A mystery to me!

see disclaimer below
(no animals were harmed in the taking of these pictures)

Disclaimer:
photos taken using a Canon PowerShot G10 by Hive account@twiceuponatime within seconds of each other, without flash, in the same room of a dimly lit Tibetan Buddhist temple in Beijing. No adjustment was made to the camera between shots.
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He has no idea why they turned out this way. The only lighting was from butter lamps. No filters or photo editing at all. Zero. Nada.
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ouzo and out,
Hive account@onceuponatime