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Will you "turn your head" to a "No Trespassing" sign to get a cool shot?


13 years 3 months ago #21421 by Jeffster
I was out walking last night and came across a old warehouse that has been abandoned I think 7 years ago. Anyway there are "No Trespassing" signs all over the place. I'm guessing no one would ever know I was there. However like a chicken I opted not to cross over that line even though I knew I could get a few killer shots from there.

So my conscious got the best of me. Be honest what would you do? If you knew no one would know, would you "turn your head" and play dumb if caught? Or would you keep walking?
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13 years 3 months ago #21427 by Baydream
With lots of "gun control opponents" around here, I don't dare.You're right, it could have been a KILLER picture. :sick:
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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13 years 3 months ago #21444 by books.are.me
I've stepped over a NO TREPASSING line several times in the past, but only for a step or two. Not more than 5 feet at the max. I'd never go all they way into an abandoned building or large open area. But if I can get, as you say, a "killer" shot by only going a few feet over the line, I will. Unless we're talking guards present or something like that. And I'm always very careful not to disturb anything or leave any trace of my presence.
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13 years 3 months ago #21475 by Alex
No Comment :whistle:


Seriously, nah, not worth it. Could be some bums in there itching to get ahold of your camera. Or some trigger happy individual.
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13 years 3 months ago #21482 by Rob pix4u2
Not worth the trouble of getting caught in the wrong place at the wrong time- but I have walked up to houses to ask if I can get a shot I want on someones property with the promise that if it turns out i will give them a print
Remember to engage brain before putting mouth in gear
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13 years 3 months ago #21521 by Conner
Not me, I see a sign like that, I look for alternative shot
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13 years 3 months ago #21523 by RajShaktiKaur
Never again! 2 years ago, when the wisteria was in bloom here ... I wanted a really great shot and knew there was massive wisteria down this street where there was a "No Trespassing" sign (you could see down the block)... So, me, my son(who was driving), and daughter drove down the street figuring - the STREET is owned by the CITY, so we can drive on it, just not get out... GUess again... we turned around at the bottom of the street, so I could take my photo... and all of a sudden? There was a pickup in front of us... 2 very large men got out, shotguns in hand... aiming at us... Of course, the 2 women in the car started crying, and my son tried to explain why we drove down the street, thinking it was a city-owned street, etc...we diidn't get out, etc.... they didnt' want to hear it, and just kept yelling at us... I don't know wtf they were doing down there, don't WANT to know... we got out of there... son took a chance and gunned it, maneuvered AROUND the pickup, and I've never been down that street again... although I DID ask a police officer and he did confirm the street IS owned by the city and that we could have filed charges... We were too scared and grateful to escape with our lives, believe me... So nope,. I will NEVER trespass EVER EVER again!!!! :faint:
The goal is not to change your subjects, but for the subject to change the photographer. ~Author Unknown
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13 years 3 months ago #21524 by Scotty
All the time. :banana:
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
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13 years 3 months ago #21541 by McBeth Photography
Out here in Oregon, I've done it several times. If I see a shot that I want beyond a No Trespassing sign I'll first look for the landowner or homeowner and head straight to their door, knock and ask permission. Most people here are trying to keep hunters away ... not photographers. I even booked a portait shoot from one landowner for later this spring with this method from someone that wouldn't normally seek out a photographer for a photo because he respected the way I asked him for permission.
It is what it is.
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13 years 3 months ago #21632 by crystal
I have many times.

Matter of fact, the road I grew up on was a dead end road in the middle of the country. At the end of the road was trails that led though out the woods, including to a nice cliff over looking the valley. There are many tresspassing signs along the road. From the age of 10 I ignore those signs and took a walk in the woods for many years. When I got into photography I took the camera with me.

On the same road, there are two old horse barns. The one I access when I was about 14. The other barn I access when I was about 19. Both have no tresspassing signs.

I've been ignoring the signs since I was a kid. I don't plan on stopping now, especially when I see a picture I want to take.
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13 years 3 months ago #21650 by Shupp98
I won't even tempt going passed a no tresspassing sign. Not worth it. Not only that, if I had a no trespassing sign on my property I would appreciate people to obey it.
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13 years 3 months ago #21726 by Todd Knight
There are to many photo opportunities out there to risk getting in trouble
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13 years 3 months ago #21730 by Screamin Scott
I have on several occasions. Whether or not I do depends on the situation at hand...
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13 years 3 months ago #21737 by crystal
Oh, I want to add to my story. (this is how much I ignore signs)
When I was a kid, exploring these trails, there was a rumor that the old lady who own some of the property if she caught you she would pull a rifle on your ass.

Hearing these rumors didn't stop, me or my sister or any other person who decided to go hiking, hunting and now quading/dirt biking on those trails.
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13 years 3 months ago #22065 by Happy Hour
Not a chance, I pretty much do things by the book. If there is a shot that I want, I will respect where I'm allowed and not allowed to go, but just hope my zoom lens will get me where I need to me. :toocrazy:
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