[Leica] Re: Street photography permit

[lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin)]

On Jun 29, 2007, at 11:58 AM, Bill Clough wrote:

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>> From the New York Times:
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/29/nyregion/29camera.html? 
> ei=5090&en=71135caff6fefe6a&ex=1340769600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss& 
> pagewanted=print
>
> --Bill


This might be a minority position on the LUG but I sympathize with  
the intent, if not the actual implementation, of the rule. I had an  
office adjacent to Gramercy Park for a number of years. The Gramercy  
Park area is in the midst of the fashion photography district and is  
a favorite location for movies and videos. On any given day there is  
likely to be one or more shoots in progress. Streets are roped off.  
Traffic is blocked. Pedestrians must detour for one or more blocks to  
get to their favorite Sabretts hot dog vendor. The same is true of  
other recognizable tourist sites. And that's only for commercial  
films and photography. In the last couple of years the sites have  
been clogged by You tube wannabes with video cameras. No argument  
with the street photographer snapping pictures with a discrete Leica.  
It's mostly these NYU video guys who think they are the next Steven  
Spielberg.

Now I feel better.

Larry Z