On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:10:30 -0400 "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is a widespread problem. It has less to do with the actual laws > of a particular country than it does with over-zealous law enforcement > officers everywhere who know that they can intimidate civilians. we have this flickr group that does a photowalk once a month in the city, to places of historical/architectural interest. or just places with lots of colour like bazaars/markets etc...and our biggest problem is the policeman, who needs to boss around the moment he (it is mostly a he) sees a score of guys with cameras. he usually goes on to tell us to stop taking photographs though according to the law here, any public place is a legitimate subject, unless there is a valid, legal, goverment notice forbidding photography (usually for 'security' reasons)... regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
