Stop Forbidden Picture
I was out photographing round Canary Wharf last Saturday. I spotted this good composition with reflections in the skyscraper glass, got lined up right just as a security guard came rushing over to me shouting Stop, Stop, Stop …(click, click, Click) ….Stop. Bear in mind this was not Bejing but a financial district in London. The really hilarious bit was that when I pointed out that I was entitled to take a picture in a public place he got a bit desperate and said it was a very special building. In fact it was not MI5 or similar but an ordinary Bank.
The problem with Canary Wharf is that it is a purpose built development and the developers retained ownership of the streets and pavements rarther than having them publically maintained. However they give free access to 10’s of thousands of members of the public daily, most arriving through 2 public train stations with no restrictions notified. I do not think it has ever been tested in court but I suspect a Judge with any common sense would rule such a location to be effectively a public area for the purpose of freedom to take photographs.
For more of a rant about persecution of Photographers by Security Guards and some of the legalities see my latest Blog Post at edwinjonesphotography.com/blog/2014/3/stop-forbidden-picture
The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 wide angle lens at 10mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs. The picture was enhanced with HDR processing, Topaz and Photoshop to bring in more detail. The Contrast Optimiser setting was used in Photomatix for a natural look. The image was converted to Mono in Photoshop with the Black and White adjustment layer.
See me on - My Websites Galleries │ Facebook │ Ipernity
Stop Forbidden Picture
I was out photographing round Canary Wharf last Saturday. I spotted this good composition with reflections in the skyscraper glass, got lined up right just as a security guard came rushing over to me shouting Stop, Stop, Stop …(click, click, Click) ….Stop. Bear in mind this was not Bejing but a financial district in London. The really hilarious bit was that when I pointed out that I was entitled to take a picture in a public place he got a bit desperate and said it was a very special building. In fact it was not MI5 or similar but an ordinary Bank.
The problem with Canary Wharf is that it is a purpose built development and the developers retained ownership of the streets and pavements rarther than having them publically maintained. However they give free access to 10’s of thousands of members of the public daily, most arriving through 2 public train stations with no restrictions notified. I do not think it has ever been tested in court but I suspect a Judge with any common sense would rule such a location to be effectively a public area for the purpose of freedom to take photographs.
For more of a rant about persecution of Photographers by Security Guards and some of the legalities see my latest Blog Post at edwinjonesphotography.com/blog/2014/3/stop-forbidden-picture
The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 wide angle lens at 10mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs. The picture was enhanced with HDR processing, Topaz and Photoshop to bring in more detail. The Contrast Optimiser setting was used in Photomatix for a natural look. The image was converted to Mono in Photoshop with the Black and White adjustment layer.
See me on - My Websites Galleries │ Facebook │ Ipernity