0706
Registered user
Global user
Registered: 08-2006
Posts: 89
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Cemeteries.....Photographing and avoiding them.
I would have said as a cemetery is a public place, if it's gates were open at night and obviously that you were doing no harm or damage it'd be ok to go around discretly taking photo's, even in the dead of night...
However I've heard it's illegal to go around cemeteries at night whilst taking photo's, is this actually true?
.....whilst we're on the subject, is it only the British and Americans that seem so hellbent on cemetery avoidence after dark?
|
|
4/Sep/2006, 10:35 pm
|
Send Email to 0706
Send PM to 0706
|
SPIRichard
Head Administrator
Global user
Registered: 07-2006
Location: Swadlincote
Posts: 954
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Cemeteries.....Photographing and avoiding them.
I am not 100% clear on the law but i believe the problem isn't just trespassing but its to do with taking photo's of people's dead relatives gravestones that causes the problem.
Graveyards are not the top location anyway, i mean if you were a ghost would you want to hang around in a graveyard or would you rather reside in the place you was at your happiest?
---  |
|
6/Sep/2006, 7:26 am
|
Send Email to SPIRichard
Send PM to SPIRichard
AIM
MSN
|
tech noir
Registered user
Global user
Registered: 08-2006
Posts: 833
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Cemeteries.....Photographing and avoiding them.
Hi Iam looking into the low photographing in side memorials and graveyards in the UK
cope right to Becky Ray's Ghosts-A-Go-Go!
http://ghostsagogo.com/
Graveyard Etiquette
Beginning ghost hunters and/or investigators may become overly anxious and forget that graveyards are solemn places and definitely deserve respect. If you are going to conduct an investigation at a cemetery, here are a few simple rules of etiquette to keep in mind:
First and foremost, obey any posted laws. If the sign says the cemetery closes at dusk, obtain permission to visit after hours. If you accidentally stay past dusk, or were not aware of the rules, keep in mind that you are wrong and leave cheerfully and quickly when you realize your mistake. Obviously, if the gate is locked, it is a private cemetery whether it is posted or not.
During the day and even at night you might find other people in the cemetery. These people could be genealogists, historians, or family members visiting the deceased. Other people might be photographers, headstone transcribers, or someone doing gravestone rubbings. These people deserve the same treatment you should expect, which is respectful silence. Talking loudly about ghosts may distract and/or offend any other visitors, and if you are near someone visiting a recently deceased family member, your comments might be in the worst possible taste.
Do not approach strangers unless they first initiate conversation. Even if you think you are alone in a cemetery, it is always best to speak in subdued tones.
As on any investigation, do not smoke in the cemetery. If you absolutely must smoke, then it is time to end the investigation. Smoke of any kind can cause false positives in still photos and on video. The smell alone could mask any other important scents present.
Something that might not initially be as obvious is not to bring pets into a cemetery. You are not on a walk in the park. If you must bring a pet along, they must be on a sturdy leash and always clean up after your pet (you know what I mean.) Loud barking might be a sign that a ghost is present, but at the same time, it might frighten off other entities.
ALSO, do not leave your pet alone in your car, especially on a hot day. It is best to just leave them either at home or at a kennel.
Always respect the property in a graveyard. Do not lean or sit on any headstones. I have heard of people using shaving cream to reveal inscriptions on old headstones. Do not do this! Shaving cream contains ingredients that contribute to decay. If you cannot read the inscription, hold a flashlight at a sharp angle to it, and it will reveal more than shaving cream could.
Remember, a graveyard is the “home” of the deceased. They might consider your presence trespassing on their property. Step carefully over graves, and never litter.
Never remove anything! This includes plants, markers, badges, ribbons, flowers, and in some cases rocks and leaves. Leave everything as you found it.
Having said that, please pick up any litter and dispose of it in the waste receptacle.
Home Investigation Protocol Investigations & Experimentations Photos EVPs & ITC Equipment Used Reference Awards Won Related Links
http://ghostsagogo.com/
All material © Rebecca Ray 2003-2006 unless otherwise noted
Last edited by tech noir, 20/Feb/2007, 2:34 pm
|
|
29/Nov/2006, 4:36 pm
|
Send Email to tech noir
Send PM to tech noir
|
The Ghostess
Registered user
Global user
Registered: 12-2006
Posts: 1
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Cemeteries.....Photographing and avoiding them.
quote:
I am not 100% clear on the law but i believe the problem isn't just trespassing but its to do with taking photo's of people's dead relatives gravestones that causes the problem.
