Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I knew you would - rebel ! what's this address should I have the oranges sent to you? Nice clouds by the way. phx Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >Folks, some more pictures and a tale. While waiting to collect my child from >school I walked along a footpath adjacent to a railway station photographing >some clouds over the wire fence surrounding the property. I crossed through >the station walkway (open to all), shot some more from the opposite footpath >then walked back through the public access to exit. I stopped and made a >single photograph of the clouds since there were less poles in the way. >Within 60 secs a rail employee moved quickly to me and told me that >photography was forbidden. I was completely surprised by this patent >foolishness. However, I explained that I was taking a picture of the >beautiful clouds. To no avail! Sir, all photography is forbidden on our >property. It is against the law! > >This is a public thoroughfare, a school on one side , shops the other and >the actual station platforms below. I would say several thousand people per >week use it. Heaven forbid that any of them might have evil camera-phones >for clandestine pictures of the dirty tiles and rubbish bins or other >national security assets sited there. Not seeking any confrontation I left >this worthy and fearless guardian of freedom to his patrol and agreed to >follow his ridiculous directive. Tonight I have actually located the >department's policy explicitly permitting me to use my camera there as an >amateur and within limits and naturally requiring that I follow sensible >guidelines, not flashing the drivers etc. Yet it also tells me that I must >obey every directive from their employees or they may detain me for arrest >by a policeman. Even worse, should you have permission under their own >policy to take photos within their property, it is VERBOTEN to post any >pictures on the internet in case terrorists look at them. I'm not making >this up. What unbelievable nonsense. So there it is. This foolishness so >incensed me that I fell compelled to share the product of my blatant and >appalling offence with you here. I shall burn in hell, then for these links. >To compound my offence, these were taken with a fast fifty AT f 5.6!! > > > ><http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/96037500> > ><http://tinyurl.com/6fhkou> > > > >Oh and thank heavens this defender of national security did not detect the >photo of the scene of the crime, else I might still be handcuffed or left >beaten next to their Coke machine. Sssh, there's a Senorita! But you can >clearly see the location of their coke machine which every extremist maniac >will be sure to pinpoint for a suicide bombing. > ><http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/96037503> > >http://tinyurl.com/6r2pc8 > > > > > >Cheers > >Geoff > > <http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >