Cotty wrote: > As far as still photography goes, I don't usually shoot (for > pleasure) in places that might be contentious. I don't do > buildings etc. Shopping precincts (malls) are a specialty for > shit-hot security guards ready to pounce etc etc over here > also.
Photography outdoors is nowhere near the fun it used to be, and you can be approached and challenged for taking pictures of everyday life, for a variety of reasons. Frank's picture in a bus station would be a no-no in London, due to someone failing to take notice that you will always come off second if hit by a large vehicle. So that ban was put in place. Taking pictures in some country houses either requires a payment, or is not allowed at all. A number of country houses owners put an injunction in to stop publication of aerial shots, fearing that they could be used as an aid to burglary. Recently, I was asked by a Police Officer, why I was taking a picture of a shop (it was having a sign replaced, revealing a sign unseen since the 50s). A sarcastic answer is not on anymore. Not that long ago, the only conversation that would have taken place, would have been about the camera..... Malcolm
