Richard Martin <marphoto@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I don't know what circus you went to but most events that charge > admission (sports, concerts, etc) have a policy of no commercial > photography without permission of the management. The security > guards are only doing what they were told. Long lens equals > professional gear equals comercial photography. That may be what they were thinking, but it's *nonsense*. Lots of amateurs own a 200mm lens -- in fact, probably the majority of people with SLRs have a 200mm lens. And less than 5% of them are professionals, I suspect. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>