What Would You Do...?

I think you should just keep doing what you've been doing. You might find people who are paranoid like that every once in a while but most people won't react like that, and you may miss out photographing some very nice cars. You can't really be blamed, since it's parked out in public. Don't feel too bad about the guy, he's probably a nice guy. It's a new car, he just might not be used to the attention and maybe is worried that people will try to steal it.

I think the real question is ... after he went back inside did you keep taking pictures?

PS Post pics of the 360 please!

 

Carbon, your question reminds me of this thread. Lots of opinions here: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77958&highlight=Photograph

 

Dude....I didn't have problems with you taking pics of my 911...it was your intense desire to get me to sign my name on those Scientology Recruitment Forms that pissed me off.

By the way...Scientologists DON'T WEAR Hare Krishna uniforms.

 

Maybe someone once told him Ferry Porsche was an Indian?

 

Karen, I've said it before and I'll say it again. Please post in the proper forum.

 

That's EXACTLY what Luciano Pavarotti would say!

 

Imagine how these guys would say it.

http://www.alldumb.com/item/19003/

 

Should have been no problem. The guy must have never owned an ego car.. That's part of the deal when you buy something desireable. My brick layer hit a Carrera, black with a full glass roof, like that one two weeks ago. He crossed into the Porsche's path. Believe it or not, the full size Dodge truck of his got totaled, the Porsche will need a hood, left fender, and a few things.

 

It's because he's a Porsche owner, pure & simple.

 

He asked one guy and was allowed to snap pictures.

He didn't ask another guy and the guy asked why the pictures were being taken. He may have said yes if he was asked, or he may have had the same standoff-ish attitude about it. To say it's because he drives a Porsche is the same as saying all Ferrari owners have their cars because they have small johnson's.

 

I don't think it's a big deal.

Just keep on keepin' on.

 

I saw that too and laughed my ass off. I was going to point it out, but I also take photos of Porsches now. They are the last cars I get to, but I've photographed a few. We has a Turbo S at the last event. It's pretty cool... It comes standard with carbon ceramic brakes.

 

If it's in a public place, I don't see a problem taking pics for personal use. If you post on the net and there's no value for showing it is a specific/identifable car, then respect privacy and wipe out identifiers/plates (legally I don't think you need to do that if the car was in a public place, but I think it's more respectful). If the owner is present, it is certainly a courtesy to explain your purpose and clear it with them; which you tried to do. So I think you did everything right.

It's just that Porsche owners aren't used to the kind of attention that Ferrari owner's are used to getting, so it was probably a bit disorienting to him .

 

That guy needs to get over himself! Who does he think he is? Somebody so important that you can't take a pic of his car?

I agree, you certianly responded appropriatly(sp?) when he questioned you, but really, if he is driving the car in public, you could have told him to go jump in a lake!

The thing that we all know is that when you are fortunate enough to be able to own and drive vehicles so (relatively) rare, you should expect that others will enjoy looking at them. Kind of a double standard, or like arguing both sides of an argument.... I guess, part of his enjoyment of owning/driving a Porsche is the fact that not "everybody" has one, right? So how the hell can he be upset about you taking pics of the car?

I'm surprised someone like that can fit himself, and his apparently huge ego into a tiny car like that...

 

Well... (your favorite) WWED!

The old man would probably have thrown a screaming fit and told this punk to buy a real car!