15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Wisps
Based on a Mohegan story of the 'will-o'the-wisp,' sometimes mistaken as foxfire. These lights are seen as ghosts, devils, and departed souls. This image is based off an oral history of a woman and her wife chasing off such lights by shooting at them.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 04.2017 |
| Date Uploaded: | 05.2017 |
| Photo Location: | Hampton Bays, New York, United States of America |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5DS R |
| Copyright: | © Jeremy Dennis |