Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 23, 2008, at 6:52 AM, 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. ahhhh, but they were smoke signals Hoppy, not clouds... used by terrorists since the internet is so closely monitored. clear now why they are so antsy? Steve > 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