Decorated yet Daunting.
It's a daunting task to take pictures indoors, specially if you are one to belong in a 'risk' group that is easily profiled. It took me about 2 minutes to focus and test around for this shot. It's underground in the pathways of toronto's exchange tower leading out to the sheraton hotel.
Right after I clicked the shutter the man in yellow who was already on his way over to me, told me to depart since they do not allow photography. Ofcourse, if I looked like a foreign tourist, everything probably would have been okay. This isn't the first time I've been escorted out or told to leave. To his credit, this security guard was polite.
All I wanted was to take a picture of the festive decorations in the underground world. Something that a lot of businesses in the downtown core actually spend money on.
posted by elysium @ 2:05 AM
7 Comments:
At 4:53 PM,
Umar said…
yeah, it's always hard to take photos in public places.
I dunno about you.. but I've got a pretty thick beard which makes it all the more uncomfortable.
At 5:28 PM,
Asmaa said…
Nice picture...
My sister needed to take some picture inside a grocery store for a newspaper article she was writing. She was a total chicken, she wanted me to do it instead.
Well, think about it this way, would you want some random person taking pictures of you in a shopping mall or some other private place?
Reminds me of the time a Chinese tourist couple took my sister and I's picture at Niagara Falls. Apparently, hijabis are more interesting than the falls.
At 9:43 PM,
Squeeky said…
Assalaamu Alaikum :D
You took a pretty good picture even when under pressure. I remember my sister wanted to videotape something and security told her to shut it off haha
At 11:26 PM,
Umar said…
I was at a wedding, and the chandeliers in the hall were so huge and beautiful... and I wanted to take a picture from directly underneath it.
Ofcourse, to get that kinda picture, I would have had to lay down on the floor which would have made me look like a total fool... (in a three piece suit, lying on the floor with a camera)
I waited until most of the guests were gone before I snuck over and took the picture.
(And no, I didnt stick around just for the picture... We're close to the groom's family, so I would have been there that late anyways)
At 1:21 AM,
Asmaa said…
Umar, you're nuts.
At 4:08 AM,
elysium said…
salaam,
umar: I pull awkward stunts as such at times.. but never at a wedding. I Have layed down on the floor/sidewalks though :) Lotsa stuff to get the perfect perspective.
asma: chicken, eh. I usually avoid taking pictures of random people. Atleast, they aren't the focus of *most* of my photography. However, if there was anonymous picture taking, which happens a lot in the core downtown touristy areas -- I am sure I have run into a lot of people's picture framings inadvertantly.
squeeky: video cameras are just as bad :( people don't like us keeping memories apparently :P
At 11:22 AM,
Umar said…
you know what sucks?
some buildings are so amazing, that you really want to get some good pictures of it. (like the new terminal at pearson) but I dont want to appear like I'm planning a terrorist attack or something.
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