CMB Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 What are people's thoughts on whether or not to seek permission from owners before posting pictures of their machinery on the internet? Do they worry about people sharing photos of their fleet at a time when so much machinery is being stolen? I know it's not always possible to ask but does anyone else feel uneasy doing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05rich Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 i find when the machinery is in the fields working , they have no probelm ,however some farmers/contractors etc. might not want you taking pictures around their yard and buildings etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 whenever i go photographing machinery i always seek drivers, farmers permission first to cover my own back incase anything should happen after. only one has said no before bt he had some expensive equipment so i could see his understanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ertlerik Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I never ask when they are in the field and i can make pictures from the road side. Never will i go into a yard or field without permission, let alone make pictures. Erik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 its worth introducing youreslf, asking permission most farmers and workers are happy to have a chat with someone. When i was spraying i never liked anyone taking pictures even some farmers, because even in text book conditions spraying contractors are an easy target for liable cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I would definately ask permision from the person doing the work.......I had an experience earlier in the year where a picture of me ploughing turned up in Classic Tractor magazine, first I knew about it being there was when I started to get texts and phonecalls about it. The chap had wandered halfway down the field took some pictures and disappeared without making any attempt to speak to me or my colleague who's pictured on his web gallery, while I have no specific objection to it I do believe it would have been polite to speak to me (especially when he boasts of all pictures being taken with permission on his gallery ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 Some interesting responses here and useful advice to be heeded. I won't be flagging the driver down to ask permission, but I may at least try to catch their attention, gesture at my camera and wait for a response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manor Farm Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 well we dont mind but ive had one person come in the field when i was power harrowing and took the pictuers and leaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey123 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 we had a fella yesterday walked into the field were the kit was parked at brue time and took pictures had a look round the machines and the walked off. he must of seen us he walked past us twice but he didnt say a thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 we had a fella yesterday walked into the field were the kit was parked at brue time and took pictures had a look round the machines and the walked off. he must of seen us he walked past us twice but he didnt say a thing Didnt you bother to ask him who he was??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James T Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I generally do not ask permission to take photographs although I tend to try and catch the driver's eye, give a thumbs up or a wave. Most operators seem quite happy and relaxed, although I have had the occasional guy who looks rather bemused. I certainly wouldn't enter a yard to take shots, or take images of machinery stored there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey123 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Didnt you bother to ask him who he was??? we saw him today at the road run today and he's making a album for his grandson so we said can you make us 1 to since our machines are in it and he was'nt happy but he said yes.(wether we'll get it we don't know) \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James T Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 we saw him today at the road run today and he's making a album for his grandson so we said can you make us 1 to since our machines are in it and he was'nt happy but he said yes.(wether we'll get it we don't know) \ The other side to a story like this is a photo I was a runner up with on here was printed out ready to be framed and sent to the owner with a nice letter, and I also sent a disc of images to another farmer and heard absolutely nothing. If I had it to do now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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