On The Hunt For Sasquatch With Tracker.

[Guest]

I spent weeks every summer in Ontario Sunset country, Red Lake actually as a child and a teenager. I absolutely love western and southwestern Ontario. Always looked like prime squatch territory especially when all the wild blueberries and strawberries are ripe. There is so much heavily forested area with hundreds of lake and abundant game. Gorgeous country.

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I spent weeks every summer in Ontario Sunset country, Red Lake actually as a child and a teenager. I absolutely love western and southwestern Ontario. Always looked like prime squatch territory especially when all the wild blueberries and strawberries are ripe. There is so much heavily forested area with hundreds of lake and abundant game. Gorgeous country.

Yea they have some great sunsets over there. I am sure the Bf's really like them too

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These pic's are from BobbyO. He still might post some larger one's when he gets around to it? Thanks Bob

Here an example of what I was saying about how well they can blend

So can you spot the Sasq in the first picture?

Ok let's use the Bobbyo zoom button

How about now?

Now take a look at the first picture again and see if you can spot any others hiding in plain sight? Not so easy is it?

That's pretty good for 8' 800lb creatures to be able to hide in plain sight in daylight. So can you imagine in the dark?

Tracker Tip:

I always take snap shots or film suspect areas because you may see something later on the naked eye can't spot.

JMO tracker

[Guest]

Can you draw the outline in red, Tracker? I'm not seeing anything.

Thanks,

Shawn

[Guest tracker]

Can you draw the outline in red, Tracker? I'm not seeing anything.

Thanks,

Shawn

I am working on getting Bob to post some bigger pictures, plus not sure how to do that?

[Guest]

I am working on getting Bob to post some bigger pictures, plus not sure how to do that?

Thanks! You can save the pic to your computer & open it in Paint. In paint you can draw a line around it & then save it. Then upload it to photobucket or whatever & link it here. Or email it to me or Bob & we can post it.

Thanks,

Shawn

[Rod]

Tracker Tip:

I always take snap shots or film suspect areas because you may see something later on the naked eye can't spot.

JMO tracker

That is called matrixing, and may cause one to lose credibility within the BF community.

The MABRC refers to matrixing in its Guidelines Manual.

From the MABRC Guidelines Manual:

Matrixing

The MABRC has adopted the statement written by Grant Wilson of Ghosthunters fame when it comes to a form of photo misidentification know as Matrixing. When most pictures are put forward and are Blobsquatches, it’s usually due to matrixing or paraedolia as it’s also known. The statement is shown below and has been modified to suit the Bigfoot Community instead of the Ghost Hunting Community it was originally written for.

“In analyzing the evidence presented to you, you must scrutinize every detail before calling it possible evidence. One major mistake made by both amateur and experienced analysts and researchers alike is the case of matrixing.

Matrixing is a term used to describe the human mind's natural tendency to find familiar shapes in complex shapes or colors. In other words, finding a face in the shapes and shadows of a collection of objects.

Ever sit back on the grass as a child and watch the clouds roll through the sky, pointing out the shapes of rabbits or dragons? How about the man in the moon? There really isn't the face of a man on the moon. It is the complex pattern of craters and ravines that causes our mind to form a face. This is matrixing.

Matrixing can be deceiving, but if it were not for this ability, we wouldn't be able to recognize each other. In fact, it is due to the effects of matrixing that we are able to recognize varying types of fonts. If our minds weren't able to distinguish the subtle nuances of each letter then, we would only be able to read one font.

Unfortunately, it is also matrixing which causes people to see Bigfoot in branches, bushes, shadows and other foliage.

So, matrixing exists and is a big problem in the Bigfoot Community. What then, can we do about it? Here are a few ways to identify it and eliminate it before someone else does, and ends up ruining your credibility.

- First, look at the type of photograph you are analyzing. Pictures of trees, fields, bushes, and shadows are a few of the prime candidates for matrixing issues. They include very complex shapes and patterns, therefore, a high potential for the mind to construct a face or body out of something that isn't there.

- Second, look at the potential face or figure. If it's truly a Bigfoot, it would be made up of it's own material, not the material that is comprising the picture. Let me explain; if the picture is of a forest, and your mind tells you that there is a face in it. Look to see if the face is made up of the branches and leaves from the trees in the picture, or if the face is seperated from them and a completely seperate material from the trees.

