I need to know....

[mikeman]

Originally Posted by Joe B

I think the reason is simple: paranoia ! I Googled my plate and got zero, nada, zilch.

+1



I photograph cars a lot at the track. Have had people ask me to blur their plate out.. um, no thanks - you want it blurred? take it off or cover it up - I'm not spending hours editing plates lol..

[The Radium King]

Originally Posted by mikeman

+1



I photograph cars a lot at the track. Have had people ask me to blur their plate out.. um, no thanks - you want it blurred? take it off or cover it up - I'm not spending hours editing plates lol..

hmmm, what's less work ... taking plate off, or accidentally breaking guys camera ...

[mikeman]

Originally Posted by The Radium King

hmmm, what's less work ... taking plate off, or accidentally breaking guys camera ...

LOL try it pal.

[The Radium King]

Originally Posted by mikeman

LOL try it pal.

I don't personally care, as I pull my plate at the track (gotta put the rear tow hook in). but I was taught to show some care and consideration with cameras at the track. and if you are going around, consciously taking pics of guys cars and licence plates and posting them online, and then laughing them off when they ask you to obscure the plate, you're certainly not going to be making any friends.

[Nine8Six]

In fact, browsing at some car pictures... it doesn't look bad at all with plate revealed.

Must be just me then :/

[BrokenLinkage]

So the unmasked tag argument is:
Someone could break into my house.
So why bother locking the door, just make it easy for them.

And mikeman, as a former photographer, that is just rude. Granted, they could remove their plates at the events to protect their privacy, but outing people's private info when asked not to do so is unprofessional and uncouth. Are you a paparazzi?

These events are not public events on public roads supported by taxpayer money, but are more akin to a private party, when the guests should feel free to remove their sunglasses and drink too much (metaphorically speaking) without fear of it haunting them forever on the internet.

No doubt some database or freak out there knows my sister's brand of shampoo and the name of my dog's vet, but I'm not going to make it overly easy to pin me and my data down, I'll keep the tags covered in any photos. Ok I've vented.

[BrokenLinkage]

And Nine8Six, that very car was behind me in traffic at dusk the other day. Looks wicked with those upsloping LED eyebrows! Thought it would be some poseur, but nope when it got close, was the real thing, just tooling around in traffic. No front plates here, mate, or maybe I could have googled him

[mikeman]

Originally Posted by BrokenLinkage

So the unmasked tag argument is:
Someone could break into my house.
So why bother locking the door, just make it easy for them.

And mikeman, as a former photographer, that is just rude. Granted, they could remove their plates at the events to protect their privacy, but outing people's private info when asked not to do so is unprofessional and uncouth. Are you a paparazzi?

These events are not public events on public roads supported by taxpayer money, but are more akin to a private party, when the guests should feel free to remove their sunglasses and drink too much (metaphorically speaking) without fear of it haunting them forever on the internet.

No doubt some database or freak out there knows my sister's brand of shampoo and the name of my dog's vet, but I'm not going to make it overly easy to pin me and my data down, I'll keep the tags covered in any photos. Ok I've vented.

Outing people's private information?
The state owns the plate!

If the track is accessible by the public, no expectation of privacy. Sorry. If you're paranoid, it's not up to me to cover your butt. Take your plate off or put a sponsor plate on or whatever. It's not rocket surgery.

I run around tracks with my plates on myself, I'm not a tinfoil hat kinda guy I guess.