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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: Bateleur on November 03, 2008, 16:31

Title: I'm lucky
Post by: Bateleur on November 03, 2008, 16:31
A few days ago a 15-year old schoolboy called Fabian Sabbara was stopped and searched by the UK police for taking a photograph of Wimbledon Station (in South London). He was doing it as part of a project for his GCSE Exams (a UK national qualification) and was dressed in school uniform at the time.

Here's the photo he took ...

(http://www.alscotts.com/extimages/wimbledonFS.jpg)

Yikes!

About a year ago I was standing outside Wimbledon Station in almost exactly the same place, raised my camera and ...

(http://www.alscotts.com/extimages/wimbledonAS.jpg)

Guess I'm lucky no police were around.

(Read the news article about it here (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1081995/Schoolboy-15-held-terror-suspect-taking-photos-railway-station-GCSE-project.html), and I comment a bit more on my blog here (http://www.alscotts.blogspot.com/).)



Title: Re: I'm lucky
Post by: stockmdm on November 04, 2008, 16:56
WOW! lol

Did the guy get a fine or something for the picture?