Then can I ask you to mind your own monkey business?

Taking photo of buses is a hobby to a number of us here,and maybe
if you get out of your tree and stop eating bananas for a moment,
you will discover that there are a significant number of people
enjoying the same hobby the world over, notably in England, Hong
Kong and Australia.
This issue is conjugated as there is no clear conscience from the
green martians whether it is legally right or wrong, but to date
there had been no instance where they are able to find a phrase in
the law to say that it is illegal. The main purpose of bus
photography is bus. The main purpose of terrorist linked bus
photography is the area. So the area of focus and objective of the
picture is vastly different. Which is why law enforcement officers
seldom create trouble with us. Which other nut would want occupy
more than 50% of the frame with a boring public bus and nothing
else?
It works on a basis of trust between us as the bus photographers
and the SBST staff. Firstly, the photos obtained are for our own
personal collection and not used in any commercial area. Secondly,
we try to be as discreet as possible while we go around enjoying
clicking and the staff mind their own business. Thus, there would
not be any major conflict.
However, I do know that some bus captains are somewhat terrorised
by the sight of the cam as there are those public who sit around
and do nothing type and snap the pix to send to HQ to launch a
complain. On our part, we exclude photographic evidence whenever we
complain ourselves, in fact if one phrases the complain in a
tactful and clear manner, there is no need for a pix.
So this is why there are people who enjoy taking photographs of
public buses and the difference between a terrorist and an
enthusiast holding a cam aimed at buses. Personally, I am proud to
be part of this community and celebrating my first anniversary in
quality digital bus photos this week. 