Ron, et al., Very interesting that van was from South Suburban Parks and Rec. Probably embarrassing for them to have their logo "parked" illegally (and unethically).
So, I suppose another thing "not to do" is use a logo-ed vehicle! Gary Brower Englewood, CO On Jan 15, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Ronald Green wrote: > The following link will take you to my web site that presents two images of > exactly what Tom Wilberding’s email yesterday was addressing with regards to > all of us making respectful choices when visiting the owl. Essentially, I had > been there since early morning. Anyone that visited the bird while I was > there showed the appropriate amount of courtesy to the bird, the community, > and others there watching and photographing. This was at least until a van > had shown up. It pulled up down the way from me and stopped in the road and > people got out. I thought that once everyone disembarked it would have move > off on to the shoulder, at least until I saw the driver get out and then > close his door and join the others. I then pulled ahead and very politely > suggested that they move the van out of the road as a courtesy and to avoid > complaints. I was met with a response by a number of people that suggested > they both understood and agreed that was the appropriate thing to do. So I > drove on. I happened to drive by about 9 minutes later and the van was still > sitting in the road. > > I am not sure why the driver elected to leave the van parked in the road and > maybe he could offer some very good reasons why it needed to be there. > Regardless of what they were, that choice increases the risks of complaints > being lodged by those people living there resulting in undesirable > restrictions or access being placed upon those desiring to visit and view and > photograph the bird. I hope that we would all take this as an example that > what Tom was referring to is happening and we need to not only manage our own > behavior, but assertively encourage others to do so as well. Thanks for your > time. > > > http://www.greensphotoimages.com/ronsgallery/nototdo/index.html > > > Ron Green > Scencic, Nature, and Wildlife Photography > http://www.greensphotoimages.com > > > > p.s. I apologize for the blurry images. When I took them I was unaware that I > had bumped a dial on my camera and changed the setting. >
