Today in pictures

[DtheP47]

Hertsfordshire pub last night. The pros and cons of pubs is being churned around on the "New Pub" thread but.....

Lovely summers night. Country pub, dining alfresco.
Two pints of Buntingford Bitter £3.50 a pint
Beef and Chorizo burger with a Stilton dressing £10.00.

Worth every penny.

[Margaret Pilkington]

It looks lovely...but why contaminate a burger with chorizo?
That is just me and my dislike of food that has been 'messed with'.
I prefer my burgers made with just beef(freshly minced where possible) and just a hint of condiments.
I am very wary of commercial burgers....I like to make my own.....and when I am feeling very adventurous(which isn't often these days)..... I add dry mustard to the mix before frying.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Freedom of panorama: EU proposal could mean holiday snaps breach copyright - Telegraph
For those of us who like to take pictures and post them, this could have an impact.
There is a current petition that will let those in the European Parliament know what we think of their restrictions.
If you think this legislation will be bad for photographers and photography then you might want to sign it.
here is a link to the petition.
https://www.change.org/p/european-pa...op-europarl-en

[davemac]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Freedom of panorama: EU proposal could mean holiday snaps breach copyright - Telegraph
For those of us who like to take pictures and post them, this could have an impact.
There is a current petition that will let those in the European Parliament know what we think of their restrictions.
If you think this legislation will be bad for photographers and photography then you might want to sign it.
here is a link to the petition.
https://www.change.org/p/european-pa...op-europarl-en

I support the right to photograph anything in the public domain and have signed the petition. But this goes against my rights in law, I have a right to take photographs of any subject in a public place, and is visible from such, whenever I like. The only deviation to that as I can see is the terrorism act, if it is thought that I am photographing for nefarious purposes then the police can ask to view my pictures.
This also opens up a whole can of worms, do all the cameras used by the police have a right to photograph or video myself if I state that I don't want it, do Google have the right to photograph my house and stick it on a world wide database. A slippery slope.

[Margaret Pilkington]

what this new regulation will do will make it a copyright infringement for you to take pictures of a monument, a museum a beauty spot and publish it whether this is like on here or if you sell your image makes no difference. You will be guilty of a copyright infringement.(even if you are taking a picture of a family member and copyrighted building is in your frame)
I have signed the petition and would ask others to do the same.
Please can I ask that other promote the information(it isn't widely known that this is currently being looked at by the EU) and get support for the petition from everyone they know.

[gpick24]

Isn`t it for photos for commercial use? I`ve signed the petition anyway but I doubt we`ve anything to worry about.

[Margaret Pilkington]

It seems that it applies to any photograph that is likely to be published......and putting a picture on here could count as being published, even if there is no commercial aspect.
I have had some pictures published in a Victorian Journal, I get nothing for them(other than the attribution) but as I read it, this would infringe the copyright of the building I had photographed.
How this is going to be policed it is impossible to say, but the Eu has other pressing issues that need to be addressed before looking at innocuous stuff like this.

And who is to say if and when you are going to be offered money for one of your pictures?

So far no one has offered to buy any of mine...but I can live in hope.

We do not need any EU meddling with what we can and can't photograph.

Thank you for signing the petition.

[gpick24]

I signed it because I disagree with the silly rule, it will no doubt affect someones livelihood if it goes through.

[Hill Walker]

Originally Posted by gpick24

I signed it because I disagree with the silly rule, it will no doubt affect someones livelihood if it goes through.

Yes LAWYERS

[maxthecollie]

Signed it

[Turtle]

Signed the petition. On a lighter note, it's Canada Day over here. So what am I having for dinner - moose steaks, no. Beaver tails - no. Poutine? No. How about Halibut, chips, and mushy peas served with a sparkling Spanish wine (because I couldn't get any Henkel Trokken)
By the way, these canned mushy peas are an abnormal shade of green - scary

[Margaret Pilkington]

It must be because they have bi- carb in them.....might be a bit windy round your place later.
Sounds like a Canada Day Feast to me(I really didn't fancy the other options).

[gpick24]

Just a few of tonights storm from the loft window.

[Turtle]

Impressive lightning bolts and your capture of them! Over here the sky is clear, but we'll suffer the thunder claps of fire crackers as the locals enjoy their fireworks. I'd rather have the real thing, as I hate senseless noise

[Restless]

There I was playing Moon Cresta(pic 1) when I heard a noise...

Pic 10... A thing of beauty. An interface made by a dude in France that allows for games to be loaded via a micro sd card. It also has a kempston interface(for those that remember ZX spectrum, it allows for joystick input) so I can use the ZipSTICK

.......It was Quite a storm. Almost 30 minutes long (pics 2-9)