Today i was told off

[David Murphy]

I was approached by a security guard once in a public shopping area place for the offense of taking a picture of my 3 y/o son riding a faux choo-choo train ride. He told me he was worried I'd point my cameras at the surrounding buildings. The camera was a late 1950's era Canon rangefinder. I basically told him to buzz off. He stalked me from a distance for the rest of the time I was in the vicinity with my family.

 

[Archiver]

I was approached by a security guard once in a public shopping area place for the offense of taking a picture of my 3 y/o son riding a faux choo-choo train ride. He told me he was worried I'd point my cameras at the surrounding buildings. The camera was a late 1950's era Canon rangefinder. I basically told him to buzz off. He stalked me from a distance for the rest of the time I was in the vicinity with my family.

What a maroon, as Bugs Bunny would say.



That reminds me, in 2004 or 2005, I took a photo of a clock in a department store. A sales attendant angrily told me that no photography was allowed. I said sure, and went along my way. My friend observed that a security guard was following us around until I left the store - again, what a maroon. Two maroons. Now, everyone takes photos of things in shops with smartphones and no one blinks an eye.