I am not a lawyer, I am not in your state or country most likely so your laws may be different. That said as long as you stay off his property you can take pictures of it. Bring your 600 F4 or your telescope and take a picture of that bug. Google takes pictures of your house and property all the time from the road or from the sky. There is no right to privacy. when the person taking the photo is on public property. If you are a licensed drone pilot you can take pictures from the sky (but again, your laws may be different as long as it is not in a government restricted air space). Is it worth the conflict? I don't think so but if that happened to me I would tell him I can take pictures of your house any time of the day, just like google or anyone else can. If he threatens to call the police, tell him go ahead. They won't come because they are too busy doing real police work anyway like chasing down Black Lives Matter protesters who burn down Federal buildings and local businesses. LOLRandy Shaw wrote: This is going to be a strange question, but I need to know so going to ask. I go for afternoon walks with my camera and lately have been photographing inspects and flowers. Yesterday while walking on a public sidewalk, I saw this greenish beetle on a yellow rose bush. Technically the flower was on this persons lawn a foot or two from where I was standing, but again I was on public sidewalk.
I went to take the shot, and the owner comes out and told me I can't be photographing his property. I told him it was the beetle I was photographing. He said everything from the sidewalk in was his property, including the beetle and I didn't have his permission to photograph the bug. Yeah really.
Did he have the right to stop me?
There are always upsides and downsides to everything you do. Sometimes visible avoidance to that artist only emboldens them to force their will on someone else when they have a right to take all the pictures you want. If you called the police, the police can explain to her she is wrong, she may not do it to the next person who comes along taking pictures. The path of least resistance is not always the best path. But I get it. Who wants confrontation and to involve the police.CharleyL wrote: Even if you are right, it sometimes isn't worth the confrontation, and there frequently are alternatives to get what you want without the argument.
Charley
Except for some government buildings. You will go to jail for taking pictures of them on public property. I say this to warn people do not test this. If there are signs saying do not photograph this government building or facility for the public ground or air, you better not do it. It is federal law and it is a felony and there have been people who areShadowfixer1 wrote: As long as you don't step onto their property, you can photograph anything you see from a public right of way.
r1ch wrote:
Except for some government buildings. You will go to jail for taking pictures of them on public property. I say this to warn people do not test this. If there are signs saying do not photograph this government building or facility for the public ground or air, you better not do it. It is federal law and it is a felony and there have been people who areShadowfixer1 wrote: As long as you don't step onto their property, you can photograph anything you see from a public right of way.
in jail right now for doing it. Just saying..
Thought that would be obvious. I was just referring to the stated situation.r1ch wrote:
Except for some government buildings. You will go to jail for taking pictures of them on public property. I say this to warn people do not test this. If there are signs saying do not photograph this government building or facility for the public ground or air, you better not do it. It is federal law and it is a felony and there have been people who areShadowfixer1 wrote: As long as you don't step onto their property, you can photograph anything you see from a public right of way.
in jail right now for doing it. Just saying..
Shadowfixer1 wrote: As long as you don't step onto their property, you can photograph anything you see from a public right of way.
Colorado Mike wrote: That's what I thought. But this is within reason though right, you can't take photograph their home or persons on their property right?
If you can see it, you can photograph it. The limiting factor is you can't use it commercially without a release. Personal use is no problem.Colorado Mike wrote:
Shadowfixer1 wrote: As long as you don't step onto their property, you can photograph anything you see from a public right of way.
That's what I thought. But this is within reason though right, you can't take photograph their home or persons on their property right?
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