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Morning all,
So, I was out and about in London yesterday and eventually found myself in Stratford, and walking across the bridge from the Westfield Shopping Centre, towards Stratford Bus Station.
Either side of the bridge, we huge posters, advertising (I think) cars, with a strapline of 'I am more than one thing'
Brilliant, I thought. I can try and catch people walking by, maybe catch two people in frame to push the comedic value (I know, not that exciting).
Anyway, after i'd taken about 3 or 4 shots, a lady came up to me and confronted me. Judging by the heavy cockney accent, she was probably local to the area.
She asked me if I was taking pictures of people and I thought it best to tell a white lie and said I no, I was taking pictures of the poster, of which she said, no you weren't, as I saw you taking them.
Then she started getting abusive (quite loud), told me to delete the images, told me she'd call the police, and then as I was deciding it was best to walk away, again loudly, called me a 'f**king pervert and nonce'.
Now, I can cope with most, but this last bit really scared me. I think I was lucky as the majority of people around were maybe shoppers and tourists, but if there had been many locals around, I reckon they could well have turned against me, which made me a bit worried.
So, anyone else been in this sort of position? I can cope with anyone confronting me for all the right reasons just to question their rights, but to be accused of something like that in a public place made me feel very uncomfortable.
I'd be interested on others opinions
Thanks
So, I was out and about in London yesterday and eventually found myself in Stratford, and walking across the bridge from the Westfield Shopping Centre, towards Stratford Bus Station.
Either side of the bridge, we huge posters, advertising (I think) cars, with a strapline of 'I am more than one thing'
Brilliant, I thought. I can try and catch people walking by, maybe catch two people in frame to push the comedic value (I know, not that exciting).
Anyway, after i'd taken about 3 or 4 shots, a lady came up to me and confronted me. Judging by the heavy cockney accent, she was probably local to the area.
She asked me if I was taking pictures of people and I thought it best to tell a white lie and said I no, I was taking pictures of the poster, of which she said, no you weren't, as I saw you taking them.
Then she started getting abusive (quite loud), told me to delete the images, told me she'd call the police, and then as I was deciding it was best to walk away, again loudly, called me a 'f**king pervert and nonce'.
Now, I can cope with most, but this last bit really scared me. I think I was lucky as the majority of people around were maybe shoppers and tourists, but if there had been many locals around, I reckon they could well have turned against me, which made me a bit worried.
So, anyone else been in this sort of position? I can cope with anyone confronting me for all the right reasons just to question their rights, but to be accused of something like that in a public place made me feel very uncomfortable.
I'd be interested on others opinions
Thanks