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Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
The Article said:
There's some conjecture that it may just be an opportunity to control the types of images coming out of the event...
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*DING! DING! DING!* Aaaaand we have a winnuh!!

That cover story is pure, unadulterated, horses--t.
 
AC016

AC016

Senior Member
Put this on your ridiculist. This is going way to far and i agree that it is just a way of controlling what pictures come out. The derby should be ashamed of themselves for using the Boston bombings as a reason to implement this for "security" reasons or otherwise. If a terrorist group was so ingenius as to make a DSLR into a bomb that could kill, they can make many other items/devices into bombs. Again, this is just a way for the Derby to control the pictures that are coming out of the event. Talk about taking advantage of a tragic situation!
 
ohkphoto

ohkphoto

Snow White
It makes me wonder which photographers will get "special dispensation" to use long telephotos and who they're associated with. . . . like Getty Images???

​I also wonder if any of the restaurants in the area use 'pressure cookers' and if those will be banned. . . that's what was used in the bombing, not DSLRs or lenses . . . sigh.
 
AC016

AC016

Senior Member
I just went to the website and looked at the list of items that are "okay" to bring to the derby. I'm guessing that they do not have any bomb sniffing dogs at the event; therefore, here is a list of items on their "ok" list that can be made into deadly bombs:

Binoculars
Small personal music systems, TVs and radios
Phones and tablets
Seat cushions
Chairs
Strollers
Blankets

Non of these items are listed as "subject to search". Only the electronic items are srcutinized by asking the owner to turn it on. If you are wondering why i say blankets or chairs, well you may want to read about semtex. Semtex is a highly malleable and waterproof. Remember, Pan AM 103 was brought down by a Toshiba cassette player that had semtex inside of it. Of course, there are many other ways to commit a terrorist attack with bombs and even without. This no-DSLR rule is just a false sense of security, which could be more dangerous than any terrorist.
 
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carguy

Senior Member
I continue to laugh at our country and the things they try to put in place under the guise of 'safety' and 'security'. So sad.
 
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ABN Panzer

Senior Member
When Cameras become outlawed... Only Outlaws will have cameras!!!

Have benn to the KY Derby many times in the past... there is so much more that could be banned before they go after cameras.
PARTICULARLY in the in-field.
 
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crycocyon

Senior Member
This seems particularly bizarre given that the reason why law enforcement officials were able to identify the suspects in the Boston Bombings so quickly was because of the huge number of cameras that recorded so much of what happened on that day.
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Also, neither the City of Boston, nor any of its venues, have implemented such a policy, and we experienced the bombings, not the Derby. This just demonstrates how inconsistent the regulation is with logic.
 
ohkphoto

ohkphoto

Snow White
crycocyon said:
Also, neither the City of Boston, nor any of its venues, have implemented such a policy, and we experienced the bombings, not the Derby. This just demonstrates how inconsistent the regulation is with logic.
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I'm with everybody else on this . . . I think there are ulterior motives with very little to do with security. I hate to sound "paranoid" . . . it's just one more "anti photographer" tactic . . . you've got laws being passed against papparazzi in CA, the Hawaii bill sponsored by some rock star against photographers using long lenses to photograph into a private residence, Beyonce whining about the unflattering photos "out there" and wanting them "pulled in." Yet, EVERYBODY has "camera" . . . phone, tablet, etc.

So the only photographers being targeted are the DSLR users with interchangeable lenses . . . sigh.

I love the Kentucky Derby, but if they follow through on this ban, I will boycott watching and celebrating (not that it would make any difference to them.)

It seems like we've become the "lower class" in a caste system.

​. . . and thank you, Boston, for being sensible and logical.
 
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