- Third, once you have eliminated the top two issues, look at the face or figure. Look at the proportions of the face. Are they 'cartoony' and disproportionate or are they realistic?

Once you have taken the above steps, you may have something worth looking at. Now you just have to determine if the picture is of a real creature or if it was faked.

So, don't succumb to the rising trend of matrixing a creature out of every picture that is taken. Take the time to scrutinize the evidence before someone else does and comes to the conclusion that you've just got an over-active imagination. Please consider matrixing before you present evidence to the Bigfoot Community and preserve your credibility.â€

Source:

http://www.mid-americabigfoot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2882

[Guest]

That is called matrixing, and may cause one to lose credibility within the BF community.

The MABRC refers to matrixing in its Guidelines Manual.

From the MABRC Guidelines Manual:

Source:

http://www.mid-americabigfoot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2882

Another one of the greatest posts I've seen in my short time on this site!

[Guest tracker]

That is called matrixing, and may cause one to lose credibility within the BF community.

The MABRC refers to matrixing in its Guidelines Manual.

From the MABRC Guidelines Manual:

Source:

http://www.mid-ameri...php?f=16&t=2882

First of all it's a cool term. in the guidelines manual that's too funny lol . That field tactic has been around and used in the field by soldiers and others long before MABRC or any other Bf org even existed. Is that fact not in their field book or are others trying to take credit for something the forces initiated?. Some refer to as Photo Recon. But it really depends on how the photo's are used afterwards.

So let them know over at MABRC that tracker spotted a glitch in their manual if Photo recon of an area is not mentioned. And the last time i checked this was the BFF.

So now they owe me one

Edited July 19, 2011 by tracker

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Another one of the greatest posts I've seen in my short time on this site!

And now you also seen one of the greatest reply's and corrections in your brief time here.

[Guest tracker]

Thanks! You can save the pic to your computer & open it in Paint. In paint you can draw a line around it & then save it. Then upload it to photobucket or whatever & link it here. Or email it to me or Bob & we can post it.

Thanks,

Shawn

no that's ok, it's upper right behind the rock, some can see it some don't just like in real life.

[Guest]

Matrixing has been noted before as a bigfoot issue. Nothing new with that.

[Rod]

First of all it's a cool term. in the guidelines manual that's too funny lol . That field tactic has been around and used in the field by soldiers and others long before MABRC or any other Bf org even existed. Is that fact not in their field book or are others trying to take credit for something the forces initiated?. Some refer to as Photo Recon. But it really depends on how the photo's are used afterwards.

So let them know over at MABRC that tracker spotted a glitch in their manual if Photo recon of an area is not mentioned. And the last time i checked this was the BFF.

So now they owe me one

No, you did not spot a "glitch."

Also, I did not say the MABRC invented the term. They acknowledge it, and apply it to the do's and don'ts of BF field research because there exists sasquatch enthusiasts who take matrixing to the extreme and spot a blobsquatch behind every nook and cranny. They not only make themselves look ridiculous, but they reflect poorly upon the BF community as a whole.

I would hope you are not one of those that take matrixing to the extreme.

[Guest]

No, you did not spot a "glitch."

Also, I did not say the MABRC invented the term. They acknowledge it, and apply it to the do's and don'ts of BF field research because there exists sasquatch enthusiasts who take matrixing to the extreme and spot a blobsquatch behind every nook and cranny. They not only make themselves look ridiculous, but they reflect poorly upon the BF community as a whole.

I would hope you are not one of those that take matrixing to the extreme.

Rod, heads up. Most of us have viewed the MABRC site before, and is there any particular reason you're saying BobbyO's pics don't have a BF in them? They were posted on another thread and Tracker asked permission to use them in this thread also.

[Rod]

... is there any particular reason you're saying BobbyO's pics don't have a BF in them?

It's because one cannot make out a subject in the photo, much less a BF.

If we are going to introduce photographic evidence of/for a sasquatch, one needs to at least be able to make out a subject in the photo so it can be evaluated. Think the Jacobs' photo, for example.

Is that too much to ask for within the BF community? I would hope not.