Recent content by Northantsgeezer

Thanks @HoppyUK for this statement, as to me it hits the nail on the head. Especially as we had turned up at events, and been allowed to work alongside officials (under their guidance etc), but maybe the circumstances were different. The other photographer has mentioned that there are public...

Hey guys, I said earlier that the reason for the thread was to find out if we were wrong or had a right to take photos if others were. If we were wrong (and I can only speak for myself as @forklift hasn't commented), then I expect to be told so. The stuff we do isn't commercial, we don't sell...

It seems to be going around in circles a bit now Nick, so I think it has pretty much covered everything. Lots of valid and varied points that I can take on board, and learn from (y), and maybe some others who read it in the future.

Yeah, I have worked alongside official event photographers in the past, but I guess everybody is different. I will just look upon it as a shame, and not post my images. Guys, thanks again for the input, but I am going to request a thread lock, as I think everything has been covered that I was...

Because as @ukaskew has mentioned, it can sometimes get you into some good spots. This has worked for me loads of times in the past, and I consider it polite and friendly. I am learning though, clearly.

Yes, I think its time to wrap it up, and I don't like threads getting personal etc. So before that happens.... I will just say once again, that I was ready to accept his response and walk away, but I stayed because 'I saw others shooting!' I don't really want to say it again :D. I think you are...

Exactly, and thank god that there are people who stick up for themselves and what they believe to be right/fair. What on earth would this world be like without those people? I dread to think. Personally, I could never run an event, and impose rules on some, and not enforce it on others. Thats...

We always ask out of "politeness", and sometimes we get helped to shoot the best locations , and have always had a good reception. To be honest it didn't even cross my mind that there would be an issue. As mentioned, I would have gladly left if it had been a blanket ban and enforced against...

Part of me felt that I was sticking up for the rights of fellow photographers because I felt that if it was open to the public on that day, then I could shoot freely. I opened this thread to check if I was right or wrong. I believe that it was the run director that said that we would have to...

Is it not rude to allow some people but not others @f/2.8 ? There were other DSLR users taking photos. So my question is 'Do you consider that fair?' If he had asked them not to take photos too, then I would have definitely ceased/not started.

I understand that @Faldrax , but you can't have one rule for one, and not for everyone?

Ahh thanks @Gareth_E (y), this is totally what I am trying to get across. I continued because as you say, it's an assumption! (a wrong assumption in my opinion) We know that some of these smaller cameras can take brilliant images, hence so many switching to micro 4/3's. I continued because I...

Cheers @Canon Bob, I see the point you are making, but what do you feel about the being singled out bit? I know that this part of it wasn't the point that you were making, but I am interested on thoughts from others. If some people were taking photos in the places you mentioned above, and were ...

Thanks for the replies guys (y) Believe me, I am very respectful, which is why we went to introduce ourselves in the first place. My first thought was to just leave, but we decided to stick around to see the first wave of runners set off. When I saw other cameras come out (especially a video...

Hi guys and gals, I went out with @forklift yesterday, to do some shots of a mud run / obstacle course. We had done one before at Rockingham, and the event organisers and staff were great. We decided to take the same approach yesterday (a different event/location), and just introduce...