Photographers... or misbehaving miscreants?

Well, there ya go.

Article: News - Newport Beach cracking down on beach photographers: "NEWPORT BEACH – With its green cliffs and reef-studded waters, Little Corona del Mar Beach has long been a prime stamping ground for professional photographers.

But as of late, those same shutter snappers have created a not-so-pretty picture at the secluded spot, officials say.

Near sunset, up to a dozen photographers jostle for angles on the small sandy stretch. Beach-goers are being shooed from backgrounds of wedding-party portraits, and tripods are being plopped into crustacean-laden tide pools.

'They're just so focused on their photo, they ignore everybody else's rights to be on the beach,' said Marty Capune, a Newport Beach film liaison, adding that Little Corona's popularity has turned it into a 'shooting gallery.'

With complaints coming in almost every other day, officials have begun dishing out $100 citations to professional photographers who don't have permits."