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what is it with the brits and DSLR cameras?
bluegreenturtle:
It happens in the US too. I was shooting a documentary in Louisiana one time, just 2 people crew using DSLRs and got stopped 5 times a day for a week by police, sheriffs, private security, random rednecks with guns. Always shooting in public places, and always shooting fairly boring things - buildings, streets, rivers, wildlife etc - never even shooting people. We weren't scruffy or ethnic or anything. Always talked our way out of it by explaining the whole project but we got threatened many times. My favorite was the private security guy who came roaring out because we were shooting up a river, from a bridge, and there happened to be some sort of fuel storage somewhere along the river in a line where we were shooting from. Said he was calling the sheriff and to "not move a muscle" with his hand on a gun the whole time. I gave him the card of the sheriff, who had just given us a river tour on a police boat and just said "here's his number - I'm sure he'll remember us as we just left his office an hour ago."
Honestly don't have too good of an impression of the South.
Tcapp:
--- Quote from: bluegreenturtle on April 24, 2012, 06:50:12 PM ---It happens in the US too. I was shooting a documentary in Louisiana one time, just 2 people crew using DSLRs and got stopped 5 times a day for a week by police, sheriffs, private security, random rednecks with guns. Always shooting in public places, and always shooting fairly boring things - buildings, streets, rivers, wildlife etc - never even shooting people. We weren't scruffy or ethnic or anything. Always talked our way out of it by explaining the whole project but we got threatened many times. My favorite was the private security guy who came roaring out because we were shooting up a river, from a bridge, and there happened to be some sort of fuel storage somewhere along the river in a line where we were shooting from. Said he was calling the sheriff and to "not move a muscle" with his hand on a gun the whole time. I gave him the card of the sheriff, who had just given us a river tour on a police boat and just said "here's his number - I'm sure he'll remember us as we just left his office an hour ago."
Honestly don't have too good of an impression of the South.
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people suck everywhere my friend, not just the south.
sparda79:
--- Quote from: Picsfor on December 07, 2011, 07:44:22 AM ---I have absolutely no idea how they'll cope next year with the Olympics.
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PetaPixel posted this about the Olympics:
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/04/25/london-olympics-wont-allow-sharing-of-photos-and-video-via-social-networks/
briansquibb:
--- Quote from: sparda79 on April 26, 2012, 07:28:16 PM ---
--- Quote from: Picsfor on December 07, 2011, 07:44:22 AM ---I have absolutely no idea how they'll cope next year with the Olympics.
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PetaPixel posted this about the Olympics:
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/04/25/london-olympics-wont-allow-sharing-of-photos-and-video-via-social-networks/
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the Olympics are being held on private land so they are entitled to put conditions on photography - rather like the NFL etc
itsnotmeyouknow:
--- Quote from: D.Sim on April 24, 2012, 09:06:42 AM ---Personally, I think if we think about it, if it keeps us safe, can we really complain?
No doubt it will be annoying... but if that one terrorist is stopped.... its done its job
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No it just means that the terrorists have succeeded in causing disruption, which is after all, their aim. they have interfered with people's freedom thanks to governments knee jerk reaction and them feeling that they need to look like they are doing something about it.
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