Bisbee Arizona

Tonight’s Orbs

This evening I stepped outside to three of my favorite orb locations. Those of you familiar with this blog will recognize them immediately.

I took several pictures of this gate, and it just fascinates me to see how the orbs shift and line up in the night.

Keep in mind that the images are deliberately grainy because the brighter the image and lesser the contrast the more orbs are revealed.

Favorite rooftop, this time with Bisbee’s Christmas tree lit up on the opposite mountain.

There are just seconds between these two photos, which may indicate that the orbs move very quickly.

Orbs and I have something in common, we both like agave stalks.

Again, mere seconds between photos.

And so, presented for you tonight are the latest orbs of Bisbee, Arizona.

Tomorrow evening we have a special treat, a guest orb photographer, Greg Neish. If you think orbs like agave, wait until you see how they respond to a wedding.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memories as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Elusive Orbs

This evening I stayed at home and simply went questing for orbs within my yard. I couldn’t see any on my view screen while I was photographing, so I was a little discouraged. It wasn’t until I loaded them onto the computer that I saw there was actually a cloud of them coming at me like a snow storm.

This is the very next picture, not quite a cloud anymore, but then there isn’t as much sky either.

You can see why I thought the orbs were eluding me, try to find this one. Hint: it’s a tear drop shape.

I could see that I probably had an orb in the trees on the middle right, but could not discern the ones in the sky at the time of the photo.

These I couldn’t see at all until I was at the computer.

I’m rather fond of the tear drop orbs.

This is not the moon beneath the leaves.

The bright center light is the moon, which is still less than a quarter full. So, this post is actually for those of you hunting orbs in the dark. Don’t be discouraged if you can’t perceive them immediately. They may not be revealed until you brighten the image and lessen the contrast, then the paler ones can be seen.

For those of you who are new to this blog, or would like to refresh your memories as to what orbs are, perhaps this will help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/photographing-orbs/

Back to Nature Orbs

I’ve been walking outside the last two nights in a quiet quest for orbs. I find myself mentally requesting them to appear, because I know they’re there, but will they reveal themselves?

There is a sense of drifting by, no place in particular to go.

I point my camera into the dark hoping for a revelation.

The orbs are so faint that I only know one has been caught on a branch when I return home to the computer.

And so I must trust that the orbs are there even when unseen at the time of flash.

Then it’s party time and all the orbs I was looking for have gathered at one tree like a flock of birds whooping it up, laughing that they knew where they were all the time.

For those of you who are new to this blog or would like to revisit the explanation as to what orbs are, this might be of help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/closeup-on-orbs/

Closeup on Orbs

For this post I’m going to zero in on some of the orbs which appeared with the bands Pick and Holler and The Tryst at the Bisbee Royale this past Saturday night.  There was such a flock of orbs attracted to these superb bands that some may have been overlooked in the crowd, or at least deserve closer scrutiny.

You may be asking, what exactly are orbs? I know that Pick and Holler asked that question just today.

Klaus Heinemann, co-author of the Orb Project, holds a Ph.D. in experimental physics and was a material science researcher at NASA, considers orbs to be “emanations of spiritual beings”. Just like the headlights of a car are not the driver, the orbs are not the spiritual being, but its emanation.

Dr. Miceal Ledwith, co-author of the Orb Project, was professor of systematic theology and then president of the Maynooth College university, thinks that the orbs are revealed through a fluorescence in which they shoot back the light of the camera’s flash.

From my observation, orbs are attracted to heartfelt moments of enthusiasm and passion.

That is not a dinner plate on the pianist’s shirt, it’s an emanation of a spiritual being. I say that out of respect to Dr. Heinemann who thinks that calling them orbs is like calling royalty by their first names.

One does get a sense of profoundness from the larger orbs.

To see the orbs in your photos you’ll have to slide up the brightness and slide down the contrast to bring out the fainter background orbs.

This orb appeared between Nowhere Man and Whiskey Girl on Saturday night and it was so prominent that I went around the Bisbee Royale showing the image to anyone I could find. We’ll end this post with a few more cameos:

Thanks to Matt Minjares, Carolyn Camp, Lindsay Cates, and Ty Peterson of Pick and Holler.

Keli Carpenter, Taylor Bungard, Aldy Montufar, Aaron Hultstrand, and Erik Truelove of The Tryst.

Amy Lopez Ross and Derrick Ross of Nowhere Man and Whiskey Girl.

Sloane Bouchever, proprietor and general manager of the Bisbee Royale.

And, Klaus Heinemann, Ph.D. for taking the time to look at this blog and encourage me to continue my quest for orbs.

Orbs Dance to Pick and Holler

This is the scene that greeted me last night at the Bisbee Royale. A lively band that sent the orbs soaring.

