Excellent follow up Shel. It is for that exact reason not to get in a cops face. Particularly if you live in an area where it is likely you could bump into them again. Most are decent people just trying to make a crust.
Dave On 10/23/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yesterday I was walking from my friend's house along the same route I took > when stopped by the police earlier in the week. It was another pleasant > day and I wanted to grab a few specific shots of things I saw on my earlier > walk. One of the things I wanted to photograph were some fire hydrants, as > a list member wanted to see what kind of hydrants we had here that were > comfortable to sit on. > > About half way through the walk a police cruiser pulled up, and out stepped > the same sergeant that I met earlier in the week. He pleasantly greeted me > by name, and, to make a long story short, he just wanted to chat a bit > about photography. He's thinking about getting a digital camera, and when > he saw me he decided to stop and ask a few questions about the camera I was > using, and what I knew about other cameras. > > We talked for about twenty minutes - he even asked if my back was feeling > any better - and then he got a radio call and had to take off. > > Shel > > >

