Ghost self-photo: I set my camera for a remote self-photo with focus on the area where I went to stand. I used the on-camera flash as the Controller and an SB-700 as the remote flash.

Franku Loc: Wallingford, PA and Parrish, Fl

I set my camera for a remote self-photo with focus on the area where I went to stand. I used the on-camera flash as the Controller and an SB-700 as the remote flash. Everything seemed to work as planned;however, my image appeared as a "ghost." I took several photos with the same result. Subsequently, I took photos in other parts of the house and all was okay.
Can someone explain what happened?

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tusketwedge Loc: Nova Scotia Canada

Looks like you were bouncing a flash off the wall to your right and it did some weird effect.

melismus Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country

Upper part is double-exposed and lower part seems not to be. I am stumped. But no weird lighting can account for it because the camera cannot see through you to the wall behind. No way.

Franku Loc: Wallingford, PA and Parrish, Fl

I aimed the flash directly at me on my left

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Franku wrote:

I set my camera for a remote self-photo with focus on the area where I went to stand. I used the on-camera flash as the Controller and an SB-700 as the remote flash. Everything seemed to work as planned;however, my image appeared as a "ghost." I took several photos with the same result. Subsequently, I took photos in other parts of the house and all was okay.
Can someone explain what happened?

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rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Franku wrote:

I set my camera for a remote self-photo with focus on the area where I went to stand. I used the on-camera flash as the Controller and an SB-700 as the remote flash. Everything seemed to work as planned;however, my image appeared as a "ghost." I took several photos with the same result. Subsequently, I took photos in other parts of the house and all was okay.
Can someone explain what happened?

Shutter speed slow + flash illuminated you for a fraction of a second.

It was a 3 SECOND exposure with flash being at the start of the exposure.

You stood there, it flashed, and then you moved out of the frame and it continued to expose the wall behind you.

tusketwedge Loc: Nova Scotia Canada

melismus wrote:

Upper part is double-exposed and lower part seems not to be. I am stumped. But no weird lighting can account for it because the camera cannot see through you to the wall behind. No way.

We know that he was bouncing off of the wall to his right ,or lighting from there.'As per the shadows created of his body "on the wall to his left ' and the lamp on the table.If you look to the bottom you can see the lines inside the table perfectly align across his pants. So there has to be something like a mirror or some sort of reflector casting an image done by the flash. I'll entertain a double exposure for the image across his face,but if so why did it just do that place? Be interesting if the poster was replying ,to ask questions.Like is there an image around like that one across his face or did he shoot one prior to the image shown here.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

tusketwedge wrote:

We know that he was bouncing off of the wall to hi... (show quote)

The 3 second exposure he used is a mixture of ambient light and flash. The flash creates the shadows and ambient fills in the opposite side of his body.

Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas

rpavich wrote:

The 3 second exposure he used is a mixture of ambient light and flash. The flash creates the shadows and ambient fills in the opposite side of his body.

I didn't know but you got the answerer. Thats it as stated above.

melismus Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country

rpavich wrote:

Shutter speed slow + flash illuminated you for a fraction of a second.

It was a 3 SECOND exposure with flash being at the start of the exposure.

You stood there, it flashed, and then you moved out of the frame and it continued to expose the wall behind you.

Good sleuthing, Bob. Thank you.

RiverNan Loc: Eastern Pa

you moved

Don, the 2nd son Loc: Crowded Florida

rpavich wrote:

Shutter speed slow + flash illuminated you for a fraction of a second.

It was a 3 SECOND exposure with flash being at the start of the exposure.

You stood there, it flashed, and then you moved out of the frame and it continued to expose the wall behind you.

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Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

It's possible you're dead and don't know it. Happens a lot.

bettis1 Loc: Texas

I dunno...when you take a drink of water, does it splash on the floor?

Try walking through that wall and get back to us.

Bob

Gary A Logsdon Loc: Winter Springs, FL

Thank you for sharing. A great puzzle and a great solution to the puzzle. Thank you for sharing.