Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Was he uniformed as well? Send the bugger a screenshot of his tracks taken from Google Earth! Much better than aerial reconnaissance for targeting :-) Cheers Douglas Philippe AMARD wrote: > 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 >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >