I was being ironic. We all know about the twisted logic of officials who suspect someone with professional looking gear while ignoring the hoards of people snapping away with tiny compacts.
david

This is a stunning picture. All the detail has been retained and the colour is magnificent. Like some other commentators I've never been a fan of HDR, so much of it seemed overdone and unnatural. The technique is now maturing as this photo proves.
david

Stunning flower shot Emily. Love the colours. I'm with those who can't see a difference between the two pictures though. I should go to George's optician as I can't distinguish between the trees on the right. Incidentally my own optician is Specsavers and they do Pentax lenses.
david

Well done and well deserved Lilly. Friends have gone through the same ordeal/triumph at the RPS so I can imagine the stress you went through and the delight at your success. Your pictures were worth it.
david

When I come to London to see St Pancras I also hope to get photos of the gherkin. Perhaps I should use a point and shoot compact.
david

After all the publicity about photographers with serious looking gear getting hassled by officials in public places I wondered about a trip I would like to make to photograph the newly rebuilt St Pancras Station in London, one of England's architectural treasures.
Photo as well a railway enthusiasts magazines often have stories about officials overstepping the mark with photographers. I accessed the British Transport Police website which stated: 'All of Britain's Train Operating Companies and Network Rail welcome rail enthusiasts to their stations....' It then goes on to outline a few common sense rules and gives advice before saying 'You are allowed to take photographs on stations if it's for personal use. For any commercial photography you must ask prior permission from the appropriate train operator or Network Rail.'
I hope this may be of some help to PU members.
david

They were out of order. If it's a public space then there is no legal restriction on you taking photos, with certain common sense exceptions. If they tried to boot a professional journalist out for taking pictures they would find the mighty forces of HM Press falling about their ears big time. There are pictures from Canary Warf in our papers and on TV every day, particularly during the current financial crisis so where do the security men think these pictures come from?
I agree with some of the previous comments though. Make sure you really are in public space before arguing your rights. And I agree with John, be polite, don't get their backs up
david

Its a two day festival and as the Goths travel from all over the country you'll find they are there both days. I believe the Saturday night is a music festival so there might be some great photo opportunites for photographers who are good at performance shots.
david

Last year I went on the Saturday and the Goths were all over the town, in the streets, quayside and up at the Abbey. I plan to go again this year with a few friends from Durham Photographic Society, most likely on the Saturday. I'll look out for anyone using a Pentax.
david

I've never posted Goths pictures in the Your Photos section of the Forum but I have posted them in the Gallery. There's about half a dozen in my portfolio there. The Goths Festival is at Whitby, North Yorkshire, twice annually and takes place again this month, April 25/26 and again in the autumn.
david