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Posted 21/12/2013 - 21:05
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OK, well they would have good cause to try and stop any terrorists, but not professional photographers, surely? I understood that anyone can photograph from a public place - its not about who you are is it, rather what the photos are eventually used for?
Is that a reasonable interpretation of the legal position? I mean, assuming my shots here were taken from a public place (as I believed they were), would I not be able to offer them for publication if someone wanted them? They don't have any people, and so long as any written material with them is accurate, that would be OK for copywrite purposes wouldn't it? Neither myself nor any publisher would have to get permission from the owners of any buildings would we?
And, I know there's been talk of security interference in this area, but again, assuming you're in a public place, they can't legally stop you taking photos can they? Or am I missing something specific to this location in terms of Private Property?
Is that a reasonable interpretation of the legal position? I mean, assuming my shots here were taken from a public place (as I believed they were), would I not be able to offer them for publication if someone wanted them? They don't have any people, and so long as any written material with them is accurate, that would be OK for copywrite purposes wouldn't it? Neither myself nor any publisher would have to get permission from the owners of any buildings would we?
And, I know there's been talk of security interference in this area, but again, assuming you're in a public place, they can't legally stop you taking photos can they? Or am I missing something specific to this location in terms of Private Property?
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Posted 21/12/2013 - 23:26
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Canary Wharf is privately owned and it's not overtly clear where the boundaries are. The guards there have (in the past) been quite robust, often to the point of rudeness in asking people not to take photo's. Cabot Square and the Plaza seem okay, but the other side of 1 Canada square isn't. On another day, it changes.
I'm going to give it a try in the next week and see if I get stopped. Again.
I'm going to give it a try in the next week and see if I get stopped. Again.
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Canary Wharf update...
I had a couple of hours to spare this afternoon, so hopped on the DLR for a quick mooch around Canary Wharf. About two minutes after setting up my tripod, I was aware of a hi-vis bib to my right.
"Good evening, sir," said the security guard. "Is that a Pentax? Which one? K-5 IIs? Ah, I have a K-30 - absolutely brilliant camera, love it to bits..."
He then started to tell me about his favoured locations for shooting within the Canary Wharf complex, but never once questioned my purpose.
Not necessarily the conversational direction I'd anticipated...