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05/23/2006 03:22:26 PM · #1 |
About a month ago there was a PBR event held nearby, so I thought it'd be fun to do some shooting there. I called the event venue and spoke with the promoter and was told that it was ok to do photos for my own personal use. I told him that I would be using a telephoto lens and monopod. "Fine".
Got to the event early and picked out my "nose-bleed" seat...WAY up in the general admission section. I parked myself next to a large support beam so I could use it to help steady my "monopod" (actually a double amputee tripod mod).
The event got started and I was starting to get the hang of shooting in the indoor lighting, etc. when an usher/security appeared and asked who I was shooting for and if my "camera was credentialed". I told him I had permission but he said that I had to put the camera away. After a bit of back and forth he agreed to let me keep shooting, but I couldn't use my 120-300 f/2.8. So I put on my 100 2.8 and took a few more shots. Then another guy came and said that I couldn't shoot at all..."no professional cameras allowed!" I asked to speak to an event official and in a few minutes a gal from the PBR came and told me that nobody but the PBR could give me permission and that they didn't allow "professional cameras or lenses" and that I would have to take my stuff back to my car. Not good, since I was parked a good 20 minutes away and would miss most of the event...she finally relented and let me stay, but only on the condition that I not do any more photography.
Lesson learned, but man! do I lust after access, especially from the box seats.
Anyway here are three shots I got...more can be seen here.
  
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05/23/2006 03:25:42 PM · #2 |
I have heard things about the PBR. Sounds like you just authenticated it. That is so peculiar...the term "professional camera". I say lighten up. There are not too many people trying to do what you wanted to do, and at the very least, it would draw more attention to an otherwise limited, niche sport. Thanks for sharing...
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05/23/2006 03:42:45 PM · #3 |
| NYC is tight with shooting in public spaces now - money grabbing mayor in power that is and giving the cash away to all the wrong people in my opinion. I get stopped in various places and when defending myself by saying I am a learner, non-commercial, the stoppee points to the DSLR and says "that's a comemrcial camera." So for the uninitiated, a DSLR is the sign of a pro, like it or not. |
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05/23/2006 03:45:11 PM · #4 |
| Thats lame. I am going to NYC in July. So what you are saying is I cant shoot in public places in NYC with my DSLR? |
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05/23/2006 04:02:41 PM · #5 |
| In places such as the state park under Brooklyn Bridge, that is the case. You cannot use a tripod in Brooklyn Botanic Garden without paying a fee and prior arrangement etc. Just be discreet. Living in NYC is all about the law applies to someone else. Play innocent... |
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05/23/2006 04:17:27 PM · #6 |
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05/23/2006 04:17:52 PM · #7 |
Last summer I went to a Washington Nationals baseball game in RFK Stadium. It was my first time there and I brought my Canon DSLR and the lenses (including a 75-300 mm) At the gate there was a sign saying that no "professional camears" were allowed and the sign defined professional as any with a lens over 4 inches. I argued that it was an amateur camera and I insisted to speak to his supervisor. After he tried unsuccessfully to get the attention of his supervisor he ended up just waiving me through.
We sure are getting a lot of rules these days! I think the world has gone crazy with the "intellectual property" laws. |
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