Law enforcement encounter at COSTCO parking lot
On 12/23 I was capturing some great images at the Costco parking lot- aircraft short final for JFK RWY 31R. The moon had risen in the afternoon Northeast sky, so I was getting some "extra production value" for my efforts. Its was sunny, crisp and ripe for good picture taking. A fun day, right? After shooting for a little while outside of my parked car, I noticed a uniformed Nassau officer observing me from his unmarked cruiser. He finally stepped out and approached me. He asked what I was doing, where I came from, what I do with the photos. The expected questions, ya know. One sort of funny thing he threw at me was "I noticed that you photographed two consecutive JetBlue planes. Do you only shoot JetBlue?" First time I was ever asked that. It's not like we can control the sequence so, not sure what law enforcement could learn from that question. Anyway, the officer warmed up to me once he realized I was no threat. He let me in on the fact that this concerned citizen "George C." had reported me by 911. Whoa. That kind of spooked me and now I'm a little reluctant to go back to that spot. I know there's no rational reason why I shouldn't, but I guess it's just that now I associate that place with the hassle of being reported to the police. Anyone else have an experience like this at the parking lot?