Thanks for sharing that fact, Dawn! It is very enlightening. I must say that of my galleries, orbs are also the largest drawers, followed closely though by werewolves and then by fairies and littlies. Amazing, eh? I'm glad you brought it up because it is quite an interesting commentary. Human spirits are way down on the list as are pets, at present, drawing only a fraction of viewers (maybe 15% of the amount viewing orbs).

A theory that occurs to me is maybe orbs are so popular because they are quite prevalent and hence more people have had personal experience with capturing them in a photo. Once spirit knocks on your door, it is much harder to ignore and much more exciting to pursue. I think people in general want to believe there is more to existence than work, death and taxes. I know that is how I felt, and I know that orbs were the first physical phenomenon I experienced through capture in photos. And once it became personal, I was hooked and more doors were opened.

I have since seen orbs on a few occasions without aid of a camera, but plenty of people see them this way frequently. Some see the littlies (Chris for a good example)! And OMJ has had a really cool orb experience (which I hope he will share though a post).

And another theory (that is more of a personal belief) is that the greater the number of people that believe and focus on a thing such as orbs, or anything really, the more powerful that reality becomes. More begets more; snowball effect. So I expect that orb captures and interest is here to stay. And I also believe that anyone can capture them on film if they want to (as I have said).

You start such excellent topics, Dawn! And you come up with interesting angles that I hadn't thought of that I really enjoy exploring! Thanks, Dawn!