On 3/12/2016 3:03 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:
John wrote:
He showed a number of short videos of National Park, National Forest &
BLM lands that were taken using drones.
To the best of my knowledge, using a drone in National Parks requires
written permission from the park superintendent. His presentation
didn't include any information on how, if or when he acquired
permission.
As Jostein pointed out, despite regulations and common sense (which isn't
that common it appears) idiots hell bent on owning one will obtain one.
Photographers using new technology sensibly is all it requires, but
legislation is a catch all. I would imagine that your speaker's images have
enhanced the reputation of said National Park.
In the example I described, the idiot using a drone, chose to do so on a
narrow strip of land designated as a footpath on a windy day, between a
field of horses one side, and a reservoir with pylons alongside the other.
How he only lost it in the reservoir was a mystery.
Aside: The last meeting I attended was a competition. Within a few images it
was clear the judge had an eyesight issue, as he dismissed an excellent
capture of an otter eating as a model otter staged near a stream, and a
shapely girl in the background of another as a man! From there on in, the
evening wasn't about the images, but what he saw them as. Hardly the quality
of evening you're used to.
Malcolm
They're not all of that caliber.
The club has a quarterly print competition where you can submit two B&W
prints and two color prints. Usually some well known local photographer
is invited to be the judge.
It's fun to watch them go through the prints to see at what point the
"judge" finally realize they can't give every entry a '9' (out of 10
possible).
Since the prints are not randomized before displaying them to the
"judge", it's best to get to the meeting early when there's a print
competition, so yours can be in the first dozen or so shown.
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