains me to see that the “angel” pointed out doesn’t look remotely like an angel compared that small figure in the center. You can see the wings spread and a more reasonable head. Also, by it’s feet is an arch shape. I’d consider THAT the angel illusion.
Looks more like a bat to me.
Same here it totally looks like a bat :P Or maybe a bird….
~~That Guy~~
I TOTALLY SAW THE ANGEL after like 2 minutes of staring :) I LOVE IT!
Hey but there are actually two angels in the picture not just one!!!!
All it looks like to me is a nebula in a galaxy far far away lol Sorry, But no angel’s here!
I see the angel perfectly without the outline..the outline kinda causes the wings to look funny but really they seem as they’re expanding into the darkness and the angel is wearing a huge crown thing , looking at whats behind her. Her hair, her eyes, her nose, her hair, its all there (:
thats like a bird or something
Its weird how people will just look at somethin nice, and suddenly decide tht somethins in there even though it doesnt evemn remotely look like what its supposed to. Can anyone REALLY see an angel there, or who just sees a bit or negative space shaped like a bat?
My parents have had this picture hanging in our house since I can remember, its a very old and real picture, im 21 now so id say ATLEAST that old if not longer. The angel does seem to have a crown and where this kid has circled the head, look to the right side of it. I want to say the face reminds me of the old statues, i believe of ceasar or sumthing? Take a closer look you guys, w/o the outline thing, just by itself. It may take a minute, but I DO KNOW its there :)
C~Rae
People of little faith. *Shakes head*
This is beautiful! That is a perfectly clear angel. It looks like Michelangelo painted it in the stars…
is it me or does it look like a really big bat?
IT. IS. SPELLED. “ANGEL”
put it in photoshop or find out how to flip the page, the kinda white-er part looks like an legna ( evil angel lol )
I guess in Iowa its either strange things in the sky or potatos that look like First Ladie Barbra Bush.
…Looks more like the bat-signal…
Actually, I see a demon. Ruling the reaches of space.
im sorry but this is actually really creepy. i kinda see it but not really
I don’t see it at all!!!! I’v been sitting here for like 20 minutes.
I have the actual picture at home, I can clearly see the angel.ir is not photo shopped