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The little one was using the big one as a pillow. He looked up as I took his picture. They were all huddled together on one rock in the Monterey Bay. The view from the Navy Pier.
I guess the stairs lead some place important, because the police told me to stop taking pictures....for security reasons.
A Homeland Security SUV parked curbside, outside the Federal Building in San Francisco on Sansome Street.
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I was having my car serviced and decided to visit the mall next door. There is a carousel at the TRACY mall that is functional but not in use when I arrived. So I pulled out my camera and commenced to take a couple of shots.
Immediately after taking the 2 images that make up this panorama, a security guard came up to me and advised me that the mall policy was no photographs because of the Homeland Security Act. (do wut?!!!!) So I packed up and left, ate breakfast, thought about it and went back to the mall where I found the security office and told them of the exchange. They were quite surprised of course. .... [ What do friends do if they take pics of each other at the mall? Go to jail? ] .... I told them of my photographic interests, what I do for a living; i.e., FBI has my fingerprints, I've had a security background check, etc etc etc.
The mall office gave me the green light to shoot away but not at the "store fronts". But within 5 minutes of exiting their office my car was ready and I no longer had any further interest to take pictures of the carousel creatures. Maybe I'll go back and tell the guard to kiss my #*&!$@.
It was crowded on Lincoln BLVD in the Presidio this afternoon. But it would have been a lot worse for my drive home, had I took Doyle Drive to the GG Bridge.
A Washington State ferryboat crosses Elliott Bay in front of thr historic Space Needle during a lovely winter sunset. Homeland security vessels escort the ferry heading toward Bainbridge Island.
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Walking back to Ops during the last 15 minutes of a long flying day, a DHS P-3B is silhouetted by the setting Florida sun.
This is a photograph of the MI6 building which is home to the British Secret Intelligence Service. The building is on the edge of the Vauxhall Bridge in the Vauxhall Cross area. The buildings behind the bridge are a large complex of apartments and shops which is still under construction and development
While transiting the Pacific Ocean, (Left to right) Seaman Zechariah Romo and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Dodge tend a fire hose aimed at the laundry room where white smoke is seen escaping from the space, during a class alpha fire drill, aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, while Petty Officer 2nd Class Jamish Vega, the on-scene leader, makes reports to the bridge of the fire’s status. Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Ander, evaluates the crew’s performance during the drill, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. The crew conducts drills while underway to maintain their training, knowledge, and proficiency in the event of an actual emergency. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jetta H. Disco)
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle anchors of the coast of Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Friday Sept. 5, 2008. The Eagle has not traveled to the Galapagos Islands in more than 21 years. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jetta. H. Disco)
on the national register of historic places...a beautiful building, this might not be its best side, but I like it :)
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Unfortunately this strike was several miles away from me, and by the time it was ovehead, it had already lost allot of energy.
Walking under the George Washington Bridge, be careful, if you have a camera.
A portly gentleman asked me what I was doing. Told him I was taking pictures of the bridge. During our conversation a State Police car pulled up and an officer got out and started questioning me. I asked them if I was being detained, they said no but it wont look good. So I said what do you mean it wont look good.
To make a long story short. I have been around most of the NYC bridges taking pictures day and night, what ever technology they are using, enables them to recognize repeat visitors. So you could say I am flagged. The State Police wanted to see what parts of the bridge I was taking pictures of, so I showed him. All was okay except the one taken at the base of the bridge were all the security equipment is.
They nicely asked me to delete it.
The police were very friendly and non threatening. I did ask them if there are people who try to take close ups of the underside of the bridge, they said yes and it is worry some.
So the next time you are lurking around under a bridge with a camera beware, big brother really is watching you!
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Airbus Helicopters AS350B3, Owned by Department of Homeland Security and operates with the call sign "Troy 221"
Department of Homeland Security at the Warehouse District LRT station on October 10, 2019 during a Donald Trump rally at the Target Center.