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By the way, just to be clear -- I'm not trying to subvert the system.

The nominal purpose for the photo pass is to limit the number of number of people trying to get up close to the field to take their pictures. I used ours to go into one of the upper decks -- out of everyone's way. Usually I did this unchallenged, but once or twice the guards seemed to decide people needed a special pass to go up there..