If there was private security then the parking lot was private property, or the security guards were seriously overstepping their authority.
At 10:56 PM 9/12/2002 +0200, you wrote: >Mike wrote: > > > Once I wanted to take a pic of one of the building of Polaroid offices > here, from a parking lot, openly accessible from > > a dozen places. The second I stepped from my car with a tripod and a > P6x7, I was approached by a couple security guys, > > asking who employs me, whether I have appropriate clearance, and so on, > summing it up with something like "get the hell > > out of here boy" (probably more polite than that, though). Mind you, > one could make a good shot of that place from a > > pizzeria across the street. I am dead sure, if I just stopped there and > grabbed a few shots with a P&S, noone would > > have given a damn. I am really surprised that anyone was given *more* > slack because everyone assumed he was a pro. > > >Are you living in a police state? The concept of needing permission to >shoot public buildings or private properties is unknown in my part of the >world. > >Pal
