Vancouver Olympic organizers are fending off criticism about a chain link fence that surrounds the Olympic cauldron to keep visitors from getting too close.

People are flocking to the flame and have resorted to hoisting each other up or shooting through the links to get that perfect picture.

"I wish that you could go closer it's hard to get a picture with a giant fence around it," said Kasia.

The fence keeps visitors back about 100 metres from the flame and is reinforced with concrete barriers.

VANOC says it has heard the complaints and will consider changing the fence.