Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wonder how much those museum visitors without cameras are permitted to stand in front of paintings or scupltures? Perhaps having a camera doesn't always mean creating a back-up in traffic flow. This past summer in the Vatican Museum, I had a camera and took many pictures but my walk through the museum was periodically impeded by those just standing and looking - without cameras. Robert Clark Lancaster, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 2:50:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Leica] No photography in Museum > Actually?the reason is more for practicality than anything else.? > > Photographers can make unwanted noise with DSLR's clicking away in a quiet > museum; they can cause obstruction and annoyance to other visitors, esp if > they shoot multiple images from various angles or use tripods; their > flashes > can be irritating and distracting to say the least; and the very act of > shooting (meaning framing, focusing, adjusting WB, etc) takes time and > thus > can cause human traffic jams, especially at the popular exhibits. > > Yep Traffic jams. At the Louvre and the MET and National Gallery of Art. This issue may be people don't need to be treated like they are cattle. Mark William Rabiner _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information