P3D Tripods in DC

["Andrea Blair" <asblair@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>Harry Richards wrote: We plan to visit Washington,DC in conjunction 
with the NSA Convention. I work strictly with a tripod(and a cable 
release). I heard somewhere that tripods are a No-No in some areas of 
DC. Does anyone have any knowledge of this? Be sure to visit our room 
and table at the Convention. Thanks.<<<

There is a restriction on tripods on Capitol Grounds, which incorporates 
all of the monuments, so I'm told. I have know several people who have 
been stopped and questioned by the Capitol Police. You may be able to 
apply for a permit at the Capitol. Try calling first. When my club has 
gone to the Botanic Gardens, we have always arranged ahead of time to 
have a tripod permit.

I know a funny (and true) story related to this topic. Two photographers 
went to DC at Christmastime to photograph the decorations. They went to 
the Capitol and set up their tripods. Well, sure enough, the police came 
and started asking all sorts of questions and telling them they couldn't 
use tripods, etc. Well, the cop was only talking to one guy; the other 
one was getting all the shots he could while the officer was being 
stalled by his buddy! I wouldn't recommend this method, but it goes to 
show you it can be done!

Hope this helps.

Andrea S. Blair
asblair@xxxxxxxxxxx

p.s. There seems to be a fair number of people coming to the DC area in 
conjunction with NSA. If you would like to get together with the local 
stereographers, e-mail me off the list with the dates you will be in the 
area. I'll make some calls and see what we can come up with. There's 
nothing like have a "local" to show you the sights!  {:>)

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