Mark Bradley recently asked me to take a closer look at his photos and I readily agreed, although I suspected that the pictures were perhaps too small for proper examination. I looked mainly at the first picture (as this is the largest) and, initially, conceded that there could be a face behind the bush in the centre of the picture. However, when I zoomed-in on this "face", I could see through its "eyes" to the greenery of the bush behind. I also noted that the width of what would be the nose on this face was very much wider than normal.
"You were right", he wrote to me, but I derive no satisfaction from this knowledge. I should like to state for the record that I admire Mark's honesty and decency. Not everyone would have admitted their error.
My purpose in reporting all this is twofold: (1) I want the Borley website to have the latest and most accurate information about this picture and (2) I want to say that, in my opinion, people who are decent enough to admit their mistakes and who are thoughtful enough to investigate further by going back for a "second look" are just the sort people who make good ghost hunters.
Sadly, Mark also told me that he'd lost interest in the subject as a result of this event but I have asked him to reconsider.
With best wishes,
Stephen D. Smith