My First (Uneventful) Police Encounter

Vulcan · 12 Dec 2012 at 18:54

I was out trying to capture some of the beauty in the world along a country lane...

And then this car pulled in just ahead of me, I took a picture of it, and carried on snapping away at the landscape.

After about 5 minutes it finally left, and as it went by I saw the driver was a Police officer, I took more pictures and waved.

Youtube is littered with videos of Police hassling photographers, not that I was, but has anyone here ever experienced it?

StarmanUK · 12 Dec 2012 at 19:16

Maybe he just pulled over to use the radio / make a phone call?

Nexus · 12 Dec 2012 at 20:07

That, or perhaps being in the middle of nowhere (by the looks of it) he was doing his rounds and just stopped to see what you were up to. I'd imagine that if it is pretty remote, you might have been one of the most interesting things that cropped up.

SeraphX · 12 Dec 2012 at 20:10

He stopped to see if you were a terrorist

-BA- · 12 Dec 2012 at 20:13

Were you by your car? Perhaps he ran your plates just to be sure. Lock your doors "back" and front...hrhr.

Derek W · 12 Dec 2012 at 20:27

Random car stops at quiet spot on a country road, you take photos and wave. Sounds like he was a disappointed dogger since all you did was wave

Vulcan · 12 Dec 2012 at 20:50

-BA- said:
Were you by your car? Perhaps he ran your plates just to be sure. Lock your doors "back" and front...hrhr.

I was walking, didn't have my car.

Derek W said:
Random car stops at quiet spot on a country road, you take photos and wave. Sounds like he was a disappointed dogger since all you did was wave

Oh damn, the officer was female too, seems I missed the trick.

I'll be sure to swing my Canon strap around and around in a seductive manner next time.

mrk · 12 Dec 2012 at 20:54

I got stopped once, I said I was taking photos when they asked what I was doing, they said that was cool and went on their way.

Not as exciting as what some people encounter I guess

Busa · 12 Dec 2012 at 21:03

I have had two encounters with Gwent police while taking photo`s...the first got me a written apology after i made a complaint and the second was resolved at the scene.

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dannyjo22 · 12 Dec 2012 at 21:06

I took my gear into work last week, to check my hand luggage would fit in ryanairs carry on luggage template. I didn't want to get caught out the next day and find they wanted to put my camera gear in freight!

Going through my work security point they removed all my gear and started swabbing it. I asked what for and they said explosives. They didn't even smile when I said it was fine then because I'd rather blow my wife up than my camera gear.

I also had all my gear swabbed coming home from Italy. I must look the type

Amp34 · 12 Dec 2012 at 23:40

It looks like you were near some farm buildings? She probably stopped to see what you were doing in case you were casing the place out to steal farm machinery, which is one of the major problems in rural areas.