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Got told, "No photos!" today
On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:35:31 -0800 (PST), Rich
wrote: Someone drove their SUV through a window at a local shopping mall but when I went to shoot, I was told by security that no photos were permitted on the property. I was going to shoot from the street but it was over 300ft away and I only had a wide angle on me. I could have simply stepped back about 10ft from the guard, ignored him and shot or hid behind a nearby parked car. He would have likely told me to leave the place, which is no big deal, but I didn't want to get the guy in trouble as he behaved in a civilized, controlled manner when telling me no photos. At the same mall, about five years ago, they were having a fashion show and I had my E-1 with me. Got told the same thing, no photos, even though people had their camera phones out and were taking shots. That is the Achilles heel of the big, black DSLR, it is a target for every security zealot. http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/loc...TorontoNewHome You could point out to them that there are many pocket size cameras now that have the "superzoom" feature up to well over 10x magnification, and many DSLR users are only using the kit lens with an average of 3x magnification, and then they'll have to go nuts trying to stop everyone with any kind of camera from taking any kind of picture. I was taking some shots in a local mall recently and I didn't have any problem at all... but we're not THAT security paranoid yet in Canada. |
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