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20-MAY-2008

My Fellow Photographers:

This is really getting out of hand.

Show up anywhere nowadays, take a photo,
and a man with a gun (like this fellow) will
probably escort you to the nearest jail. Or
if you're lucky (as I was tonight), just kindly
ask you to stop taking photos.

Of TRAINS!

Yes, I was taking this photo --> http://www.pbase.com/fromtheheart/image/97406422
at the railroad station this evening when I evidently set off the
DANGEROUS PHOTOGRAPHER ALARM on their
closed circuit TV. And yes, I was asked to stop
taking photos of the trains.

(And please don't ask me how I got THIS photo.)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7
1/60s f/2.8 at 6.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time20-May-2008 18:49:33
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ7
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length6 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Jason Anderson23-Jan-2011 03:16
Well, you don't want someone giving away the train's exact route. That's a real guessing game isn't it. Obviously he has TONS to do, why is he wasting time with photographers...
Dave Beedon27-May-2008 22:46
Idiocy in the name of security. Antidote:http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm .
Guest 21-May-2008 22:43
Thank you Pbaser for revealing the secret location of this train station so I can unleash mass destruction. All I have to find is that green trash can and the world is mine!!!!!
CreativeWiseGal21-May-2008 13:25
The ultimate revenge - sneaking a photo of the guy who said "don't take any more photo" !!! HA HA HA
RALPH ELDRIDGE21-May-2008 08:31
As I've said before, give little men a little power and you have big bullies.
I've noticed this happens more often to lone Photogs.
I've also noticed that the "Enforcers" don't even consider questioning or confronting anyone using a phone camera. Curious, isn't it?
1moremile21-May-2008 01:54
So how did you get this photo?