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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 676200" data-attributes="member: 13196">This afternoon while I was photographing this for the doorway/entryway challenge, I was approached by a police officer. With my camera in hand, he asked what I was doing. :eyetwitch: When I told him I was taking photos of the entryway for a photo challenge, he said, 'This is private property.' Of course I became confused wondering what was going on and simply said, 'This is an historic building. The grounds are usually accessible during the day.' Then he replied, 'It's closed for construction.' There weren't any signs anywhere. There was one section roped off with yellow tape to the left of the arches (no signs to stay back), but I wasn't anywhere near that anyway. He was very nice and said what I was doing was fine. And I certainly didn't give him a hard time. But wouldn't you think a sign indicating the area is off limits would be appropriate? How is anyone supposed to know? It's not a high traffic area since the building itself isn't open, but the grounds are accessible especially during daytime hours. Once in a while I will see a car or two in the parking lot. At least I was happy with what I shot and left right away; however, I REALLY wanted to photograph something else on the back of the building but wasn't going to push it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />[ATTACH=full]293304[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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