Robbo and Ste just got a big warning by the police on docks taking pic of the docks lol no WAY hahahahhahahahahahahah

If it's a public place, you are allowed to take pictures.
What law are you breaking exactly?

lol since 18 sumthing its been alegal to take pics of port building wiv out permission

This is the only good pic i got before the port of liverpool police turned up

The form lol

Tell them to pick on google earth

lol

maybe trespass?

Mad ini PLOD

lol did ye trespass

well yer could of been

But just up a ladder trying to take pics of the docks but my camera,s not to good at night in open spaces lol

Hey STE LOL

They where probably pee'd off coz you interupted their dash for the fresh doughnuts!!! lol

haha, they did rush off for sumink to eat after they left

pics...

Bylaw of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company?

Probably tightened security to prevent the Taliban selecting Liverpool Docks as the next target to blow up...

lol thats what they said ah Illegal 2 ll ,s

and an I not an A lol

by the looks of that mound of white stuff i think you mite have found there stash lol

lol were big pile of white stuff

ive already been in that place on a UE mission, was fun, i can understand why police may have took an interest tho

are there signs which tell you you cannot take photos? if so you should have asked them where they are situated so you could actually read them.

i took these without a problem

looky lol that was in the day tho ini

a couple of the lads boarded plymouth and got told off by port security. not like it has sensitive stuff anymore

wow what for pics

they were just looking around, they are not taliban.

It's not public though. I think it is all owned by Peel Holdings now. I am not sure whether or not it is still done but MDHB used to close the four bridges one day every year. This was something to do with ancient law regarding rights of way and by closing they showed that it was private and the public were only using it by privelage.

Probably someone out there who can explain that better than me?

They have gone really daft about it all though since the twin towers. It really is supposed to be anti terrorist measures but why anyone who want to blow up a decrepit dock is anyone's guess? They stopped people fishing over the other side of the water under the same pretext.

On the other hand if that white mound of stuff is fertiliser then potentially you have a dirty great bomb if mixed with the right stuff.

mad 1 this world is crazy but its true

I've researched this, he didn't know what he was talking about. You can take photos where you want, with a few exceptions.

Click here for Photographers Rights And The Law In The UK

What was their reason for stopping you?

Tresspass
Tresspass can only be claimed by the owner of the land that you are on.
Anti-terrorism
This is the current "Trump Card". the police can use this act to question you about anything that they can portrait as a terror threat.
interference
The interference law is a bit of a daft one and can be used for something as trivial as scrambling up a bit of wall to take a photo over the top or even resting your camera on a fence.

Deleting images
Security guards do not have stop and search powers or the right to seize your equipment or delete images or confiscate film under any circumstances. In some circumstances, the police may grab your film or memory cards but they are still not authorised to delete any images. After all, if you've committed an offence the images would act as evidence, and if you haven't broken the law, the images are innocent.
The guidelines also warn that any police officer who deletes a photographer's images could face criminal, civil or disciplinary action.

This is also said in that article that could be of reference to Robbo and Ste's incident;
"However, if you're snapping in an area that could be deemed sensitive, it's generally wisest to calmly answer their questions and put up with them rummaging through your camera bag - but remember they have no right to seize your equipment or demand that memory cards are deleted/confiscated."

Get back down there and continue. Show hi the pictures you are taking and say they are for Wikiwirral. I got asked to stop in London, but there is no law broken.

That's interesting ?

When i got my new fuji i went down to the wallasey toll booths
and took pictures. Any way because i was 3 foot on the On Ramp
batman and his chums appeard out of no where.

They asked 3oo questions and then told me under the terrorisms
laws or something along them lines i wasn't allowed to take pictures.

So they checked over my camera and there was nothing to see
as in just crap pictures as i was learning the settings.

But if i had been on the Bridge they say they would have had
no powers to approach me.

But i do like your snipits Waddi.

And if i get caught by the Mersey Tunnel Police again i would
like to direct them to the Tunnel Walk Thread where i must have
taken 100 pics and so did half of liverpool lol



You can see the Tunnel Topic here Click me

Or the demolishion of the cranes.
I guess there were a few camera's looking on that day ??



See More pictures of the cranes Click Me

So i guess the moral of the story is unless is a HUGE Public event they can enforce the laws if they wish ??

Thanks Lee, you`ve been a great help there, lots i never knew

took this a few years ago.

Lovely shot Riki Considering what they are, they're still rather elegant, almost beautiful.

wow interesting nice shoot

sod em all. if i want to take a pic wiv my phone then that is my right. if i can see it with my eyes then it is my image to record by memory or digitally. lets see if a big horses bum wannabe in the forces but cant spell can stop me

The dock ARE NOT a sensitive area, i do work in there all the time, they are only realy interested on thieves (steel etc).
The powder IS fertilizer (ammonia nitrate), makes good background for winter pics of my van working!!! Problem is that it rots everything, tools, clothing, boot laces etc!!!
Robbo, you want a guided tour around mate, give me a shout, was in there today on a breakdown!

Is that offer open to anyone?? They have ships and cranes in there *gets excited*

Photographer's rights have taken a pounding this year. I read tog forums and its full of jobsworths trying to stop people snappng away. Theres some well know videos on u-tube...Heres some of my favourates.


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I read about one guy doing a landscape near liverpool airport who was chased off by the locals calling him a child molester. There wasn't a kid for miles! I started carrying a pocket guide to UK and US law but as yet I haven't needed it.

In Short if you are on public property (i.e. the street) you can do what you like except for shooting sensitive areas, (Military,Nuclear, MI5 etc) If you go onto private land i.e. the docks you need permission as I did last week in Rosyth Royal Dockyard. You can photograph people in the street but you must stop if they ask you not to, (That's harassment)

Incidently, A mate had his car used in a photoshoot for Total Vauxhall in the summer. I went along to watch and learn. The photographer took a liking to the docks and they set up inside the fence near Direct Tyres(?). The plod came along and asked a few questions, they were more concerned about insurance than sensitivity. In the end they said if you are quick carry on...They came back three hours later.:lol:

Pagan, you have a mind like a Welsh Railway...One tracked and filthy!!!

I do indeed, but I can't help but get excited about big ships, cranes, wind turbines and all things mechanical. I'm a geek and proud

Is that a yes then???

its a bit unlucky but they prob thought you were casing the place, or maybe they hada kip there. With all the M.O.D. work going on and the sensitivity of the present climate, well as long as they dont get silly they should be checking peeps out. I was dubious takin pix of the mod stuff and i worked there for a year.anyway if theyr hassling you theyr leavin me alone....lol

This is link to a photography forum I use, it links to some articles recently posted on the Manchester Evening News Website about the law.

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=1102918#post1102918