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Has anyone ever experienced blurriness when taking stills from an antenna. I have made 3 flicks from this FM antenna and all three times I have tried to photograph my partner leaving the A I get nothing but a big blurry picture. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated. The pics I have taken on the climb up have turned out fine. It is just the exit pics that are blurry.

are you shaking from the climb? maye the signal from the A is disrupting the air wave? If you are using a digital that could be the issue?

edit to add... dont mind me.. i am a newbie

Not shaking, it must be the point of exit on the tower. No digital, using an APS camera with regular film

I tried my APS camera once on an A about 1900' up near the stinger, Cannon IX lite, the readout on the screen was some voodoo encrypted shite, and it wouldn't respond to any control inputs, shutter release, mode change...etc.
I'm SURE it was the 'buzz' from the tower.....try going a little lower
Later
Blair

Maybe Layton could teach you how to use that camera...

Hey dude thanks for the input. I'll try a lower exit. Maybe I'll get a shot of him yet

Layton only knows how to work BMW made cameras. They won't function on an antenna on my house roof!!

it may make a differance when you are taking the shot and the speed film you are using. if you are jumping close to dusk the camera will adjust to the lower light and make a slower exposure there for the action will be blured. if you are taking them during the day and its still blury try to increase sutter speed and if you cant then get higher speed film I.E. 400iso instead of 100iso. the higher the number the less light it takes to expose. also if you are shooting at dusk or in other low light conditions try to use the flash and have a slow sutter setting, the flash will freeze his image and the slow sutter speed will make the back ground show up. also you might try getting a little clamp and clamping the camera to the antena and then taking the picture that way you can eliminate shaking. well hope some of this helps if you have more questions dont hesitate asking.
Ryan

I am betting on EMF interference from the transmitter on the tower causing the electronics in the camera to make wildly erroneous shutter-speed calculations--especially if other shots from the same roll of film are fine.


Edit: Take a camera that is less "electronic" with you next time and see what happens. I'd bet those images would be fine.

perhaps this is a stupid comment, but, consider shielding the camera from EMF with metal foil (like aluminum foil) in the places that are not essentially used. Be aware also that some electronics have been known to die an early death upon exposure to the high intensity EMF environment.