USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54 Posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 3061 times:
Hi,
I've recently received an email from an NTSB investigator about a photo of mine of an aircraft which crashed a couple of days after I took the photo...the email came from an ntsb.gov email address and I googled the name to be sure that it is legitimate, and infact it is...he is the one in charge of the case of the crashed aircraft in question...the email doesnt specify any use for the photo, only that I send them to him...I've never received such a request before and I'm not too sure about what to do...any advice and suggestions would be much appreciated...
Thanks so much,
Greg
Chief A.net college football stadium self-pic guru
Andrewuber From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2528 posts, RR: 44 Reply 1, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 3054 times:
I'd send it! Right away! It's a beautiful thing to help out the NTSB!!!
Sulman From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 2029 posts, RR: 35 Reply 2, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 3005 times:
This is one instance where I wouldn't feel good about a fee. Just my personal feeling.
Whaley From Netherlands, joined Oct 2001, 44 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 2957 times:
I'd say mail the raw and/or highest resolution unmodified picture you have, and ofcourse you may include a polite request to be informed of what the investigator is planning to do with it. Personally, if I were the photographer I would be glad to give them the non-exclusive right to use the photo in anything related to the accident, like the investigation itself and the resulting report(s).
USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 5, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2876 times:
It's not on a.net, unfortunately...its a rather terrible photo that I took from an aircraft as we taxied past it and only has any significance because of that a/c's fate...thanks again for your advice, I appreciate it!
Greg
Chief A.net college football stadium self-pic guru
Tappan From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1538 posts, RR: 46 Reply 6, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2855 times:
Greg,
How did this guy see the photo if it was not on a.net?
USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 7, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2848 times:
It is on another site...I posted here because I feel l would get the best advice from here as you guys are the most experienced and know just about everything about anything with what to do...
Greg
Chief A.net college football stadium self-pic guru
RomeoKC10FE From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 216 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (8 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2843 times:
What type of A/C is was it, where can we see it, how about a link.
Cancidas From Poland, joined Jul 2003, 4112 posts, RR: 13 Reply 9, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 2716 times:
i'd send the picture. perhaps, somthing there might be relevant in the investigation. i wouldn't argue about compensation, govt agencies aren't likely to put them on websites. just ask that they credit ou if they ever do use it in any publication.
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Rotor1 From Tajikistan, joined Mar 2003, 230 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 2694 times:
Tell them you'll trade -- One of those nifty blue windbreakers with NTSB written on the back for use of the photo. I've gotten lots of t-shirt for photo trades, this should be no different.
Then again, they might be investigating you. Looking for proof that aviation photographers cause airplane crashes... an attempt to end the hobby.
-Mike
The best aviation photo I've ever taken was rejected by Airliners.net
Spacecadet From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3277 posts, RR: 14 Reply 12, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2684 times:
I hope the trade idea was a joke. We're talking about a photo of a crashed aircraft, and it sounds to me as if they're asking for it to directly assist in or support an investigation. (There's no other reason they'd need a "terrible" photo of an airplane taken from the window of another airplane - they could easily get a perfect photo of almost any aircraft if they just wanted to show what an aircraft looked like before a crash. There must be something they see in the photo.)
Give them the picture, no questions asked, no strings attached. If it's such a bad photo to begin with, I don't even see why you'd care what's done with it. Not every photo is worth defending to begin with, and if the NTSB is asking for it in relation to an investigation, I think you have a moral obligation to give it to them.
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USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 13, posted (8 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2675 times:
Allright, all is said and done with, I sent him an attachment with the photo...also requested that if possible that my name be credited if used in a presentation or government publication...I got an acknowledgement that he received the picture fine, and no further questions so Im going to assume thats the end of the matter...
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