Pick and Holler came to Bisbee to wow the crowd of 1000 Stair Climbers.

No one was shy, everyone was ready to party.

You might wonder if all these orbs are perhaps a result of the theater lighting. If that were the case, I wouldn’t need flash to reveal the orbs, but I can get the theater lighting without flash.

There is a theory that the more you look for orbs, the more you will find in your photos.

Of course the orbs are here for this enthusiasm and passion.

Pick and Holler gets everyone dancing, including orbs, at the Bisbee Royale.

For those of you who are new to this blog or would like to revisit the explanation as to what orbs are, this might be of help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/closeup-on-orbs/

Tryst and Bisbee Royale: Hot Spot tonight: Orbs agree!

The scene of the Bisbee Royale 1000 Stair Climb after the after parties.

Pick and Holler was just what the runners needed to let off steam and enjoy the evening.

Nowhere Man and Whiskey Girl helped us wind down with their renowned lamentations.

I stepped out of the Bisbee Royale between bands and when I returned a sea change had occcured.

Musicians highjacked our reality.

Tryst had arrived with a capital A.

Tryst commanded our attention and put us in present time.

Tryst doesn’t just play songs, it played us an album of searing demands.

Even the orbs were lining up in salute.

The orbs know: we are a hot spot in the universe tonight.

Tryst is what the Bisbee Royale was made for: providing the best venue for the best sounds to open our hearts and blow our minds.

For those of you who are new to this blog or would like to revisit the explanation as to what orbs are, this might be of help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/closeup-on-orbs/

Bisbee 1000 Stair Climb

The big day is here, the one people have been practicing months for: Bisbee 1000 Stair Climb. In today’s post I’m celebrating those who ran through the sun’s orbs, felt but not seen.

Some ran in perfect harmony

While others strode with purposeful intent.

All were given a rousing cheer by those of us who do not climb stairs in the heat of the sun.

We finally realized that what the runners needed more than cheers was water.

Relief at last.

For some it meant a refreshing interlude.

Pure joy for a boy.

A time to dance and rejuvenate.

Or just feel blessed.

And have a bit of fun after a hard climb of over 350 stairs.

Happiness swirls forth.

Ready for the next half of the climb.

It’s a good day in the neighborhood.

Night Before Race Orbs

Sounds of merriment ring up the hills into my room.  It’s the night before the Bisbee 1000 Stair Climb and people from all over the world (I heard French tonight) are here to climb our stairs.

People are signing up for the privilege of drinking craft beers to ease their nerves before the big race.

Ah, there’s those french speakers.

We’re not quite sure what beer has to do with stair climbing, but it’s Friday night and you have to do something with the out of towners.

You can tell the out of towners because they wear shorts.

Here’s a local who’s really not that interested in all the hoopla.

It’s just a beautiful night to be out and about in Bisbee, Arizona.

Big day tomorrow, they’ll be racing past my house in the morning.  I’ll be clapping and cheering on those stair climbing adventurists.

For those of you who are new to this blog or would like to revisit the explanation as to what orbs are, this might be of help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/closeup-on-orbs/

Car Orbs

I have a theory that orbs like cars. Just because if I point my camera at a car, I’m likely to get an orb.

Orbs like to fly high so I often have to aim beyond the physical target or else the orb is almost out of the picture.

While I was taking several photos in order to try to get a closer orb to the car, I kept seeing a light on my right as if an orb was saying, “I’m over here now.”

Funny thing is, I am starting to see orbs out of the corner of my eye, and these are the orbs that were floating to the right of the car I was photographing.

Volkswagens are perfect for climbing the hills of Bisbee. They grip the road and are small enough for our hairpin curves.

One of the quaint sites of Bisbee, a car in a hole in the wall.

I’ll end the evening on not a car, but the gate that has appeared in these posts before. Here’s what it looked like tonight. When I step outside on the hunt for orbs each evening, this is my surest location to find them. Not always, but most of the time.

For those of you who are new to this blog or would like to revisit the explanation as to what orbs are, this might be of help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/closeup-on-orbs/

 

Sometimes No Orbs

Orbs don’t show up in every photo, but what you do get can be just as awe inspiring.

 Seeing a tree by flash can be a revelation.

The tree trunks so starkly boney in the night.

I wouldn’t have discovered this harsh beauty if I wasn’t looking for orbs.

I walk under this tree several times a day and never really notice it’s many tendrils.

This one I do notice because it always catches the light so beautifully.

But wait, there is an orb in here after all. Can you find them?

For those of you who are new to this blog or would like to revisit the explanation as to what orbs are, this might be of help: https://orbsdelight.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/closeup-on-orbs/