Camera bags verboten?
Apr 28, 2014 22:17:21 #
Frank T wrote:
Or rather the perceived, feel good 'safety'...Sometimes, it isn't about us, it's about the safety of everyone else.
Apr 28, 2014 23:25:44 #
Michael66
Loc: Queens, New York
TLCarney wrote:
Well if I'm at a crowded event and a stranger asks me to hold his camera with an extra large lens while he uses the bathroom, I'm outa there!
Ouch! Where there is a will, there is a way. If you ban 'x', they will use 'y'. Just take one of those Tamron 150-600 lenses and fill it with explosives. Come on, people, this is getting ridiculous.
Apr 28, 2014 23:28:42 #
Michael66
Loc: Queens, New York
Mudshark wrote:
At this rate...eventually we will be a nude society. There will be nothing to hide nor anyplace to hide it. No more uplifting equipment...no more support and enlargement. No more loose shirts hiding handles. No more rugs. And let me tell you...the morning commute in January will truly be a bitch....
At some point we must decide between our freedom and political correctness. I stand with the FREE!
At some point we must decide between our freedom and political correctness. I stand with the FREE!
::shudder:: There are just too many that I would rather not see naked. Like myself. :shock:
Apr 29, 2014 07:30:14 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
smith934 wrote:
Or rather the perceived, feel good 'safety'
Tell that to the mother of an infant forbidden from carrying a diaper bag into the airshow!
Apr 29, 2014 12:55:16 #
romanticf16 wrote:
Just as I said it only gives the perceived feeling of safety to the masses. It's a feel good knee jerk reaction. Use your reading skills :)Tell that to the mother of an infant forbidden from carrying a diaper bag into the airshow!
Apr 29, 2014 13:00:44 #
first we trade freedom for safety, now we trade common scense for safety.
Apr 29, 2014 13:36:56 #
Larrie wrote:
Since the recent developments in Boston many public venues are forbidding backpacks and such. For those of us that carry a bag full of lenses this may require a rethink of bridge cameras.
I recently did the London Marathon. It was a bright day I took an 18-70 on my t3i and never changed. However, I did take my bag everywhere. The 26.2 mile course is mostly open to everyone with or without a bag.
I did not however, even try to get near the start or finish lines. I used to camp out a finish lines and still do for smaller races. Over the past 3 to 5 years those areas have been progressively more closed to spectators. Some races even drape the finish area in a mesh, which you can see through kind of but you really cannot photograph through it. This trend was starting well before Boston 2013. I think a lot of it has to do with the popularity of running marathons and the market for photos at the finish.
While, as a photographer, I do not like the fencing off of the finish line, I do have to say that Marathonfoto has been doing an impressive job of capturing great finish line shots. Better than a spectator could ever hope for.
Apr 29, 2014 14:59:16 #
dsmeltz wrote:
I recently did the London Marathon. It was a brig... (show quote)
Unfortunately, you'd probably have trouble doing that in Boston.
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