Re: Permits for tripods (Was: Santa Barbara Soap)

[Jesse Goff <jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have had trouble with this all over the place.  Unfortunately sometimes
the best practice is to dress like a tourist, put equipment into backpack,
use very small fast tripod and move very fast.  Only because many times
getting a permit in a forgeign country can be a BIG pain in the ass.  In
mexico last year I was working for UNESCO doing panos of UNESCO world
heritage sites with appropiate paperwork and full-blown photographic
working visa and they still wouldn't let me in.  (The frickin' jerks)  So I
went back and pretended to be a tourist with a duffel bag and got the shot.
A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do...  //



>I'm planning a trip to India and discovered that I also need to have a
>permit from the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to use a tripod at such
>sites as the Taj Mahal and other historic locations.  I don't know what the
>permit would cost, but in any case I don't have the time on my schedule to
>visit the ASI office in New Delhi.  I'm hoping that I can purchase a permit
>at the Taj directly (or pay a little "baksheesh" if anyone hassles me.)
>Has anyone had any experiences with this in India?
>
>Gary
>
>
>At 1:17 PM -0800 1/25/99, M. Denis Hill wrote:
>>I've been chased from the Trocadero in Paris for shooting with a RoundShot
>>on a tripod sans permit. The next day, when I went to the palace at
>>Versailles, I investigated the price of a permit: $5000 per day!
>>
>>It seems, in France, that an amateur can't use a tripod, and a
>>professional must pay through the nose. I learned that an amateur cannot
>>get a permit, even if willing to pay the price.
>>
>>C'est ca, mes amis!
>>--
>>M. Denis Hill | Area 360 Communications | Coupeville, Whidbey Island,
>>Washington, USA
>>360-202-6373 | mailto:denis@xxxxxxxxxxx | http://www.area360.com
>>Documentation, photography, marketing communications









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