garrylewis747 Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 FYI- before you shoot those old building and bridges and landmark with your old camera--- consider this... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4705698 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis m Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Oh yeah already had a run in or two. My 2 favorite hobbies Photography and Railfan. Security doesn't like it when I am trying to take pictures of the great old railroad bridges. They just think I want to blow it up. They don't care that in 20 minutes the UP challenger will come steaming by. Sheesh....... A guy just learns to be sneaky......Just watch out for who property you are on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis m Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Also don't bring the Koran with you....... Just a piece of advice.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_jenny Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 You can take a picture from a public place, of a public place, and no security guard or policeman can prevent you. If you're on private property with the owner's permission, or on a public easement, you can still take pictures too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connealy Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 No doubt true, but it also isn't something that just started with the Patriot Act. I believe Wright Morris spent some time in an Italian Fascist jail and later in one in the American South for taking pictures at some place that some bureaucrat thought was inappropriate. In the 1940's Russell Lee was investigated by the sheriff of Pie Town as a possible Nazi spy for having taken pictures of the Pie Town post office.It is important to expose these kind of Neanderthal acts whenever they occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis m Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 You don't want to hold your camera like this. This tends to draw attention no matter who's property you are on. But seriously as long as you are not trespassing or in a obviously marked no photography area have fun.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cenelsonfoto Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Stand up for yourself now, or dont be surprised if nobody else will. Shoot everything in your sight. Dont be intimidated. Die with your boots on. Our grandfathers fought their asses off (and some got em shot off) to secure that we would die free - resist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cenelsonfoto Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Travis - you railfanning up at Argentine? Murray? UP or BNSF? You and I oughta hook up. Would be worth it to drive north 4 hours to hang. If you want to shoot some Arkansas-MO, come on down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_ogara1 Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 You poor dears. All inflamed by NPR, living in the freest country in the world, and now you don't even have the "specter" of the NYC subway "ban" to jabber about. I live in D.C. -- yes, one of the 9/11 targets, home to 39 count 'em police departments -- and have *never* had trouble taking a picture *anywhere*. But I'm sure life is much rougher in, uh, Dayton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cenelsonfoto Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 DC - nicest crackheads in the Universe. Give my love to Mayor Berry, would ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 I ran into the same problem here in Clarksville Tn. But by now all the cops know me and let it pass. I had the Cops tell the owner of the old store that was across from the City building that I was within my rights and that quieted her. Another reason the world will soon go to Digital ......in a hand basket. Just kidding. About the Digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis m Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Yeah Craig, I go down by the Argentine Yard as well as most of the others quite a bit. My Brother just got a Job with UP so of course I gotta get a close up tour of some of the good storage yards that would normally be off limits. Last time I was down by Kemper observing the main crossing I got chased away by a fat security guard with an attitude. They are building a new fly over for traffic comming out of Kansas. I have soem shot around here some where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis m Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Good Gravy... I need to look before hitting the button. Just to add I was talking to one of the yard supervisors down there and he said they have all been asked to be alert and stop and at least talk to everyone they saw at that location. The main crossing for midwest east west traffic and traffic heading south. He was cool and had no problem but some rent a guard had some issues. I have never been threatened with arrest or anythng but when asked moved along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connealy Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Hey, Travis, that's a nifty outfit. Is it yours? I had some nervous moments with one of those gunstock camera mounts once when I flew into Panama (think it was Colón) in a Tri-Pacer in 1959. A tough-looking civil guard at the airfield thought he had apprehended some real desperados. We finally screwed a Bolex on the stock, and he seemed satisfied. Luckily, he didn't open up the inspection port in the tail where we had stashed a .30-.30, a 12ga. and a .38-Special. Ignorance is bliss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis m Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 No not mine just thought it looked unusual. Borrowed from an auction site. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cenelsonfoto Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Travis - I spent a lot of hours on the phone with Argentine and to some degree, Murray. With all the congestion at Turner, I would think it prime shooting territory. Wouldn't mind spening time out at Emporia either. You a member of trainorders by chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis m Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 No not actually a member of any of the clubs. Not sure why as most a a good bunch of folks. I got started when a friend and I went down to the bottoms to take a picture of the double decker old steele bridge down there. Got stuck in between the rail traffic and had to wait for about half hour before we could leave. Been chasing after all sorts of reail related subjects ever since. Agentine Hump yard is pretty cool. Lately I have been after the old depot's and stations before they get torn down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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