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So, I had an email from MyCameraEye in which he elucidates upon the safety protocol of the Nation's Metro. This got me to thinking. What are your great stories with brushes with the law in your pursuit for the perfect photograph?
Here's my 3:
I took a picture of an ashtray (a closeup, mind you) at L'Enfant Plaza--Department of Transportation--and securtiy asked what I was doing. I said, "um...taking pictures." Her response, "are you a photographer?" I was too dumbfounded to be jocose. I just nodded and showed her the pic I had just taken. Apparently it's a matter of national security to not allow people to take pics of dirty ashtrays.
Another time I was taking pictures outside of a building in Wilmington, DE and the Secret Service or Marshalls (I'm not sure which) came up to me and told me that I wasn't allowed to take pictures. I was tempted to cross the street and take their pics...but they have guns.
Christmas Eve. I wanted to take a picture of the mosaic at Department of Justice, and they needed 2 forms of ID and wanted to photocopy my driver's license.
Here's my 3:
I took a picture of an ashtray (a closeup, mind you) at L'Enfant Plaza--Department of Transportation--and securtiy asked what I was doing. I said, "um...taking pictures." Her response, "are you a photographer?" I was too dumbfounded to be jocose. I just nodded and showed her the pic I had just taken. Apparently it's a matter of national security to not allow people to take pics of dirty ashtrays.
Another time I was taking pictures outside of a building in Wilmington, DE and the Secret Service or Marshalls (I'm not sure which) came up to me and told me that I wasn't allowed to take pictures. I was tempted to cross the street and take their pics...but they have guns.
Christmas Eve. I wanted to take a picture of the mosaic at Department of Justice, and they needed 2 forms of ID and wanted to photocopy my driver's license.