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Not allowed to take a picture!.
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a picture!. Hi all Decided to go out today to take some pictures of around the Temple Quay area of Bristol. I tried to take a picture of an office block (if you know Bristol its the one with a statue of Brunel outside) ,when a security guard came out and told me I cold not take a picture of the building: I then retreated across the public highway and tried to take another picture, but the guard came rushing over again to me informing me that all pictures of the building were prohibited. The office block was owed by a firm of solicitors. Has anyone else had this problem when photographing on a public highway Kind regards DAVE http://djmp.co.uk/slr/ |
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Not allowed to take a picture!.
"Dave" wrote in message k... Not allowed to take a picture!. Hi all Decided to go out today to take some pictures of around the Temple Quay area of Bristol. I tried to take a picture of an office block (if you know Bristol its the one with a statue of Brunel outside) ,when a security guard came out and told me I cold not take a picture of the building: I then retreated across the public highway and tried to take another picture, but the guard came rushing over again to me informing me that all pictures of the building were prohibited. The office block was owed by a firm of solicitors. Has anyone else had this problem when photographing on a public highway Kind regards DAVE http://djmp.co.uk/slr/ Hi. Yes, it has happened to me a few times. However if the exterior of the building is viewable from the Queens highway, (or even the Local Authority roadway), then no-one has any right to prohibit photography of it. All you need to do is tell him to get lost, and explain that if its owners don't want it photographed, they should move it somewhere more private, or cover it up. Private Security Guards very often have an over important view of their own authority, but the owners of the building should be aware of their own lack of rights in this matter. The only exception is buildings covered by the Official Secrets Act, and they will have a Statutory notice explaining that Photography is Prohibited under the terms of that Act, but even the exterior of MI5 Headquarters in London is photographable. Roy G |
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Not allowed to take a picture!.
Not allowed to take a picture!. Hi all Decided to go out today to take some pictures of around the Temple Quay area of Bristol. I tried to take a picture of an office block (if you know Bristol its the one with a statue of Brunel outside) ,when a security guard came out and told me I cold not take a picture of the building: I then retreated across the public highway and tried to take another picture, but the guard came rushing over again to me informing me that all pictures of the building were prohibited. The office block was owed by a firm of solicitors. Has anyone else had this problem when photographing on a public highway Kind regards DAVE http://djmp.co.uk/slr/ Hi. Yes, it has happened to me a few times. However if the exterior of the building is viewable from the Queens highway, (or even the Local Authority roadway), then no-one has any right to prohibit photography of it. All you need to do is tell him to get lost, and explain that if its owners don't want it photographed, they should move it somewhere more private, or cover it up. Private Security Guards very often have an over important view of their own authority, but the owners of the building should be aware of their own lack of rights in this matter. The only exception is buildings covered by the Official Secrets Act, and they will have a Statutory notice explaining that Photography is Prohibited under the terms of that Act, but even the exterior of MI5 Headquarters in London is photographable. Roy G THANKS ROY |
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Not allowed to take a picture!.
Dave wrote:
Not allowed to take a picture!. Hi all Decided to go out today to take some pictures of around the Temple Quay area of Bristol. I tried to take a picture of an office block (if you know Bristol its the one with a statue of Brunel outside) ,when a security guard came out and told me I cold not take a picture of the building: I then retreated across the public highway and tried to take another picture, but the guard came rushing over again to me informing me that all pictures of the building were prohibited. The office block was owed by a firm of solicitors. Has anyone else had this problem when photographing on a public highway As Roy noted, it's becoming a more and more common occurrence. I'd suggest telling the guard he can either smile for the birdie, or get out of the way. If you know you're within your rights, you can always invite him to call the police. They'll be quite pleased that he's wasted their time. If you really wanted to be vindictive, you could inform the law firm inside that their guard is violating your rights... |
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As said, but if you really want to wind the security guard up, start taking
photos of him as well, which you are entitled to do in a public place. "Matt Ion" wrote in message news:ECHvi.54243$fJ5.29503@pd7urf1no... As Roy noted, it's becoming a more and more common occurrence. I'd suggest telling the guard he can either smile for the birdie, or get out of the way. If you know you're within your rights, you can always invite him to call the police. They'll be quite pleased that he's wasted their time. If you really wanted to be vindictive, you could inform the law firm inside that their guard is violating your rights... |
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Not allowed to take a picture!.
"Dave" wrote in message k... Not allowed to take a picture!. Hi all Decided to go out today to take some pictures of around the Temple Quay area of Bristol. I tried to take a picture of an office block (if you know Bristol its the one with a statue of Brunel outside) ,when a security guard came out and told me I cold not take a picture of the building: I then retreated across the public highway and tried to take another picture, but the guard came rushing over again to me informing me that all pictures of the building were prohibited. The office block was owed by a firm of solicitors. Has anyone else had this problem when photographing on a public highway Kind regards DAVE http://djmp.co.uk/slr/ I find the pdf file from http://www.sirimo.co.uk/ukpr.php an excellent reference. |
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Brian wrote on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:06:02 GMT:
B "Dave" wrote in message B k... ?? Not ?? allowed to take a picture!. ?? ?? Hi all ?? ?? Decided to go out today to take some pictures of around ?? the Temple Quay area of Bristol. ?? ?? I tried to take a picture of an office block (if you know ?? Bristol its the one with a statue of Brunel outside) ,when ?? a security guard came out and told me I cold not take a ?? picture of the building: I then retreated across the public ?? highway and tried to take another picture, but the guard ?? came rushing over again to me informing me that all ?? pictures of the building were prohibited. The office ?? block was owed by a firm of solicitors. ?? ?? Has anyone else had this problem when photographing on a ?? public highway ?? ?? Kind regards ?? DAVE ?? http://djmp.co.uk/slr/ ?? Does anyone know if there is similar US source? Telling officious jerks not to be ridiculous and inviting them to call the cops seems to work. James Silverton Potomac, Maryland E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
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In news:giIvi.1008$jU4.969@trnddc02 "James Silverton"
wrote: Does anyone know if there is similar US source? If you'd actually read the Web page at the link provided in the article from " that you somehow managed to leave out of your followup, you'd have found a link to http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN |
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Bert wrote on 12 Aug 2007 18:34:41 GMT:
?? Does anyone know if there is similar US source? BH If you'd actually read the Web page at the link provided in BH the article from " that you somehow BH managed to leave out of your followup, you'd have found a BH link to BH http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm You are right but I did not "actually read" the whole web page! James Silverton Potomac, Maryland E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
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On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:59:25 +0100, "Gino" wrote:
As said, but if you really want to wind the security guard up, start taking photos of him as well, which you are entitled to do in a public place. And invite about thirty friends with cameras to join in mass picture taking event, even put an ad in the paper offering a prize for the best picture of the building. |
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