Re: [Leica] Private property and buildings

[ternahan <ternahan@sonic.net>]

must be lawsuits pending...probably thought you were a PI or court
investigator.
trish
ternahan@gentlelens.net


> From: Mike Gil <dtt2150@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 13:24:56 -0700 (PDT)
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Private property and buildings
> 
> Dear Luggers,
> 
> Here is one for the Nazi property owners file.  I was
> photographing at the Century City Plaza towers in Los
> Angeles.  When out of no where this lady comes up to
> me and starts barking at me asking why I'm I taking
> photographs of the buildings, she demanded to know if
> I was going to publish the picture, what was my
> purpose for taking the photographs.  I was completely
> shocked at her behavior.
> 
> First off these buildings are going to be torn down
> and new ones put in their place, so I thought whats
> the big deal.  Second, It was lunch time and I was
> walking around with a camera in my hand no strap no
> camera bag to photo vest just dress like one of the
> crowd.  So I thought I was keeping a low profile. And
> I was really not taking to many pictures of the
> buildings just using the elevation of plaza to get
> pictures of the surrounding buildings.
> 
> I had just finished the roll of film and was putting
> the lens cap back on, when so appeared out of no
> where.  She promtly said "We don't allow pictures of
> the building, it's private property!"  I said, I was
> photographing the vista.  She kind of looked at me
> funny.  And she continued the barrage, she said I
> better stop it or else.
> 
> I had enough of her and took the roll of film from the
> camera and put it in my pocket.  I wasn't going to
> give it up but she looked at me like if I was going to
> turn it in to her.  I continued to sit there and she
> stood there like she was protecting a million dollar
> view.
> 
> This place might be private property but its filled
> with stores that encourage the public to walk thru,
> office workers, tourist.  I said to her, if im across
> the street and taking a picture of the building thats
> ok right?  She again gave me a dirty face and said i
> was not allowed to photograph the building period.  I
> couldn't believe what she had just said.  Since now I
> was getting pissed I told her I was walking across the
> street and taking the picture.
> 
> She must of run back to call security because next
> thing I know i saw a couple of suits coming my way.
> We'll I gave them the slip thru one of the many stairs
> in this building complex, lucky for me this is not the
> middle east.  I can't believe, I had become such a
> criminal for taking a photo.  With all the lunatics
> out there, I had become one of them.
> 
> Has other luggers been harrased in this way before or
> this building just going over the top. I think I might
> post some of the photographs on the web,  I'm getting
> scared.
> 
> Mike Gil
> 
> 
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