It was refreshing to spend time at Longwood Gardens and be among serious flower photographers!  Visitors had some pretty impressive equipment in the Conservatory and along the Garden Walk where the tulip display was in full bloom.  More and more often, photographers who shoot with more than a cell phone or point and shoot camera are discriminated against for having quality equipment. Many public events (such as concerts, etc.) don’t permit cameras with interchangeable lenses and some don’t allow photography at all.  This has even seeped into the dog show world where I have been asked on several occasions not to photograph, but others with smaller cameras were allowed to take photos as much as they wanted.  It is very disheartening.