taking pics of canal boats

hi all
been reading all the post on what can and cannot be photographed (political madness gone mad especially in the uk..but thats just my opinion ).
Well i was walking along the local canal and admiring all the lovely canal cruisers and colourful barges and was thinking that when the weather improves (if ever) i'm gonna let the camera loose on theses boats.
What I'm wondering is though, are there any inane rules about photographing these 'privately' owned boats from a public towpath, (purely for my own personal pleasure) obviously if the owners object then i wont photograph their boat. and should I ask the owners permission before taking the picture (although i dont really want to look like a nutter shouting across a canal !!) or is it okay to just shoot em? (if theyre the pc pepes that may not be a bad idea.lol)
hopefully as i see it, at the moment its 'safe' to photograph them at the moment(I may be wrong).
How long before the great british government relent totally to the pc brigade, b4 you cant take pics of anything??

Get yourself up to Hepdon bridge Phil. You'll have no problems at all

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Dear Sean,

Charming scene!

Put up a few more if you have them!

Thanks,

Very nice place and nice picture. Is that like a small waterfall or water level change by the bridge. Looks like a spillway or small dam?

No problem Robert.

Just snaps of course, but it's a beautiful little Town.

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I don't think its a damn, i think it's just the river bed. i'm only 20 miles from the place. next time i'm up i'll check it out actually

This last picture looks like a small version of locks that I see near here for water level adjusting. nice pictures.

very nice pics sean im looking forward to taking pics of canal boats, hepden bridge is on my 'to do' list and looks very scenic. my aim eventually is a whole series of canal photographs from aroung the uk. At the moment the local canal here has just got a grant to restore it and hopefuly get boats back on it (its totally disused at the moment).hope they manage it, its only 30 seconds from my house.hope to see some more of your shots.
typical im off work today, and the weather is grey ,last 2 days nice blue skies and was working

sean did you mean 'hepden bridge' on the rochdale canal in yorkshire?

I took this pic of a boat at Marple Bridge (near Stockport). The boat was only a couple of years old (I thought they were all decades old). I took pictures anyway, but ended up talking to the owner, who was delighted to have his picture taken. They are usually very nice people.

They don't seem to have a law against it yet, but make sure there is not a child within a 5-mile radius!

Love your pics Sean by the way.

Graham

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Its with a B phill

blue_max wrote:
I took this pic of a boat at Marple Bridge (near Stockport). The boat was only a couple of years old (I thought they were all decades old). I took pictures anyway, but ended up talking to the owner, who was delighted to have his picture taken. They are usually very nice people.

They don't seem to have a law against it yet, but make sure there is not a child within a 5-mile radius!

Love your pics Sean by the way.

Graham

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Thanks graham, much like your own pal.

Marple is a really nice little vilage

I'm betting you live failsworth way Phill?

It is - my father was from there - his friend drowned in one of the locks near where this picture was taken. I used to go and stay over the summer holidays. I learned to swim in the local baths. It was a real trip down memory lane!

Graham

ps thanks about the photo, but yours show a much more interesting place.

Thanks Graham, but all i had to do was point the lens.