by Guest » January 4, 2016, 8:29 am
Denny wrote:Wow lahey that sounds similar to what happened to me while down in Toledo in 2009 as that is quite a story you got there. I also had another incident and a close call happen to me back in 2004 as I was in Marine City, Michigan. At that time the Calumet the old one which was the Myron C. Taylor was unloading a stone cargo while at Marine City. Well, the McClouth Limestone Yard and Dock she was at had their fence gates open so I decided to drive in and get some close up shots of her unloading. There were trucks running around and loaders also and I wasn't really thinking of that stuff at the time. Well, as I was taking some photos one of their guys came up to me either in a pickup or loader. The guy then proceeded to ask me "Hey, What are you doing in here?" I told him that I had just driven in here and seen the Calumet unloading and that I was taking pictures of her is all. The guy was not too happy or thrilled I was there taking pictures and he ordered me out or else he would be calling authorities! He said "You know you are not supposed to be back here on our property without permission!" I said Yeah I know and that I was leaving then. Point is, he warned me not to do something like that again and since then I have learned that one!
One must also consider that the dock workers/owners are also concerned about the liability of someone being injured or killed on their property. Such operations are, by their very nature, inherently dangerous. I had visited that yard and the adjacent road commission dock several times during the 1980s and into the late 1990s without incident, but I can't fault the operators for not wanting the public to wander in without permission. The decreasing number of public assessable spots along the rivers (St. Clair and St. Marys) and other port cities convinced me to buy a small used fishing boat from which to take pictures from. Although not the answer for everyone, this purchase (less than $1,500) has paid for itself many times over as I'm much happier with my pictures. The bottom line is that the days of being able to walk down to the docks to view ships up close have come to an end. Furthermore, this trend was beginning to take place well before 9/11.
As a side note, I was in Duluth last year and noticed what appears to be a public stand near the CN ore dock and was wondering if it was indeed open and what type of shots are possible to obtain from that site? I was only in town for a few hours and was unable to check it out further before heading back to Minneapolis to catch my flight home.
[quote="Denny"]Wow lahey that sounds similar to what happened to me while down in Toledo in 2009 as that is quite a story you got there. I also had another incident and a close call happen to me back in 2004 as I was in Marine City, Michigan. At that time the Calumet the old one which was the Myron C. Taylor was unloading a stone cargo while at Marine City. Well, the McClouth Limestone Yard and Dock she was at had their fence gates open so I decided to drive in and get some close up shots of her unloading. There were trucks running around and loaders also and I wasn't really thinking of that stuff at the time. Well, as I was taking some photos one of their guys came up to me either in a pickup or loader. The guy then proceeded to ask me "Hey, What are you doing in here?" I told him that I had just driven in here and seen the Calumet unloading and that I was taking pictures of her is all. The guy was not too happy or thrilled I was there taking pictures and he ordered me out or else he would be calling authorities! He said "You know you are not supposed to be back here on our property without permission!" I said Yeah I know and that I was leaving then. Point is, he warned me not to do something like that again and since then I have learned that one![/quote]
One must also consider that the dock workers/owners are also concerned about the liability of someone being injured or killed on their property. Such operations are, by their very nature, inherently dangerous. I had visited that yard and the adjacent road commission dock several times during the 1980s and into the late 1990s without incident, but I can't fault the operators for not wanting the public to wander in without permission. The decreasing number of public assessable spots along the rivers (St. Clair and St. Marys) and other port cities convinced me to buy a small used fishing boat from which to take pictures from. Although not the answer for everyone, this purchase (less than $1,500) has paid for itself many times over as I'm much happier with my pictures. The bottom line is that the days of being able to walk down to the docks to view ships up close have come to an end. Furthermore, this trend was beginning to take place well before 9/11.
As a side note, I was in Duluth last year and noticed what appears to be a public stand near the CN ore dock and was wondering if it was indeed open and what type of shots are possible to obtain from that site? I was only in town for a few hours and was unable to check it out further before heading back to Minneapolis to catch my flight home.