Richard, I have heard of some photographers in Central London being moved on by the Police for setting up a tripod, in one case at least the threat of arrest for obstruction. A little extreme I know, but one has to wonder at the mentality of such agencies; that seem to take great delight in being as awkward as possible. Personally I haven't had a problem I keep to a specific topic of photography that more or less keeps me outside these problems. I think it would be interesting from (dare I mention) a human rights point of view; apparently we are all entitled to work etc etc. I can no difference between a lone photographer setting up a tripod and say a seller of "The big issue" apart from the fact of course that the photographer will no doubt get moved on!!
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Kenward Sent: 03 August 2003 18:48 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PRODIG] Restrictions on photography In message Sun, 3 Aug 2003, ian reynolds writes >Try taking a photograph of National Trust property and you will be in >deep doo doo if you are caught. It seems strange that we,the population >of Great Britain, own the national trust and it allegedly works on our >behalf to preserve our heritage but it can stop us photographing >buildings and areas of land that belong to us. Dear Ian I wonder if the difficulty is greater if you are operating off a tripod in a public place, though I have never had any problem in that direction. Perhaps the sight of a large format monorail etc., looks too 'official' for most people to question<BG> Cheers Richard -- Richard Kenward Digital Imaging...Preparing quality drum scans for professional image makers who want the best. Details in Labs section at www.prodig.org =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
