Some Things I've Seen
At the nude beach, I have met guys who pride themselves on grabbing expensive cameras, cell phones, and other photography equipment from snappers who offend them, and then see how far they can throw it all into the ocean. Those incidents usually end with the photog heading for home ASAP not to be seen again.
I have seen several good fights between photogs, whom the other guys claimed were pestering their wives or girlfriends by hovering around them, taking nude shots. It took the police to rescue the photogs, who were lucky that most beach regulars keep the direct local police numbers in their mobiles and immediately called for help.
And the regulars keep watch and text each other when a, usually fully dressed, snapper is around. Minimally, they take his picture for future reference, but may also send some big guys to encircle and "talk" to him.
I don't know how we seem to always get onto this topic around WNBR time, but if you do one of the rides you have to know your picture is going to wind up online for all the world to see. I was delighted to see one of my exes pictured riding in London yesterday, I know she was fully aware that there would be thousands of cameras taking her picture, and she actually likes that because she has always looked great only in her skin. On the other hand, there are a lot of people who go to the nude beach who don't expect anyone to take their picture, and see things very differently.
People pointing cameras at you on a nude beach can be annoying. If you have ever experienced the true "voyeurs," who get a true kick out of possessing intimate pictures of strangers, that gets creepy. These guys wait in the parking lot to "record your whole day." They are organized and when you get out of your car you hear several other doorlocks pop open. When you're undressing you look around and several are taking your picture from different angles using hand signals to communicate. Then you come back to your blanket to find one camped nearby talking on his phone, but really it becomes obvious he wants particular closeups. It's creepy. When this happens to women they cover up, leave and never go back to that beach again.
On the other hand, I've had dozens of also nude women take my picture on their cell phones without asking, I heard one even asked her boyfriend to take it, and I never expected the pictures to go very far. Once I fell asleep to wake up to a fully nude woman circling me taking pictures from all angles. She was reasonably attractive, but it was still a bit weird, and I can understand why women would object if the tables were turned.
Sometimes there are straight guys, who are beach regulars, who pull their cameras out to take random pictures. I always shoot them a disapproving glance and they stop taking them in my direction. One guy was taking my picture when it was getting dark, and his flash went off. Without me saying a thing he apologized, and showed me that he was erasing the picture.
Going to the nude beach is an enjoyable experience, and I don't want to ruin it for myself, or discourage women from going there. I know this is sacrilegious on this website, but I leave my camera at home when I go to the nude beach. (like Klondike left his at home for his local Portland WNBR) There are plenty of women who don't mind having their nude pictures taken and distributed, and then there are those who only want to be seen nude in person for some very good reasons.
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