Upside Down: What I have Learned

05/14/2002 07:08:06 PM · #1

let's see. . . 'opportunism,' and 'fear of documentation of liability'? : )

Originally posted by indigo997:
I understand that anyone can deny permission to take pics on their property, but what would be the reason at a carnival?

* This message has been edited by the author on 5/14/2002 8:10:13 PM.

irae

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 I

05/14/2002 06:18:41 PM · #2

I think the "dollar a pic" thing is just greed, but think about it this way. The owners of the carnival obviously had permission (and most likely paid) to use that private property. They put time and money into the carnival, and they do own the rights to whatever is presented there. Think you could go to a show on Broadway and just start taking pictures? Shakespeare in the Park is another story. I'm certainly not a fan of restricting photographers' access to events, but it is legitimate.

indigo997

Nikon D70

05/14/2002 06:01:44 PM · #3

I actually wasn't in the mall. The carnival is a separate entity and was set up in the parking lot. It was one of the carnival guys who wanted to know how many pictures I had taken because he said I had to pay a dollar each! Of course there weren't any signs posted that said anything about cameras.
The parking lot might have been private, but he certainly wasn't a representative of the owner. I understand that anyone can deny permission to take pics on their property, but what would be the reason at a carnival?

tnwarriorpoet

Olympus D-460Z

05/14/2002 09:50:32 AM · #4

Unless you'd have ended up in one of the trunks that is, Moondoggie! ;)

I have learned I should have cropped my pic better; too much going on that distracts from the subject. I was simply caught up in the color of it and while it was taken in macro mode I should have isolated the main subject more.

moondoggie

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

05/14/2002 09:35:00 AM · #5

Yeah, I got nabbed at a scrap metal recycling plant. Wanted to take some shots of some crushed cars that were all lined up upside-down, all nice and neat like, ready to be lifted into the shredder-melter-crusher thingy. I didn't even get close enought to shoot one shot before I had the lot manager on my ass, escorting me out. I mean puhhlease, it's freaking scrap metal for petes sake!! Couldn't help but wonder if this was some kind of mob operation, and there were dead bodies in those cars.

Now THAT would have been a photo!

05/14/2002 07:47:07 AM · #6

alecia: did the storm keep you from this addictive website? : )

indigo: i have been told by mall security guards several times that no photography is allowed in the mall. it's also happened to me at ikea. at ikea, they said it was because their competitors use it to copy their products. well, hello, couldnt they just get the catalog and save themselves some effort? at the mall, they dont have a good reason, but it's their property, so i just say ok, whatever ...

shortredneck

Olympus C-3000Z

05/14/2002 05:09:06 AM · #7

Was your comment all in caps too? I'll bet that is the same one that left the stupid comment on my photo. I think someone is trying to pull our chains.

joebar

05/13/2002 11:31:05 PM · #8

Got a great comment on mine today....

5/13/2002 (7:06:39 PM) - DIFFERENT. BUT I THINK IT WAS USED BEFORE

irae

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 I

05/13/2002 11:03:12 PM · #9

Originally posted by indigo997:
As for there being places that won't let you take pictures... There was a carnival set up at the local mall last week, and I was harrassed for taking pictures! Can anyone think of a good reason that I shouldn't be allowed to take pictures at a carnival???
Because a mall (or restaurant, museum, church, etc.), while it is open to the public, is not public property.

indigo997

Nikon D70

05/13/2002 10:59:03 PM · #10

I hadn't planned on even entering this challenge, but I happened to grab a shot Saturday that seemed to fit. It's my first entry here, and noone's leaving comments other than "that's nice".
I can't believe that there were so many reflection pictures! I didn't even think of that.
As for there being places that won't let you take pictures... There was a carnival set up at the local mall last week, and I was harrassed for taking pictures! Can anyone think of a good reason that I shouldn't be allowed to take pictures at a carnival???

Alecia

Canon EOS-10D

05/13/2002 08:35:00 PM · #11

Originally posted by magnetic9999:

ok, it's not that my pic is cr@ppy, it's just a departure for me. more of just a caught shot of something that was happening around me, not set up or pre-planned *at all.* Which is not what I've been submitting. I was curious how it would be received.

