Crazy night + ethics question

[RxForB3]

Thanks for your concern. I did stay firmly inside the car at all times, though.

 

[RxForB3]

Tony S, I haven't looked in the "meetup" portion of the forum, so maybe it had already been done, but there are several of us pacific northwesters. It would be fun to do a gathering. Just may be difficult to find a time.

On a side note, have you been to Ocean Shore? My parents are coming for a visit, so we're spending a day there. Any suggestions of easy things to do/see around there?

 

[KmH]

What do you do about the hundreds of people being able to read (and record) your license plate number when you drive your car around?

 

[RxForB3]

Uh...good point I can't really give a good answer as to why I blurred it. My gut just said I should And I'm usually not paranoid about privacy...

 

[Jaemie]

What do you do about the hundreds of people being able to read (and record) your license plate number when you drive your car around?

I always blur my plate, too. When I was active on the BMW forums, it was what everyone did in the interest of privacy. I guess in case you flame someone so badly they decide to go postal on you or something. Hehe.. o__o

 

[Frequency]

The images are fine...As a documentation, photographers need take such photographs; but the question of ethics really come into play only if the situation demanded your involvement in the incidence to extend a help of hand or to do some thing to save a life or to protect some property where instead you opted to go for some classic image of the situation...here i don't thing any such things are involved
Regards

 

[RxForB3]

Thanks for all the input. I guess in the future I'll remember two key things: stay out of the way and help if you can. There was definitely nothing I could have done to help. I guess I just wonder how I would feel if my house was burning and I saw people standing around taking pictures. However, I suppose I can feel a bit better because one news station did use my picture. I received credit, but unfortunately it was "Courtesy of" and so I wasn't paid I kinda figured it was fair game because I posted my lightning picture on their facebook page where people submit "viewer photos." I actually messaged on facebook the picture of the fire since I wasn't sure it would be appropriate to post on the facebook page. I suppose they took that as meaning it was free to use. Funnily enough, I received a message back asking where it was and when I took it. Apparently the news station knew nothing of the fire at the time.

Brush fire near Selah destroys 1 home, threatens others | Local & Regional | KIMA CBS 29 - News, Weather and Sports - Yakima, WA

Edit: I apparently also made the front page on their website: http://www.kimatv.com/

 

[Jaemie]

Thanks for all the input. I guess in the future I'll remember two key things: stay out of the way and help if you can. There was definitely nothing I could have done to help. I guess I just wonder how I would feel if my house was burning and I saw people standing around taking pictures. However, I suppose I can feel a bit better because one news station did use my picture. I received credit, but unfortunately it was "Courtesy of" and so I wasn't paid I kinda figured it was fair game because I posted my lightning picture on their facebook page where people submit "viewer photos." I actually messaged on facebook the picture of the fire since I wasn't sure it would be appropriate to post on the facebook page. I suppose they took that as meaning it was free to use. Funnily enough, I received a message back asking where it was and when I took it. Apparently the news station knew nothing of the fire at the time.

Brush fire near Selah destroys 1 home, threatens others | Local & Regional | KIMA CBS 29 - News, Weather and Sports - Yakima, WA

Edit: I apparently also made the front page on their website: KIMA CBS 29 - News, Weather and Sports - Yakima, WA

That's sad news about the fire loss. But..

Congratulations on the use of your photo with credit on their front page!!! That's pretty dang awesome!

 

[Tony S]

I shot pictures of a fire at a business one time and later the owner after rebuilding bought a group of 8x10's to hang inside to show what they had gone through. He was glad someone had documented what happened during the fire.