Before you take that next picture...

[slick4591]

make sure you are not in a national forest.

 

[Chuckie]

What happens if you take a picture in a National Forest?

 

[slick4591]

What happens if you take a picture in a National Forest?

I guess you didn't click that linky thing?

 

[Chuckie]

Please forgive me Slick, I didn't notice it. Let me see what happens!! In the mean time, stay home since you live in Texas. :nod:

 

[Chuckie]

Here is my take on that. That means that the land scape is going to be changing. Of course that is my backwards guess on it. If you can compare photo's with someone else, then a change may be detected. There is something fishy about that photo idea.
I have a feeling that the government is going to be doing things on this land that they should not be doing.

I can compare this to a husband that does no domestic house work to start messing around with some chick in the office, to go home and tell his wife, "Don't wash my underwear, I want to start hand washing it."

 

[slick4591]

Yep, just pretty weird that all of a sudden they don't want pictures taken in those areas. Look at the many years that have passed with them welcoming Nat Geo and other nature film crews, and now all of a sudden they'll need a permit??

 

[Nesikep]

Wow, who'da thunk it??? It's certainly a good way to keep people from enjoying nature!

 

[greybeard]

Them rules gonna be kind of hard to follow and even harder to enforce. The picture below, was taken from my front porch with no zoom.
(I enlarged and pasted the sign inset so you could read what it said)
Wonder how many "per offense" citations I would end up with in just this one picture?

 

[slick4591]

Hope you're growing thousand dollar bills out back. :lol2:

 

[Jogeephus]

Them rules gonna be kind of hard to follow and even harder to enforce. The picture below, was taken from my front porch with no zoom.
(I enlarged and pasted the sign inset so you could read what it said)
Wonder how many "per offense" citations I would end up with in just this one picture?

Dang. Not the first bullet hole in the sign and you can't be more than 100 yards from the sign. You are a better man than me. You do know those make wonderful shingles for the chicken house don't you?

 

[hurleyjd]

As fall arrives, picture perfect scenery is visible all over Mountain State forests. But what if you needed a permit to take photos of the landscape and could be fined if you didn't have proper authorization?

The United States Forestry Service started some controversy this week, when they announced legislation that would ban the commercial use of any recordings or still images taken from our country's national forests.

The United States Forestry Service will require a $1,500 permit to be purchased by anyone who hopes to profit off National Forest images, and can even fine up to $1,000 per unauthorized photo.

The Forestry Service says they have had the rule in place for two years, but once the rule passes as an official law, they have vowed to start enforcing it.

This has resulted in many photographers and journalists believing their First Amendment rights are being violated, but officials say that's not the case.

"We want people to come out and take photos of the wilderness. What these directives are about, are really aimed at commercial photography," said Chris Strebig of the United States Forest Service.

The United States Forest Service officials have extend

 

[greybeard]

Dang. Not the first bullet hole in the sign and you can't be more than 100 yards from the sign. You are a better man than me. You do know those make wonderful shingles for the chicken house don't you?

It's just a little more than the 150' setback they required Joe--at that range, it just wouldn't be sporting--even with my poor eyesight.
I like eggs, but we don't do chickens here. My sisters are always trying to bring me more eggs than I could possibly eat already.

 

[slick4591]

As fall arrives, picture perfect scenery is visible all over Mountain State forests. But what if you needed a permit to take photos of the landscape and could be fined if you didn't have proper authorization?

The United States Forestry Service started some controversy this week, when they announced legislation that would ban the commercial use of any recordings or still images taken from our country's national forests.

The United States Forestry Service will require a $1,500 permit to be purchased by anyone who hopes to profit off National Forest images, and can even fine up to $1,000 per unauthorized photo.

The Forestry Service says they have had the rule in place for two years, but once the rule passes as an official law, they have vowed to start enforcing it.

This has resulted in many photographers and journalists believing their First Amendment rights are being violated, but officials say that's not the case.

"We want people to come out and take photos of the wilderness. What these directives are about, are really aimed at commercial photography," said Chris Strebig of the United States Forest Service.

The United States Forest Service officials have extend

What I'm reading here is it's just another way to tax businesses twice.

Wished you would provide links to the story when posting part of an article like that.

 

[greybeard]

Sounds like something the Huffer Post, NPR or MSNBC would put out.

 

[hurleyjd]

As fall arrives, picture perfect scenery is visible all over Mountain State forests. But what if you needed a permit to take photos of the landscape and could be fined if you didn't have proper authorization?

The United States Forestry Service started some controversy this week, when they announced legislation that would ban the commercial use of any recordings or still images taken from our country's national forests.

The United States Forestry Service will require a $1,500 permit to be purchased by anyone who hopes to profit off National Forest images, and can even fine up to $1,000 per unauthorized photo.

The Forestry Service says they have had the rule in place for two years, but once the rule passes as an official law, they have vowed to start enforcing it.

This has resulted in many photographers and journalists believing their First Amendment rights are being violated, but officials say that's not the case.

"We want people to come out and take photos of the wilderness. What these directives are about, are really aimed at commercial photography," said Chris Strebig of the United States Forest Service.

The United States Forest Service officials have extend

What I'm reading here is it's just another way to tax businesses twice.

Wished you would provide links to the story when posting part of an article like that.

I have no idea of where found it, it read as if they were quotes from the forestry service.
Here is what you have to have a permit for:
http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/permits/film.htm

 

[melking]

Whatever happened to greybeard. Has anyone seen him since he posted that picture of a national forest sign. Anyone?

 

[slick4591]

Wonder if he needs bail money for posting that pic? :lol:

 

[greybeard]

Don't pay the ransom I've escaped