Phobias

**Peadar** · 19/01/2006, 9:24 AM

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

the flash photography ban I get ...as it's standard practice in museums and galleries everywhere

A little bribe for the guard at a tomb and he let me use flash in ther.
Got some great pictures.

As for the museum, it's perfectly understandable when dealing with such ancient artifacts.

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

the tripod thing is a bit odd.

I'd say it's down to the fact that they take up so much room and if everyone bought one, you'd have people tripping over them and it would be hard to see anything.

It's funny watching all the American students getting caught trying to sneak a camera in because they're too tight to pay the additional charge.

**Hither green** · 19/01/2006, 10:26 AM

Sorry to add to the tangent. I always assumed the tripod thing was to do with picture quality - that their profits on souvenirs would be down if you get a load of photographers in taking top quality photos with flashes and tripods -I mean why would you need to when you can by a yellowing postcard that's been sitting in the sun since the 70s.