Reactions with TransitFans

[TransitStop]

so, yesterday i was taking photos around Dominion station. i walked down a

"path" beside the parkway ( parkway is a short highway) anyways as im waiting to get pics of all the old buses comming through i see a police car come past me. i thought nothing of it anyways. right before the transitway i there is a u turn for emergency vehicles i see the cop put on his flashers a turn around me being only 15 i sorta paniced thinking i might get in trouble but then a minute or two later he comes back pulls in from of me and says any good buses out there! .

[bveguy]

Don't be afraid. If taking your pictures is legal and they arrest you, enjoy your money!

[Deaks]

I was at Newark Penn Station about four or five years ago taking some pictures. After about 15 minutes a NJT policeman waddled his way across to me, and I mean he was out of breath from walking about 200 yards.

 

'What ya doin'?' he said even though it was obvious. Cue the usual ID bollocks. When he realised I was British he told me that because we had recently had those bombs on buses and the Underground in London I should definitely know better than to take pictures. If it had been in Britain I would have engaged him but not wanting to cause a scene in a foreign country I took his 'advice' and bailed out.

[TransitStop]

the main problem with people like that is atleast for me i get intimidated ( sorry if i spelt that wrong ) i mean when taking photos of buses from pinecrest garage ( thats all the old buses ) i get the odd angry look from the driver and its like w/e but when someone that has a uniform on right away i get nervous and half the time if the "officer" stays in that area for a while ill just bail out hop on a bus and go somewhere else

[metsfan]

Transit folks should know we like the busses & trains etc, drawing positive attention to them, not trying to hatch some devious plot.

 

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[JFK 7212]

However most transit folks are either stupid,paranoid or have one track minds which makes them not understand that what we do is completely harmless.Best thing to do is ignore them.If they threaten you with calling the cops,stick around for it.If your not man enough then get on the next bus or train and hit the road before they come.

[DOB2RTO]

the main problem with people like that is atleast for me i get intimidated ( sorry if i spelt that wrong ) i mean when taking photos of buses from pinecrest garage ( thats all the old buses ) i get the odd angry look from the driver and its like w/e but when someone that has a uniform on right away i get nervous and half the time if the "officer" stays in that area for a while ill just bail out hop on a bus and go somewhere else

 

Should have bribed him with donuts, from Krispy Creme. You could have said "if you let me take pics, I'll glaze yours luscious lips,................ with krispy Creme donuts.............

[TransitStop]

lol if only theres was a crispy cream near me i only know one place in ottawa that sells those haha

[buswizard]

Should have bribed him with donuts, from Krispy Creme. You could have said "if you let me take pics, I'll glaze yours luscious lips,................ with krispy Creme donuts.............

 

hmmm...I would rather say "free donuts for pictures of your equipment"...i want to sound less gay.

[TransitStop]

LOL!

[EE Broadway Local]

I'm happy it turned out good.

[St Louis Car 09]

Recently I was taking pics at the stamford station and a set of am-cans came for the stop.the conductor came out stared at me for a minute and walked me way with a nervous look and ask"Are you doing a project" I told him no im a transit photographer after that he continued grilling me he must of been thinking the following........

 

A) I was cute

 

that he was going to thwart of a potential terrorist attack

 

C)wanted to ask me when dancing with the stars were coming on

 

and D) wheteher on not am-cans look very ambiguous:p

[Cait Sith]

 

so, yesterday i was taking photos around Dominion station. i walked down a

"path" beside the parkway ( parkway is a short highway) anyways as im waiting to get pics of all the old buses comming through i see a police car come past me. i thought nothing of it anyways. right before the transitway i there is a u turn for emergency vehicles i see the cop put on his flashers a turn around me being only 15 i sorta paniced thinking i might get in trouble but then a minute or two later he comes back pulls in from of me and says any good buses out there! .

 

Similar situation here!

 

So I was taking a picture of this.

 

 

Took a few shots until I nailed it the way I wanted to. Then I was about to leave when he called me over. I got kinda nervous cause I NEVER got called to come up to a bus operator, other than KR when we met for the first time. I figured I would get the typical "why are you taking a picture of the bus?" type response, but instead, he asked me "How did the shot come out?" I was thrown off guard with that response!

 

So he let me on the bus and rode with him to 14th and from there to Battery Park City. To my surprise, he was also a learning bus buff, asking me about what I know about the fleet and all that good stuff. Offered to buy me pizza and what but I refused, figured it would be kinda rude to accept that so early.

 

End result, he gave me his phone # in case if we were to meet up again (when the weather gets better). And this!

 

 

 

[Dan05979]

wow you got a date comming up lol

[TransitStop]

excellent photo yesterday i went to Gatineu, Quebec and i got a bunch of horrid reactions one involving a driver stopping the bus and just staring at me, opened the door and started asking questions since im not perfect in french i could not understand fully so i just said my appologies in french and moved on.

But because it was a GM Fishbowl i still took the pic

 

 

[St Louis Car 09]

 

wow you got a date comming up lol

how sweet. Bus love:p

[R32 3348]

Recently I was taking pics at the stamford station and a set of am-cans came for the stop.the conductor came out stared at me for a minute and walked me way with a nervous look and ask"Are you doing a project" I told him no im a transit photographer after that he continued grilling me he must of been thinking the following........

 

A) I was cute

 

that he was going to thwart of a potential terrorist attack

 

C)wanted to ask me when dancing with the stars were coming on

 

and D) wheteher on not am-cans look very ambiguous:p

When the person asking you questions gives you an easy way out, damn well you TAKE that easy way out! It saves so much trouble.

[TransitStop]

well funny thing happened today for the first time in a week i was able to go outside ( was sick for a week ) and the first bus i see was a OBI 5.501 #9861 so naturally i had to take a picture and i got a wave so it was a good start to the day!

[FamousNYLover]

Me, too.

When I was taking video of how to buy/ride Bx12SBS with friend's Hitachi Digital Camera, B/O says, "You cannot take pic of bus!! It's against law because of terrorist."

 

When MegaBus was taking break in Rest Area somewhere in Massachusetts Turnpike on March 17th, after Greyhound Bus Operator return on his bus, I try to make video of that bus, but driver ruefully say, "NO PICS! TAKE PIC OF YOUR OWN BUS!"

How I was suppose to know and when I asked Greyhound Bus about photograph policy, they said it was illegal to take pic/video.

 

To whom it may concern:

When Mega Bus M22 to Boston was taking break at same rest area as Greyhound Bus on March 17th, 2010 around 10:20am.

After bus operator return on his bus, I was trying to video record that bus, but bus driver ruefully opened door and came out and said , "No pic! Take pic of your own bus" and he left.

I manage to get bus # before the Greyhound Bus Operator return on the bus.

I was afraid and I thought he was trying to make me delete my photo/video by the force.

 

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[Forest Glen]

Greyhound is trash. You didn't miss much.

[FamousNYLover]

Another one when I saw GoBus#28 via University Heights stop at Bloomfield Av Lightrail Station, crosswalk was too far and I jay cross 2-way street and got stuck on median and took quick pic of same GoBus#28 via University Heights as I was waiting for space to be clear, so I could cross street safe.

At that moment, police officer asked me, "What hell are you doing?" I responded "I'm waiting to cross street."

[buswizard]

to revive an old thread:

 

This one is one of my favorite reactions because the driver looked almost like Jesus Christ when he put his arms up! Plus I used deep zoom, and he saw me anyway!