Same for mine magnetic! Mine was a ligit shot--but other than adjusting the settings (I always shoot in manual) and lining up the shot--it was pretty spontaneous. Call it a hypothesis, but part of me submitted mine last second to see if my scores really reflected the time and effort I put into a picture, or not. Well, let me just tell you--If I don't come in last...:) You people are good--very, very good!
Interestingly, I am getting some good comments noticing the very reasons I took the picture in the first place--so that is good. Man this storm here is bad. I might have to shut down the machine. Gasp, no DPC for the rest of the night?!!

* This message has been edited by the author on 5/13/2002 8:45:02 PM.

05/13/2002 03:01:17 PM · #12

ok, it's not that my pic is cr@ppy, it's just a departure for me. more of just a caught shot of something that was happening around me, not set up or pre-planned *at all.* Which is not what I've been submitting. I was curious how it would be received.

Digiteyes

Olympus C-2000Z

05/13/2002 02:53:19 PM · #13

I like mine okay, but nobody seems to get it. Had the most perfect one when I noticed the camera date was set wrong! DAMN!

chariot

Olympus C-3030Z

05/13/2002 02:25:18 PM · #14

Originally posted by joebar:
Originally posted by conceptgraphics:
[i]Originally posted by magnetic9999:
[i]heh, i just submitted the cr@ppiest picture yet

me too, it sucks so bad there is a loud vacuum noise when I check the stats[/i]

Mine is doing crappy as well. It's being "misinterpreted" :) yeah that's it...

[/i]

yeah well I had a decent picture but I replaced it with a crappy one. Sheesh I just can't get over it.

joebar

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G

05/13/2002 11:54:16 AM · #15

Originally posted by conceptgraphics:
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
[i]heh, i just submitted the cr@ppiest picture yet

me too, it sucks so bad there is a loud vacuum noise when I check the stats[/i]

Mine is doing crappy as well. It's being "misinterpreted" :) yeah that's it...

tlalonde

Nikon D3200

05/13/2002 06:14:53 AM · #16

Originally posted by magnetic9999:
heh, i just submitted the cr@ppiest picture yet

me too, it sucks so bad there is a loud vacuum noise when I check the stats

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon

05/13/2002 05:59:28 AM · #17

heh, i just submitted the cr@ppiest picture yet

timj351

Sony DSC-F707

05/13/2002 12:44:00 AM · #18

I know what you mean. I was shooting down at Union Square in Seattle when the security came out and told me I couldn't photograph on public property. It sure looked pretty public to me. Anyways, it happened after I got my photos. Then I moved around the corner and shot some more. Let them try to catch me.

One thing I learned is to always bring your filters with you. While I was walking around the area in Seattle I discover a great little park with some excellent architecture with flowing water and water falls. And of course I didn't bring the new neutral density filter I had just purchased so I could slow my shutter speed down and shoot the flowing water without overexposing the image. I will definitely have to go back to that spot with a tripod and my filters.

Tim

FranziskaLang

Nikon D100

05/12/2002 08:50:57 PM · #19

Yeah, the most unexpected places. For transitions, I was at one point taking a photo of a shredder at the local recycling center, that is, until the supervisor showed up and asked for my photo permit. At a dump???

Amphian

Nikon Coolpix 880

05/12/2002 05:43:51 PM · #20

Originally posted by Corey:
Here is what I have learned from this challenge, there are just some places you can't shoot without permission and they are not places you would expect. I had a few REALLY helpful police offices point that out to me.

My dad ran into that problem last time he visited me. He's nuts about his video camera, and he was wandering the downtown skyways taking videos of people, architecture, and whatnot. (For those who don't know, skyways are like indoor sidewalks on the second or third floor of buildings that connect them so that you don't have to go outside in winter.) While filming some cool ceilings in one building, he wandered through the doors of a bank. The security guards apparently called the police, and he had a shadow for the rest of the day.

Corey

Nikon D300s

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

05/12/2002 04:48:05 PM · #21

Here is what I have learned from this challenge, there are just some places you can't shoot without permission and they are not places you would expect. I had a few REALLY helpful police offices point that out to me.

moondoggie