Amazing ghost picture

My search for the best ghostly photograph has really taken off, with the website getting thousands of hits and me getting hundreds of ghost-like images.  I am posting the best ones on the main site.  Most of them contain orbs, ghostly figures, and weird mist.

However, this one came in today and I thought it would be better to post it here rather than the main site.  It really is amazing and I have no explanation at all.

Can you explain the odd-looking figure in the tree?  10 points for the most creative answer….

Science of ghosts: New Research

Yesterday was a bit of a busy one because we launched two new online studies into the psychology of ghosts.

We are conducting the first international survey into alleged ghostly experiences, and also hunting for ghost photographs.  The photo on the left shows the first image on the site, and was taken in 1993 when i was researching in India.  There is a strange purple glow around the group.  More importantly, my choice of shorts, shoes and socks defy rational explanation.

Lots of media covered the story (including Channel 4, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Express, The Metro, and The Daily Mail), but probably the most comprehensive piece is this feature in The Scotsman.

The ‘ghost’ photograph site has already had about forty thousand views from all around the world, and people have sent in lots of new photos for the site, so looks like the project has caught the public imagination.

The results of both studies will be announced at ‘Hauntings: The Science of Ghosts‘ on the 4th April. Very excited about the day. PA release about the project after the break.

Update: TV clip about it here.