Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-golly!bennison From: bennison@golly.DEC Newsgroups: net.rec.photo,net.travel Subject: Re: cathedral photography in England Message-ID: <854@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 10:06:59 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.854 Posted: Mon Mar 4 10:06:59 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 6-Mar-85 03:46:08 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 30 Xref: watmath net.rec.photo:1091 net.travel:1176 --- Some words of warning about cathedral photography. Some cathedrals in England do not allow photography. Some allow it by permission only. (How do you get permission? I never bothered trying, so don't know.) Some allow photography only on certain days (Tuesday afternoons for example). Some do not allow tripods, period. Some do not allow flash photography. All have concessions that sell slides, which explains some of the prohibitions. Some have a small fee for a photography permit. Lighting conditions are very difficult in most cathedrals. I highly recommend that you write ahead to the cathedrals you plan to visit to find out the restrictions, so that you can plan accordingly and get all the permits or whatever ahead of time. I also recommend that you have a smaller bag in which you can stash what you need for a given cathedral. Many of them have towers you can climb up in, but the passageways or spiral staircases are very narrow and frequently used for two-way traffic. A big bag will really get in the way. All the things I've said above apply doubly for many government run tourist locations, e.g., Windsor Castle, the crown jewels, etc. Outside the entrance to the crown jewel exhibit they have a plastic bag hanging from the ceiling filled with confiscated rolls of film. A not too subtle warning that they mean business. Good luck and have fun. Sounds like a great trip. Vick Bennison ...decvax!decwrl!rhea!tools!bennison (603) 881-2156