Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice shot, Juan ...and what happened to you isn't "somewhat ridiculous," it's utterly appalling. We have how many virtually unguarded chemical plants around the country? How many hundreds of thousands of containers from overseas sitting on docks? How many malls that a suicide bomber could easily walk into? And some twit considers photographing FIRE HYDRANTS at White Flint Mall a SECURITY MATTER?!!! :-( -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Juan Gea-Banacloche Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 4:16 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Do not photograph fire hydrants This is not completely OT, as I was trying to take my picture with a Leicaflex SL and a Summicron I had asked about (and been answered) in this forum before. I was coming out of White Flint Mall in Rockville, MD and a red fire hydrant caught my eye. Today is overcast, it has been raining and the fire hydrant was very colorful against the green grass and the grey road. I went around it back and forth, trying to "see" the image I wanted. When I was about to shoot, a security guard showed up and told me it was not allowed to photograph fire hydrants in the premises. I asked her her name and the name of the person I should address my concerns about this, and she pointed to her supervisor, who was overseeing the proceedings. Mr. Zachary Pittman very politely explained to me that any photography of areas of the shopping mall (a private property) that could be considered a security risk was forbidden. There have been other comments on the list about episodes similar to this. No one harassed me, but it is unpleasant. And sad. And somewhat ridiculous. Anyway, I was trying to get the picture because I would like to get a few nice pictures of fire hydrants, which are easier than gothic chicks and (I thought), less dangerous to photograph. My first attempt was taken with a M3 and the Elmarit-M, and can be seen at http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2419398 Any comment will be welcome Juan _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information