I wonder if any of you ever saw my brother's photo shoot from Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory that was used for a story in Esquire many years ago. They couldn't get any of their staff photographers to sign on to do it (it was during the Dr. Lee atomic secrets to China investigation). They didn't want photos of secure areas or anything but they needed photos to go with a story about the case. So they called a couple of people they knew in New Mexico who recommended my brother as someone who might do it. He held out for double his normal hourly rate (which he said was probably less than they paid their own staff guys). At the time the facility was still an open base except for the security forces that drove around in the black SUVs. He got them to sign also for any bail/legal fees if he got caught. He borrowed a friend's full size Blazer, his partner's Nikon F4 (he shoots large format) and rented a Nikon 800/5.6 lens. Wandered all over the facility shooting pics while keeping the lens inside the vehicle. Got passed by the security forces several times. Send the photos in, got paid, and the article came out. Then about a week later he got a visit from the FBI. They didn't want to arrest him unless he had shot photos of either secure areas or people with security clearances. So he showed them the photos which he had done. He specifically avoided doing that anyway having grown up in a military family. Only other thing they asked before they left was how he did it. After that security procedures changed down there. Kent Gittings
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Johnston Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 7:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Illegal Street Photography? Cotty wrote: > I filmed on a Hungarian airbase in the early 90s, and boy were THEY > touchy ! If you ever happen to see a trucker hosing out a tanker at a truckstop on the American Interstate system, try to take some pictures of him. Chances are you'll wish you were in Greece. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
