New Yor k Stock Exchange security

[john_elder1]

I had a day off today and did my favorite thing:went to NYC to shoot.

I went to Wall Street at the lunch hour and I can't BELIEVE the

security surrounding Wall Street and nearby area. Actually I was

shocked by the Number of Cops carrying Automatic weapons. To my great

surprise no cop said a single word to me and I spent alot of time

there shooting everything including builings and security. The cops

with the Automatic weapons are VERY good at spotting a camera and

immediately turn their back as soon as they would see me. I WAS able

to shoot a couple girls wearing "HUSTLER" t-shirts handing out some

type of passes. I have to give the cops the credit on this one, they

didn't bother me at all. I tried like hell to get a good close shot

of a cop with automatic weapon. But won't know for at least a week. I

was only using a 35mm and a 28mm lens. I am way behind in WET

darkroom work. Anyway, any street shooters in NYC

if you can get to Wall st during the noon hour you will score.[no pun

intended]

[andrew_lau4]

oh man, i was shooting in brooklyn at a schoolyard with 2 friends, and these damn auxilary cops (fake ass cops without guns) comes up to us and says we can't film or take photos of any public building ,otherwise its a fine, man, im still angry about that

[incitatus_rex]

In my experience the cops around Wall St. are about the politest in the city...

[jay ott]

Here's I think of these so-called bans on photography. I think there should be a ban on stupidity.

[absinthe]

Andrew, Aux cops are volunteer wannabes & hold no authoroty. They aren't required to have any education in law or criminal justice. AAMOF, they can be as young as 16. They are there as police presence. They <i>thought</i> what you were doing was against the law. They were wrong. Next time, politely tell them so & put the burden of proof on them (but politely, even criminal lawers don't know every law on the books)

[bjorke]

<p>Andrew, that is a big load of bull they were shoveling. You might want to check

<a href="http://www.photopermit.org/">photopermit.org</a> for some

suggestions on how to manage things if this sort of incident ever repeats.</p>

 

<p>A <i>schoolyard???</i> Oy.</p>