Hi Folks,
With the current situation, am I likely to get a frosty reception if doing photography on the London Underground?, obviously I'll be wearing my face covering (which ironically is a Central London, Underground map). Has anyone been on the tube lately for photography purposes?
Thanks in Advance
Officially I'm not aware of any change to the rules having been announced, which is that photography is fine using small cameras for private purposes, subject to no flash and tripod.
As to whether you'd get a frosty reception in practice, I suspect that would depend on exactly where and what. Providing you pick somewhere that's absolutely not causing an obstruction or nuisance then you'd probably be fine, though if you intend to linger in one place then it would probably be worth speaking to staff first. In reality many LU stations are still fairly empty at the moment, so in some ways that could make things easier than normal.
So in essence I'd suggest either keep moving around on a fairly constant basis, or if wishing to remain at a location for more than a few minutes pick somewhere "out of the way" and discuss with staff first.
If you're looking to be doing pictures of things like station features or passageways then again substantial common sense is the order of the day. Some places are still very quiet and you should have no problem at all providing you're sensible, but if you're looking for busier places then forget it - though evenings are very quiet pretty much everywhere at present so you could use this to advantage.