> > Now try to do the same with a "pro" look/gear. Count seconds before > > the owner kicks you off (or at least ask for explanations of what the > > heck are you doing).
Mind you, as other have said the converse can also be true. A friend and I once went to Donnington Park race circuit to help my uncle racing his motorcycle, and 'cos we were in on his competitor tickets we were allowed into the pit area which is essentially trackside. Of course we lost no time in getting as close as possible with our cameras but the feds soon twigged on. We some distance apart and the security man went to my friend (Nikon low-end SLR, consumer zoom) first: "Oy sonny jim, get back behind the wall, don't you know it's dangerous?!". He then walked over to me, (Pentax LX with autowinder and 200mm f4 on monopod, long, cheap and crap noname 500mm f8 propped up beside me): "Excuse me sir, do you have a press pass?" :-) Chris
