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 01/07/2010 11:25:07 AM · #26
Originally posted by mk:
Tripods are a pita to have in public spaces if you're anyone but the photographer. I'm glad there are rules against them and I wish they'd implement the same for SUV-sized strollers.


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 01/07/2010 12:27:00 PM · #27
Originally posted by dickwilhelm:
I agree with MK. There are multiple reasons to be hassled if using a tripod in public spaces especially those with limited space. Am wondering if anyone has had similar experiences with a mono-pod? Should think that would eliminate a number of issues.


I have never had anyone give me a hassle about using my monopod, and I still manage to get decent existing light photos in museums. Here are a couple from the Thomas A Edison estate at a DPC GTG a couple of weeks ago. The monopod helps with stability, as well as allowing me to concentrate on framing the shot when I am shooting smaller items. It's also good for getting the impossible "how'd he do that?" angle.
The monopod is also a much handier item for swatting a pesky guard than a tripod is.


They do allow the use of tripods on the grounds there, but of course, this is way down South, where things are a lot more relaxed and friendly.
01/07/2010 04:27:49 PM · #28
Originally posted by mk:
Tripods are a pita to have in public spaces if you're anyone but the photographer. I'm glad there are rules against them and I wish they'd implement the same for SUV-sized strollers.


There's a work around for the people pushing the SUV strollers. Use the stroller as a stable platform by attaching a gorilla pod :P
 01/07/2010 04:30:33 PM · #29
Originally posted by faidoi:
Originally posted by mk:
Tripods are a pita to have in public spaces if you're anyone but the photographer. I'm glad there are rules against them and I wish they'd implement the same for SUV-sized strollers.


There's a work around for the people pushing the SUV strollers. Use the stroller as a stable platform by attaching a gorilla pod :P


Now THAT is a good idea! (speaking as one who'll be a Dad again in a few months)
 01/08/2010 03:44:00 AM · #30
Just too many cameras...
 01/08/2010 05:04:20 AM · #31
RE: What is so threatening about a tripod?

I get hassled ALL the time!
01/08/2010 05:11:19 AM · #32
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
RE: What is so threatening about a tripod?

I get hassled ALL the time!


LOL W/ Ken.
 01/08/2010 06:12:41 AM · #33
Originally posted by raish:
Just too many cameras...

Very enjoyable article. What really amused me - "He has that dead-eyed, mouth-gaping, eminently slappable face we all have when we hold our camera phones a foot in front of our faces and click, click, click." Sounds like a lot of people I know.
 01/08/2010 10:22:39 AM · #34
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
RE: What is so threatening about a tripod?

I get hassled ALL the time!


That's funny Ken : )
I seem to only get hassled when I use my tripod with image stabilization.


01/12/2010 04:27:02 PM · #35
"Yakatme (He was upset that you spilled the beans on his little known secret about how to get sharper pictures indoors without boosting ISO. If he allowed you to set up your tripod then he would no longer have the advantage and everyone would know.)"... ROFL!!!

Tripods and big lenses make people assume you are more pro and more paparazzi(even if you are very different from them) and ultimately more menacing. To many of them, if you are a "serious pro who uses a tripod" you are making good money off their image or property and you shouldn't because they own that... The joke is on them, when they think that a large(for a consumer) kit lens is better than your puny 50mm 1.4...

Message edited by author 2010-01-12 16:28:08.
 01/12/2010 06:01:37 PM · #36
You could always join your local fire department. I've never been bothered. It could have something to do with the fire department shirt, badge, jacket, and/or ID I wear.

*shrug*

Or it could have something to do with me living out in the middle of nowhere and nobody cares what I take photo's of. *grin*
 01/12/2010 09:32:43 PM · #37
Originally posted by mk:
Tripods are a pita to have in public spaces if you're anyone but the photographer. I'm glad there are rules against them and I wish they'd implement the same for SUV-sized strollers.

No, an inconsiderate jerk is a pita to have in a public place, whether he/she has a tripod, camera, stroller, or whatever. A tripod does nothing on its own.

I get tired of being punished for others' inconsideration.
 01/12/2010 09:51:17 PM · #38
Originally posted by mk:
Tripods are a pita to have in public spaces if you're anyone but the photographer. I'm glad there are rules against them and I wish they'd implement the same for SUV-sized strollers.


I agree, just try loading those things in and out of a minivan. :(
 01/12/2010 10:21:25 PM · #39
Originally posted by kyoshi:
The joke is on them, when they think that a large(for a consumer) kit lens is better than your puny 50mm 1.4...


Oh, absolutely. I have had fun taking the battery pack off of my camera and using only my 50mm f/1.8 for what looks like an insignificant camera that I can surreptitiously take pictures with. It's fun because no one realizes what great shots can be had at a surprising distance.
 01/13/2010 08:54:03 AM · #40
I went to visit the Dom (Cathedral) in Mainz, Germany. I broke out my tripod and had an official tell me I couldn't use it. Yes, they were afraid of someone selling images of the Dom. I explained to him that I had been stationed there with the US Army 20 years prior and i just wanted to get some good shots for myself. He told me that usually you have to go to the main office and get permission, but he said he'd turn a blind eye for a few minutes. Being nice and respectful really helped me out. Not so much when I tried to go up and take some shots on the observation deck of the Stratosphere Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.I can understand their liability point there though. And I will say that the hotel security was VERY polite and respectful also.
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