Interesting pov and I see the American flag proudly flying high.

Excellent POV! One have to be reasonable with the gorillas.

Yep, I just love taking pictures when they tell you that you can't do it. I got some of my favorite shots at Japanese temples that don't let you take pictures.... Guess they are worried about terrorists. And yes, what about all the people who do carry GUNS. Doesn't make sense to me. Glad you got this shot off. Good going. Great POV. Aloha

Love the perspective here..American Air Lines Center is very beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us :)

Well worth the confrontation, great work.

How strange that he didn't want you to take pictures of the hotel. It is a public establishment, and you were on public property. Dallas is in the U.S., last I heard, and it's hard to believe he'd try to enforce such a ridiculous rule. Anyway, you got a fabulous shot...as you always seem to do.

Excellent shot. Amazing how our freedoms are just being peeled away little by little, isn't it? Bunny

I certainly thought you must be laying on your back to take this one! Great pov.

A super capture and I would have told the gorilla off too. I wonder why they had the tents there to spoil the grandness of the building, perhaps that is where the gorilla came from. A promotion of some kind perhaps.

A wise move on your part Richard! ;) Cool Capture & effect! Bravo!

interesting encounter...i probably would have told him to shove it...great shot of this place ;)

A stunning wide angle capture and a wise attitude on your part I think ! Well done!

Thats such BS! I would have got an atitude with him. Fantastic shot though, worth the trouble. Love the perspective!

Richard, your photo is amazing. . . clearly wide angle to get the glorious wide scope view over everything, yet without fisheye distortion, the flagpoles are stright and parallel. Must be a distance, beautiful blue sky center, and photographer's skill thing!!! If only one could get these firms to be responsible when they mis-inform people on public property of their rights. IANAL, but believe: 1) We can take pictures of anything in view from public streets and sidewalks. 2) A model release is required if commercial gain is made when clearly identifiable people are in an photo. 3) There may be some slight limits on use of pictures with a prominate trademark in the image, again mostly related to commercial use and sales of a similar cataegory item related to the trademark. 4) Things we cannot take pictures of are behind military base fences. Above are only my opinions, your milage may vary. We need a law that states whenever someone tries to deny us our rights of assembly, association, free speech, etc., they must provide the basis of their claim to us in writeing, signed, identifing their full name, date, time, the contact information for thier registered agent in the state, and proof of a (say 10 million dollar) bound which will be forfeited and given to us if they in any way have miss-informed us or denied us our rights. This must include not only private firms that in any way dela with any subset of the public, but police, fire and rescue, FBI, etc. They can have preprinted forms so it will not be a hardship, they just better be right if they ever interfere with individual rights. Pointing to a sign on the wall, or just making a verbal claim that denies rights should not be tolerated and those officials and employees who do so should pay consequences when this happens. No form like mentioned above, that individual is in hot water, a form is given but is baseless, the organization forfeits the bound amount in full to each and every individual for each and every instance of infraction and the exexcutives are held responsible in court for further civil and legal proceedings "Our liberty we prize, and our rights we will maintain!"

Wonderful capture Richard, good thing the guy didn't tackle you! I agree with you about the sensation of falling.

You right about people like that. I too was on a sidewalk takeing photos of a foundton of a person home. the foundton was almost on the sidewalk and the lady of the house with her daughter came out and demaned what I was doing. I told her I was takeing photos of her lovely foundton and I was on the sidewalk; never step on her land. She was still mad at me. I just walked away. A big car then drive up but no one talked to me out of the car. But you right ake me wonder about people I had some encounters lol Oh the shot is wonderful

Excellent photo! Wonderful work! :-)

Fantastic Image Richard! Well done with your gorilla training!

bah toss the gorilla a banana and tell him to stick it lol was probably a rent a gorilla anyway excellent shot man, been right there a few times and never seen it quite like that

AWESOME PICTURE, GREAT PERSPECTIVE and very good idea of this architecture !!!

The jerk! Exelent capture!

The vanishing point is behind you. Suspicion is obnoxious. It even leads to canned stories reported in court filings. The old saying is lies, pernicious nonsense and suspicion. I never got into commercial aviation because Crandall opposed me. In an open way like a road race course not like a maze. I could make my own decisions to stay away. and I did. I only approached executive aviation and the non-skeds.

I see his connection, ie. - "homeland security", American Airline Center, transportation surveillance, and camera. Well, next time wear a turban and he won't say a thing.

Spectacular shot Richard! I hope you pulled tongues at him when he wasn't looking! lol Steve :o)

~Fantastic~ Camera Angle is Superb... EXCELLENT!! ^5^ Sharing Beauty with Respect is part of our Freedom :-}

So colorful Richard, what a great shot! [=

awesome :-)

Great perspective and shot..impressive subject --thanks for taking your life in your hands to get it for us....

Great architecture and love how you have framed this capture. Excellent...

Very nice perspective and work!