Photography during daily exercise whilst lockdown in force

LennyBloke
I think the discrepancy is if you were to travel to various places with your camera with the sole focus of taking photos. If you’re walking and conscious of others then it’s double benefit to you and adhering to guidelines, right?
It surely can't matter if at the same time you whistle, sing, take the dog for a walk or take photographs?
As long as its part of your local permitted daily exercise walk and you're not stopping with a tripod and filters etc so it's a quick snap and away then I don't see the harm in it.
Gareth
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Philip
Going out once a day is allowed but going out to take photographs are not.
You've answered your own question. The rules are very clear, the restrictions apply to the purpose for leaving the house ("You should only leave the house for very limited purposes..."). So if your purpose for leaving the house is not permitted, do not do it. If the purpose is to take exercise, make sure you really are taking exercise and that any photography you do is incidental. If the reason you're going out is to take photographs, do not go out. If your reason for going out is to take pictures for publication, that is clearly not going out with the purpose of taking exercise.
Dog walking while taking human exercise is explicitly permitted, it's a matter of animal welfare. And you are permitted to walk a dog that belongs to a person who is isolating because they or a member of their household has the virus.
Of course, take a K1 + DA 560mm and you can legitimately claim that it's turning a walk into serious exercise.

Steve

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Gareth
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It has been shown that photography benefits mental health as do times spent in woodland, as long as the social distancing rules are followed then whyever not?
The problem for government is that there must be one rule for everybody (urban and rural, young and old, sensible and idiot) and it must be both clear when it is being broken and capable of bringing the epidemic under control. Of course, some people would keep to social distancing etc. if the rules were more flexible but a lot wouldn't and the consequences would be bad. Don't forget that the lockdown was introduced because the more relaxed regime of the previous week wasn't going to bring the epidemic under control (yeah, that seems a long time ago but it really wasn't...).
Steve
It has been shown that photography benefits mental health as do times spent in woodland, as long as the social distancing rules are followed then whyever not?
The problem for government is that there must be one rule for everybody (urban and rural, young and old, sensible and idiot) and it must be both clear when it is being broken and capable of bringing the epidemic under control. Of course, some people would keep to social distancing etc. if the rules were more flexible but a lot wouldn't and the consequences would be bad. Don't forget that the lockdown was introduced because the more relaxed regime of the previous week wasn't going to bring the epidemic under control (yeah, that seems a long time ago but it really wasn't...).
Steve
I don’t disagree with you and there are always those who will be stupid and potentially infect and kill others by their selfishness. I just don’t think it is unreasonable to do some photography whilst out on your walk as long as you don’t inconvenience others. How about birdwatching, should I be stopped for carrying binoculars?
screwdriver222
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Going out once a day is allowed but going out to take photographs are not. So if the primary purpose is photography but during your allowed exercise what are your feelings. I would love to walks the streets taking pictures during this time, but should I?
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