[Leica] Forbidden building

[michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)]

Hi,
I was told not to photograph in the London subway by a very friendly 
guard. Looking at my Rolleicord he realized I probably was not a 
terrorist and I didn't have to pull out the film.

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

dnygr wrote:
> Yesterday while photographying in NYC, a man approached me and informed me 
> that "it was against the law to photograph the building," the Credit 
> Suisse bank. He had a red blazer on with somethings written on it. I don't 
> know if he was a security guard or not.
> 
> I was taken aback by the man's statement. It was not the first time that 
> near a bank someone had motioned for me not to take a photograph.
> 
> I hope the man felt better after warning me off. Keeping people with film 
> in their cameras from taking photos will certainly make him and building 
> safter. It is a well known fact that terrorists have not discoverd that 
> digital cameras are easy to disguise in the palm of hand. It is also well 
> known that terrorists are dumb, cowardly and unable to think of using a 
> cell phone to take a photo. They would also never think of entering an 
> adjoing building and taking a photo unobserved out the window or doing 
> that from inside a passing car.
> 
> Has anyone on the lug experienced anything similar?
> 
> Doug                 
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