O’Hare Airport has many emergencies exits, and a number of these exits in Terminal 3 look like the one shown in the photo below:
(They may also look the same elsewhere at O’Hare, but this is where I’ve noticed them.)
I know it is hard to see in the pictures, but note that this door:
(1) Requires a security code input prior to use.
In case of an emergency, you’d better hope that you happen to be an airport employee with a security id code, and not just some Joe or Jane Traveller.
(2) Not using a security code would be a violation of both city and federal laws.
Break the law or stay put in an emergency – you can only choose one.
(3) Door can be opened in 15 seconds.
If this is a real emergency, fifteen seconds will seem like a really, really long time.
When taking pictures like this for chickenmonkeydog, I am always worried about someone reporting me to the authorities. I am fearful that MI6 or the FBI will whisk me away, steal my camera and “special rendition” me so that I tell them all my secrets.
If I were to make a list of the worst places to bust out a camera and start taking photos:
(1) Banks
(2) Bathrooms
(3) Casinos
(4) Airports
So far on CMD we’ve posted photos from two of the four above, I guess speaking to our indifference to social awkwardness.
What other places would be on that list?
I am not a gambler (I suck at it and lose my money too quickly; no moral issues with it), so I am not likely to get many shots in casinos. I do drift into banks from time to time, so I may help us add that one to the list.
Additional places to shoot with care:
(1) Near military bases and government buildings (I ran into a problem with this)
(2) Police stations
(3) Some big corporations have ‘no photography’ policies
Guys:
I think you need an employee, a part-timer. Preferably a girl, young, blonde (which makes people think ‘what a dumbo’ instantly) who can do this photography for you while you both concentrate on creating high quality content… Of course you have to manage her with clear guidance.
I say a ‘girl’ because I have known both my own and other friends’ experiences that the law enforcers are stereotypical about harmless-looking girls.
In 2003, when one wasn’t allowed to take photos anywhere practically in the US, my blonde Greek friend conned a guard into having a photo taken with him with the real target in the backdrop. Trust me where there is a will..
@ Shefaly – You may be onto something, there. Young, attractive women always seem to get what they want from the police … at least they do in the movies. Plus, my unwed co-editor might rather enjoy having a cute partner.