Stolen Gear

A fellow large format photographer had his pack snatched
in Yosemite. You can read about it and what's missing
he

http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read....&i=1074&t=1074

Sorry to hear about this. A couple of notes, though:

1. Car window left open in a setting with lots of people.

2. Car left unlocked even for a few seconds with back turned in a setting
with lots of people.

3. Item of plausible value - backpack - in plain sight in a setting with
lots of people rather than being concealed under a pile of blankets,
jackets, etc.

I think the surprise would have been if he was not ripped off, given those
factors.




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A fellow large format photographer had his pack snatched
in Yosemite. You can read about it and what's missing
he

http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read....&i=1074&t=1074

This is a great post because next month, I'm planning some time in a
couple of Nat'l Parks (won't name them) to do some LF photography. I'm
very security-conscious about my equipment, but didn't realize how a
rip-off can occur in only a few seconds.

I've been more concerned about my personal security, as I'm traveling
alone, even though I'm male, and it seems it's the equipment punks are
after, altho, if one is isolated enough, a knock in the head, or worse,
is not out of the question. I thought with some people around, at
least one's personal safety is assured, but now realize my equipment
could be gone in a blink. Pickpockets from old love crowds.

Enjoy the sights, but keep the car windows rolled up, & the doors
locked when you get out, even for a second. Thanks for the information,
learned the hard way.

It's really sad our country has come to this, because in my day it was
a mark of older and more corrupt societies.

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A fellow large format photographer had his pack snatched
in Yosemite. You can read about it and what's missing
he

http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read....&i=1074&t=1074

For what it's worth, you can register your stolen equipment he

http://www.photo.net/registry/

Good luck.

In article . com,
"One4All" wrote:

This is a great post because next month, I'm planning some time in a
couple of Nat'l Parks (won't name them) to do some LF photography. I'm
very security-conscious about my equipment, but didn't realize how a
rip-off can occur in only a few seconds.

I've been more concerned about my personal security, as I'm traveling
alone, even though I'm male, and it seems it's the equipment punks are
after, altho, if one is isolated enough, a knock in the head, or worse,
is not out of the question. I thought with some people around, at
least one's personal safety is assured, but now realize my equipment
could be gone in a blink. Pickpockets from old love crowds.

Enjoy the sights, but keep the car windows rolled up, & the doors
locked when you get out, even for a second. Thanks for the information,
learned the hard way.

It's really sad our country has come to this, because in my day it was
a mark of older and more corrupt societies.

You should stay home - its safer.
--
The sometimes insomniac.

www.gregblankphoto.com

Why don't you respond to the OP, instead of me? He's the one who
suffered the loss. What do you have to say to people, other than "stay
home?" Your post contributes nothing to this thread.

Theft of photographic equipment is a concern of photographers on the
road:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.p...550c727fb3cfb5

Greg "_" wrote:
In article . com,
"One4All" wrote:

This is a great post because next month, I'm planning some time in a
couple of Nat'l Parks (won't name them) to do some LF photography. I'm
very security-conscious about my equipment, but didn't realize how a
rip-off can occur in only a few seconds.

I've been more concerned about my personal security, as I'm traveling
alone, even though I'm male, and it seems it's the equipment punks are
after, altho, if one is isolated enough, a knock in the head, or worse,
is not out of the question. I thought with some people around, at
least one's personal safety is assured, but now realize my equipment
could be gone in a blink. Pickpockets from old love crowds.

Enjoy the sights, but keep the car windows rolled up, & the doors
locked when you get out, even for a second. Thanks for the information,
learned the hard way.

It's really sad our country has come to this, because in my day it was
a mark of older and more corrupt societies.

You should stay home - its safer.
--
The sometimes insomniac.

www.gregblankphoto.com

In article . com,
"One4All" wrote:

Why don't you respond to the OP, instead of me? He's the one who
suffered the loss. What do you have to say to people, other than "stay
home?" Your post contributes nothing to this thread.

Since your afraid of direct confrontation (IMOP-sometimes good) I won't
respond
--
The sometimes insomniac.

www.gregblankphoto.com

Greg "_" wrote:

Since your afraid of direct confrontation (IMOP-sometimes good) I won't
respond

I'm not afraid of direct confrontation, but if a carload of punks or
even one person approaches me in a manner I consider threatening, I'll
take action. This is what this country is coming to. 20 years ago, one
could enjoy a national park experience, step out of his/her car, turn
their back and not experience punks reaching in, in a matter of
seconds, and pull a backpack out of the car.

I support gun control, vigorously, but I think I might pack some iron
in a shoulder holster when I'm out, alone, in an isolated part of a
national park, with my head under a focusing hood. What has this
country come to? The OP was not negligent. He only got out of his car
for less than a minute.

What has America come to? If the frontier is what we're back to, so be
it. Am I too paranoid? Or, are you too clueless?

In article .com,
"One4All" wrote:

Greg "_" wrote:

Since your afraid of direct confrontation (IMOP-sometimes good) I won't
respond

I'm not afraid of direct confrontation, but if a carload of punks or
even one person approaches me in a manner I consider threatening, I'll
take action. This is what this country is coming to. 20 years ago, one
could enjoy a national park experience, step out of his/her car, turn
their back and not experience punks reaching in, in a matter of
seconds, and pull a backpack out of the car.

I support gun control, vigorously, but I think I might pack some iron
in a shoulder holster when I'm out, alone, in an isolated part of a
national park, with my head under a focusing hood. What has this
country come to? The OP was not negligent. He only got out of his car
for less than a minute.

What has America come to? If the frontier is what we're back to, so be
it. Am I too paranoid? Or, are you too clueless?

Good - because what's needed is direct confrontation (Have you written
your congressman-or considered it). Thieves, & thugs of every type need
to be addressed but not feared. Worrying what this country is
coming to negates the mature responsibility of citizens to take firm
action. In the old days government officials were sometimes tarred and
feathered and ran out of town on rails-hog tied by their feet and hands.
Now we tolerate a lot without any form of consequence to these corrupt
people-but that's the news for you- more attention is given to
unpleasing thing than promoting well being so that begets a feeling of
doom.

Though I do not advocate aggression-it is seemingly everywhere.

A symptom is our road system- every kook in the world is allowed to
drive and the punishments are not being enforced- there really seems to
be no middle ground between those that feel compelled to travel way
beyond safe practical limits and those that slothfully transgress my
path.

My uncle a kook himself, had a solution to people racing on our
residential rural road...he used to wait in the bushes after dark and
chuck a brick through at least one windshield. Given the fact that
my brother was hit exiting our driveway by someone going 85mph
at the then 30 mph zone I think my uncle wasn't so bad.

Sometimes being a nice person doesn't seem to work, but violence begets
more of that I am sure.

The best thing the OP could do is insure the gear in some way....or lock
the car always, never set stuff down etc and walk away. Btw-I 've had
plenty of stuff ripped off, car broken into- brief case stolen -NYC with
return train tickets etc.
--
The sometimes insomniac.

www.gregblankphoto.com