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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

LINDSAY SELBY: New Nessie Sighting

Loch Ness monster: new pictures and sighting of Nessie

The legend of the Loch Ness monster is alive again after a mysterious shape was caught on camera.

By Shiona McCallum26 November 2010 10:57 GMT

The legend of Nessie has resurfaced with a new sighting and pictures of the Loch Ness monster.Richard Preston, a landscape gardener, has been the latest person to spot a mysterious shape that might be the Loch Ness monster and capture a series of images on camera.While working on Aldourie Castle gardens on the banks of the Loch Ness, 27-year-old Mr Preston spotted a shape on the loch's surface out of the corner of his eye.He told STV News: “I was just walking through the castle gardens and I spotted something in the distance. When I looked closer I could clearly see the four hump-like features. I thought I’d take a picture of it, to see if there was anything in it, to see what others thought.“I was surprised that it stayed there as long as it did. I took various shots of it before it suddenly disappeared. I literally just turned my back and it was gone.”He showed one of his friends who was also convinced there was certainly some mystery in the pictures.When asked whether or not he believed in the monster, Mr Preston said: “Well there’s definitely something in the myth.There were no ripples in the water, no boats, nothing around. I have no idea what it was, but it undoubtedly looks like Nessie.”The latest sighting has brought hope to monster enthusiasts, as it had been a relatively quiet spell for spotting any activity in the Loch. Fears had been mounting that Nessie might be dead since reports of any sightings had been diminishing.In July 1930, three people in a boat at the north end of the loch saw a 6m long hump-like shape travelling fast through the water. In April 1933, Aldie Mackay saw a violent disturbance in the water and a hump “like that of a whale” while driving along the north side of the loch.

See photo here : http://www.stv.tv/topics/nessie/

2 comments:

Dale Drinnon said...

Hi Lindsay, so wonderful to see you posting again!

Unfortunately I saw an earlier posting of this and there are obvious differences between the two versions. This version has definitely been deliberately and artificially altered.

I believe the original image to have been nothing more than the reflection of the white house on the hill in the water. I would love to be priven wrong on that. But the version reprinted by your source here has got to be treated as a hoax.

All the best and much love to you, Lindsay!

Wuff said...

"This version has definitely been deliberately and artificially altered."

Dale, I don't see any evidence of alteration. Mr Preston took at least 5 photos over a two minute period, and this is merely a cropped version of one of them.

The pictures are now regarded not as reflections of the house, but of the sun bouncing off the three windows in the house.