[BC] Re: Strange tower photo - not so strange

[Chriss Scherer]

>Willie asked:
>I just got the Radio magazine 2006 calendar, and noticed something odd
>about the tower in the photo. (Looks like an FM) Most of the guy wires
look like
>someone merely penciled them in! I don't recall ever seeing a tower guyed
like
>that, so I assume it's a doctored photo.

>As I looked even closer, it looks like someone drew a few lines into the sky,
>over on the far right side. See them? Gostly "guy wires" that appear and
>disappear in the clouds.

>Someone having fun, I suppose.


We did not doctor the tower or guy wires on the tower in that photo. The
perspective makes the guys look like they are crossed in odd ways. Also,
the lens on the camera distorted the angles.

The phantom guys you see on the far right are a result of adding some sky
to the image to fill the cover. There are two right above the zeroes in
2006. The original image ended at that point. These phantom lines were not
visible on the laser proof that I saw.

I'm at home so I can't tell you the source of the image, although I will
tell you that the photo accreditation was omitted by mistake.

You can always contact me directly if you have any questions about Radio
magazine.

Chriss Scherer
editor, Radio magazine