UK Government plan to restrict public photography

EOSAddict wrote in post #2756345
For goodness sake you lot, what's wrong with having an ID card! What are you scared of?

this guy had an ID card

EOSAddict wrote in post #2756345
For goodness sake you lot, what's wrong with having an ID card! What are you scared of?

look whwre it got him!

Sounds like a part of the 'terrorist' fear mongering more than the 'pervert' fear mongering. eg. Anyone who is taking photo's out in public must be doing reconnaissance for Al Qaeda.

illusivemind wrote in post #2756997
Sounds like a part of the 'terrorist' fear mongering more than the 'pervert' fear mongering. eg. Anyone who is taking photo's out in public must be doing reconnaissance for Al Qaeda.

Exactly what was suggested when I was *caught* taking photos of a brick wall! (seriously!)

Hmmm, think of it from this draconian Governments point of view, which I might add I don't remotely subscribe to! They want to introduce ID cards, what better way than to create a climate of fear about something then force those taking part to register for the card.

I would sign the petition if I thought it had the a remote possibility of making a difference but I feel it won't. Blair and his cronies don't listen to the people who elected them right now so why would they listen to those from a petition.

OMG, I keep seeing this thread appear all over the net.

First of all there is NO proposed bill to restrict public photography, the paranoia mentioned by Simon Taylor (the guy who started the petition) seems to be of his own making.
http://www.phooto.co.u​k/rights.shtml

Ohh, and I signed it too, before actually trying to find out more first

yodasarmpit wrote in post #2763025
Ohh, and I signed it too, before actually trying to find out more first

didn't we all!

but then aren't we all paranoid and I wonder who's fault that is?

I should start a poll:
Who's falt is it that we're all paranoid?
1 - the government
2 - recreational drugs
3 - our bank managers
4 - Canon's

Signed too. Thanks

Longwatcher wrote in post #2748930
There is a story and experience to go with that signature, all ended up happy, but it could have been bad.

i'd love to hear it..... if you want to share.

studiotime wrote in post #2770672
i'd love to hear it..... if you want to share.

Okay, Now for something lighter.

So there I was in Jamaica with a model. Ocho Rios, Jamaica to be more precise. My first outdoor shoot with a model. Using a D60 and my trusty 28-135 IS and 75-300 IS at the time (I have obviously upgraded since then).

So the day is mostly overcast (what you get if you go to Jamaica during the height of Hurricane season - cheaper rooms, worse weather - still nice). The reason for the overcast is that a hurricane had just passed over about a day before I got there, 2 days before the shoot. Beautiful waves, would have been great for surfing, except for the reef and shore break. At this point the surfers or beach goers in the bunch may be catching on 8)

So I have the model out in one of the ponds formed by the rocks, I am watching the waves and the tide to make sure nothing happens to the camera (which is on a tripod )or the model. So I put my eye in the camera and the model looks great so I keep it there a bit too long and watch through the viewfinder as the model is knocked down by a wave that snuck up behind another smaller wave. Luckily I had just moved the model closer to the ocean and so when she went down she luckily ended up in the sandy portion of the pool of water - so much for the hair and makeup . Meanwhile I am so concerned over the model that I miss the rest of the wave start to take out my tripod (with camera on it ). So I grab the tripod and camera and promptly slip on the rock, being somewhat off balance and manage to keep the camera out of the lovely salt water. I am fine, except I have a bit of a back issue later on that night - luckily staying at a nice resort with masseuse. So that was the primary experience that led to my signature line.

Since then I will always have a spotter present if doing anything remotely hazardous. Not that the spotter is always paying attention to what they are supposed to be paying attention to, but that is a different story and involves not very many clothes on the model in a public park.

Since that event, I have slipped on a rock in a small river (saved the camera, soaked a CF cards - still works ). Had one model accidently poke another model with a very sharp blade - luckily no blood. And there are a couple of other incidents which are not completely appropriate for this forum.

So I have learned
- The sun should be behind my back even if overcast unless I have fill flash.
- Always have a spotter
- Tripods are useful in keeping cameras out of the water
- And always watch the model(s) with the blade.
8)

Example of the location (before the wave in question ) :

http://www.longwatcher​.com …ichelle%20S2_34​82-web.jpg

And she wasn't wearing the blue scarf when the wave hit. 8)

Longwatcher wrote in post #2775109
Since then I will always have a spotter present if doing anything remotely hazardous. Not that the spotter is always paying attention to what they are supposed to be paying attention to, but that is a different story and involves not very many clothes on the model in a public park.

Hazardous? What was he Spotting for here? The Police?

EOSAddict wrote in post #2776104
Hazardous? What was he Spotting for here? The Police?

It was a female spotter and a good friend and she kept paying attention to what was going on with the shoot instead of looking out for ANYBODY. I noticed the person approaching before her and managed to cover the model in time.

only teasing! Where are the pics!

Longwatcher wrote in post #2775109
So I have learned
- The sun should be behind my back even if overcast unless I have fill flash.
- Always have a spotter
- Tripods are useful in keeping cameras out of the water
- And always watch the model(s) with the blade.

wow what a story! well, thank goodness for the spotter first of all. and secondly: you soaked a cf card.....and it STILL WORKED????? dang, may i ask which brand it was?? (i'm strictly a lexar user myself).

yea.....tripods can be handy like that too

studiotime wrote in post #2779595
wow what a story! well, thank goodness for the spotter first of all. and secondly: you soaked a cf card.....and it STILL WORKED????? dang, may i ask which brand it was?? (i'm strictly a lexar user myself).

It was a Lexar 12x 256MB card and there is a 50/50 chance it was the same one I washed in the washing machine and it still worked after that as well when it dried out (the river was second time ) .

And to the person who wanted to see pictures of the shoot with the inattentive spotter, they are somewhere on my web site under "Libby III", with the only hints that you must be an adult to view and it is on a second page of a section.

....AND you've washed one?? lordy - this lexar must REALLY be some kind of miracle card or something LOL.

thanks for such a great story