Taking pics in NY? Hope you have a million in insurance...

Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 443 Location: Kelowna, BC

Yet another stupid policy that we have to deal with, now in the biggest city in north america... awesome.

New rules being considered by the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting would require any group of two or more people who want to use a camera in a single public location for more than a half hour to get a city permit and insurance.

The same requirements would apply to any group of five or more people who plan to use a tripod in a public location for more than 10 minutes, including the time it takes to set up the equipment.

http://tinyurl.com/2scoog

I suppose you could always use a monopod though ;)

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:20 pm

This is really stupid..

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:30 pm

what in gods name...

Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 443 Location: Kelowna, BC

Philip Jefferson wrote:

This is really stupid..

Indeed - although it is only a proposed rule right now, so there is a that it will be derailed.
Even if they add the "amateur is exempt" thing, that discretion will be left up to the cops, who seem to follow the "your camera looks nicer than mine, you're not an amateur" determination process.
Anyways...

Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 443 Location: Kelowna, BC

Philip Jefferson wrote:

This is really stupid..

Indeed - although it is only a proposed rule right now, so there is a that it will be derailed.
Even if they add the "amateur is exempt" thing, that discretion will be left up to the cops, who seem to follow the "your camera looks nicer than mine, you're not an amateur" determination process.
Anyways...

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:01 pm

Wow , quick story, I went to shoot a waterfall a couple weeks back, and found out it would cost $5.00.... I left... PVT PROPERTY...

Again not long ago , drove to another small fall, where I have been several times , ( Swimming Hole as well ) where I was greeted after a 50 ft walk into the woods, by a sign reading PVT PROPERTY KEEP OUT..

Anyway this jus bugs me that people can do this... deny access??

but now this post you made here , REALLY IS CRAZY!! OMG!!

I'm shocked, but yet I'm not ?? Ohhhh the time are a changing??

Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 34

I know that in Canada you have a right of way to access lakes and rivers. Nobody can stop you from visiting a river unless you have to cross private property to get there.

I have a piece of property with has a camp road into the woods which ends up at a river. The camp road is private but we've always allowed people access to the river via the road. However, recently we've carted out bags and bags of garbage, beer bottles, fishing lure packaging etc. We've had no choice but to gate the road and put up Private Property signs to keep the area clean.

Now, to ask you to pay to take a photograph of a river is simply illegal. That person, unless their name is "Government of Canada" doesn't own the river and can't charge you for it.

Again, this is Canadian and i'm sure U.S. law is different.

Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:24 pm

Those damn mounties.

Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 179 Location: Lubbock, TX

Quote:

Anyway this jus bugs me that people can do this... deny access??

Their property, their rules.

I wouldn't want anyone to come on my property taking pictures without my permission so I don't have a problem with folks doing the same for theirs.

Brad

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:03 am

This is just me.. But wouldn't you think that the city of NY has more things they should be worrying about than two or more people shooting photos in a particular location? I could be way off here.. However, I was just assuming that a city that large should probably be taking care of some more serious items..

Just my .02