This is correct but there is also the danger that you could be accused of attempted Identity Fraud. This is because details from headstones can be used in the right circumstances to allow one to assume the deceased persons identity.
Being in a cemetery at night taking photo's could give cause for suspicion of such skullduggery.
The Ghostess
|
|
30/Dec/2006, 2:13 pm
|
Send Email to The Ghostess
Send PM to The Ghostess
|
SPIRichard
Head Administrator
Global user
Registered: 07-2006
Location: Swadlincote
Posts: 954
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Cemeteries.....Photographing and avoiding them.
Excellent point Ghostess.
Welcome to the boards too!
--- |
|
30/Dec/2006, 3:08 pm
|
Send Email to SPIRichard
Send PM to SPIRichard
AIM
MSN
|
Dannyftb
Registered user
Global user
Registered: 12-2006
Posts: 6
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Cemeteries.....Photographing and avoiding them.
The Ghostess is quite correct in what she says. However it is council policy in some areas, that after 6:00pm the dead are entitled to their rest as well. If caught in a cemetery late at night with film, a zealous policeman could take action if he found the type of photo that the Ghostess mentioned. If you take your photographs side on to the grave stone, so no details are actually recorded, you should not have a problem other than being asked "Allo, Allo, Allo what's all this 'ere?" and then possibly being done for trespassing if it's at night. A lot of the big cemeteries do have CCTV so beware.
Danny 
|
|
31/Dec/2006, 10:26 pm
|
Send Email to Dannyftb
Send PM to Dannyftb
|
Thee Druid
Registered user
Global user
Registered: 01-2007
Posts: 30
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Cemeteries.....Photographing and avoiding them.
If i might make a small humble suggestion, if you decide on a doing an investigation at a cemetary or graveyard, wear lots of warm clothing, evening on a summers night cemetaries are blinking cold places to be and I'm sure you wont want to move into one before your time 
Dru.
|
|
4/Jan/2007, 8:40 pm
|
Send Email to Thee Druid
Send PM to Thee Druid
|
willieonebat
Registered user
Global user
Registered: 02-2007
Posts: 72
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Cemeteries.....Photographing and avoiding them.
About going into cemeteries at night comes from horror films, some people are so gullible they will belive anything.
|
|
2/Mar/2007, 9:01 am
|
Send Email to willieonebat
Send PM to willieonebat
|
SPIRichard
Head Administrator
Global user
Registered: 07-2006
Location: Swadlincote
Posts: 954
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Cemeteries.....Photographing and avoiding them.
quote:
willieonebat wrote:
About going into cemeteries at night comes from horror films, some people are so gullible they will belive anything.
Agreed, if spirits are around us all the time then why go to a graveyard? it is purely for the horror effect.
--- |
|
2/Mar/2007, 10:16 pm
|
Send Email to SPIRichard
Send PM to SPIRichard
AIM
MSN
|
Full House
Registered user
Global user
Registered: 03-2007
Posts: 21
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Cemeteries.....Photographing and avoiding them.
quote:
However it is council policy in some areas, that after 6:00pm the dead are entitled to their rest as well
Without showing disrespect to those whose remains are in the Churchyard, I felt a little humour on reading this.
Yes, it is policy with most councils to lock the cemeteries at a certain time each evening, but to suggest that they are entitled to their rest, when they are not really there is a poor excuse in a way don't you think?
I would think that vandalism would be more of a reason for doing so. There are some strange people about these days who may enjoy such a macabre pastime as desecrating graves. But normally I cannot imagine anyone either wanting to get into a cemetery OR breaking out of one.
Those in there - are too happy enjoying being alive again in a different dimension to want to be 'resting' anywhere. 
Last edited by Full House, 16/Mar/2007, 10:05 pm
|
|
16/Mar/2007, 10:04 pm
|
Send Email to Full House
Send PM to Full House
|
Add a reply
Powered by AkBBS 0.9.5b - Link to us
- Blogs
- Hall of Honour
- Chat
Click here to get your own free message board
|
You are not logged in (login)
Board's time is: 25/Nov/2009, 4:00 am
|
|
|
