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

[Varró Norbert <varron@xxxxxxx>]

Two years ago you could purchase a photo permit at the entrance of Taj
Mahal. 
I don't remember the exact prite . The first two hours of the morning
they will let you for sg. like 15 dollars.
Well worth it, most people will stay away and not stick in your picture.
Take the fast train from Delhi - do NOT go by car or taxi - it takes 6-8
hours of constant fear for your life.
The Taj is closed on Mondays.
Use gray card - the Taj is very white indeed.
Good luck.

Norbert

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> From: 	gbraun@xxxxxxxxx[SMTP:gbraun@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 	Monday, January 25, 1999 10:35 PM
> To: 	panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 	Permits for tripods (Was: Santa Barbara Soap)
> 
> 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!
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