"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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From a photographic perspective, the lighting and layout make it very
challenging.

Agreed. Almost none of the pictures I took there were worth a damn.
The scale of the place is just way beyond regular flash photography --
and it's really too dark for anything else.

Do they allow tripods? (My apologies if this came up in an earlier
thread).

If I could get beautiful shots of the extremely low-lit caverns in
Carlsbad, NM using a tripod (and I could), I'd guess that at least one
component of the lighting equation is solveable with a tripod at U-H.

I admit, there's more to getting a great photograph than simply getting a
sufficient exposure. But that's a pretty good start.

Pete

Hi Pete,

Unfortunately, the NASM website specifically calls out tripods as a No-No.

I found out the hard way back in the pre-internet 80s when I brought one
into the museum on The Mall and had a heard of security jump all over me
before I could even shoot one frame.

I was told at the time (and I assume it's still the rationale...) that
tripod legs could be a trip and fall hazard for other patrons.

I also found out that the Capitol Police get uptight when you bring a long
lens (tubular object) and a tripod (for aiming) onto Capitol grounds (and
again, this was back in the mid 80s.) Long story short: I ended up in an
office in the third sub-basement explaining that I was just an amateur
shooter and meant no harm. Still had to sign a couple of forms however.

Jay B