. . . photographs of trains in Italy. The place is Peschiera, Lake Garda. We hid behind some hoardings so the station staff would not see us Irene took these whilst I was taking video. Pity the sun was wrong side! [ 28 December 2001: Message edited by: Alan ]
They are excellent, Alan; but tell me, are the officials a bit paranoid about people doing photography in Italy? If so, I will have to be careful in March. Ben
Ben, I believe that it is still technically illegal to photograph trains in Italy, and have been told that you could get your film confiscated If you stay away from main stations or busy areas you are less likely to be challenged, but a friend told me he walked around Venice station taking photos without problems. A semi-professional video maker told me he had to be very careful taking video in Italy. It would be nice to get the current official position, perhaps it is more relaxed now. These pics were shot through the coach window whilst crossing the causeway from Venice to the mainland. [ 28 December 2001: Message edited by: Alan ]
Alan, We'll have to chip in and get you a trench coat and one of those 007 spy cameras. Thanks for risking your backside for us! And what a hero - you got your wife involved too! ------------------ Ed Harrison Ed's Mental Cab Ride
I'll have to be a bit careful then, when I'm trying to get video and stills. Fortunately there are some good vantage points in the seaside village we are going to so it should be possible to get shots without going onto railway property. Here is a closeup of my H0 scale articulated Italian loco. Ben
On my first visit to Italy in 1990 I was totally ignorant of the rules relating to railway photography and innocently walked around the stations taking photos of everything in sight. I encountered numerous police officers at Roma Termini and apart from a friendly greeting nothing more was said.On the last day of our holiday I was taking a few final photos before boarding our sleeper to Calais when a British voice said....."You can't do that. It's illegal here" This "Harry Enfield" character was obviously more concerned about my antics than the Italian railway officials who were milling around our train.I asked the friendly Italian Wagon-Lits attendant on our train what the official position was and he just smiled, shrugged his shoulders and said "Don't worry, it's OK"..... hardly an official reply but one that I think sums up the attitude of most Italian railway officials. Best Wishes John. Cell 27 Rome Prison Italy.
That's good to know John. I hoped that things were more relaxed now. A friend did the same as you in Venice station with no problems. Just depends if you run into an official who has had a bad day, I guess
