Comments on: The Photo Police Are On The Job

By: JOB VACANCY IN OMNI HOTEL CANADEmployment OpportunitiesA

JOB VACANCY IN OMNI HOTEL CANADEmployment OpportunitiesA — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:36:45 +0000

Hotel Omni Mont -Royal
1050 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal , H3A 2R6 CA

JOB VACANCY IN OMNI HOTEL CANADA

Employment Opportunities

This is from the omni hotel management board. The omni hotel management
needs workers whom are to be employed to work for the hotel in Montréal Quebec Canada at least for 1 year or more.
The hotel management will take care of your accommodation & flight ticket.
Also exercise on your visa processing. If you are interested to work in the hotel with us, please write to us back as soon as possible,

PLEASE DO CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL ADDRESSES BELOW..omniroyal_hotelcanada90@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Management.
Omni City Hotels Canada .
Mrs. Rose Grand (Hotel Manager).

By: JOB VACANCY IN OMNI HOTEL CANADEmployment OpportunitiesA

JOB VACANCY IN OMNI HOTEL CANADEmployment OpportunitiesA — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:16:46 +0000

Hotel Omni Mont -Royal
1050 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal , H3A 2R6 CA

JOB VACANCY IN OMNI HOTEL CANADA

Employment Opportunities

PLEASE DO CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL ADDRESSES BELOW..omniroyal_hotelcanada90@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Management.
Omni City Hotels Canada .
Mrs. Rose Grand (Hotel Manager).

By: Simonsays

Simonsays — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:50:02 +0000

Clearly the situation and the cultural aspects forced YOu to accept his demands. Its very easy to understand securitys demands in such a country like Dubai or Saudi-Arabia etc. If You even lightly protestagainst securitys demands You will found Yourself soon from local prison.
You wondered if in western world securities were as polite there would be no such demonstration against those acts…. that’s BS.
In western world people have rights and free speech. So … people give a $hit
what and how securities try to explain the such a situation….people just shouts out : We Have Rights !

Thas a freedom hah

By: heather

heather — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:53:19 +0000

Wow – beautiful – now just imagine taking shots FROM the hotel

By: Will Henshall

Will Henshall — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:52:50 +0000

Heya,

Just wanted to add my experience of similar situations here in the Los Angeles area – it is almost impossible to shoot on many recognizable streets or on many beaches with pro looking gear and a tripod without a permit – it’s all about city revenue more than anything. And if you try and shoot bridges and court houses you will most likely be thrown to the floor by law enforcement if you are at all disrespectful to them.

So last year I got an all black Leica M8 with a bad-a** Sumicron 35mm 2.0 lens. Heh. The super stealth machine. I have now shot many commercial jobs in public hand holding this little beauty, generally leaning up against a lamp post etc for stability, and have had security guards and cops walk straight past me without a word.

It’s also affected my style in a good way as now I am always looking for great available light and just use a simple lens selection. It makes me really work for the shot!

Best

Will Henshall

By: William Murphy

William Murphy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:19:08 +0000

Hi,
just catching up on my favourite blogs after a trip to New York, and this blog entry resonated with me. I’m finally disciplining myself to use a monopod or tripod, and guess what! It sometimes attracts unwelcome attention. I was trying to shoot using ambient light in New York’s Natural History museum on a monopod, and it was okay for ten minute. Several guides passed me without comment, and I was well out of the thoroughfare. Then one particular guide decided this was not allowed – she had just been telling off a few kids, so maybe she was having a bad day. I instantly obeyed and put the monopod away.
Weirdly using a flash was okay, which I thought would be much more disruptive. I had a similar experience at the top of the Rockefeller Centre, although a flash couldn’t help there!
I can understand that a tripod located somewhere lots of people are trying to pass is an issue, but the monopod wasn’t taking up any extra space. I remember Scott warning about this in one of his books, but this is the first time I’ve encourntered it.
Next time I’ll try to get a “tripod pass” or something. Lots of amazing things in the Natural History Museum.
William

By: Paulo Jordao

Paulo Jordao — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:05:44 +0000

That was a very nice shot… much better than the other one that you mentioned. It looks that you had a good time there. Wellcome back!
Paulo

By: Dan Glass

Dan Glass — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:07:57 +0000

Having just been tossed from in front of a well know courthouse in Northern Va. while taking a picture (hand held) of its street sign for a neighboring law firm (client), I find your security incident very interesting. That’s the way I wish mine had gone but did not. I was detained and questioned by a very rude sheriff protecting his turf. Bad enough that I was advised to file a complaint and did. I wish some folks would just simply be nicer. I left with my tail between my legs. It was not fun.

Nice pictures Scott.

Dan from the dcphotoshoot with Jeff

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:51:16 +0000

While the closeup of the hotel was impressive, I have to admit that this image does grow on you. Nice composition.

By: Luis Cruz

Luis Cruz — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:58:44 +0000

While I agree that courtesy goes a long way in convincing others, I’m still frustrated by the idea that people carrying “professional cameras and tripods” are (almost) automatically viewed with suspicion.

What is it about carrying a DSLR tat makes you a threat to others?

By: Carlo M

Carlo M — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:47:39 +0000

Amazing!

This is why we carry the right glass all over the place!

Best Wishes,

Carlo M

By: Jon Van Dalen

Jon Van Dalen — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:34:08 +0000

I’ll refrain from posting what I think about security personnel in general, but what really gets me here is the uninformed nature of these policies. Somehow, usage of a tripod will cause the image of the building to be used inappropriately, but hand held shots cannot possibly be used this way? Or the idea that a compact camera can’t take a high quality picture… there are several 10 and 12 megapixel cameras with powerful zooms and image stabilization out there that can rival DSLR quality in many situations. Who comes up with these policies?

The truth is, even with security guards buzzing around on golf carts, watch towers, camera, and everything else; no one really has any clue what images are being taken or where they are being used. I’m not here to say that’s good or bad, just seems like an uphill battle perhaps not worth fighting.