Delirium <delirium(a)hackish.org> writes:
The main trick is how to get high-quality
photographs of paintings
without a flash, since both do prohibit tripods.
One can ask for an exception. When I was a student I was allowed to
take some pictures of Low Saxonian art objects with a tripod. Some day
I may find these old shots again.
The no tripod rule is often based on the experience that some kinds of
tripods can damage floors.
No flash can be justified because some of these old things can be
eventually be damaged by repeated exposure to bright lights.
The increasingly improved quality that can be achieved with digital
photography has the effect of making the rules about flashes and tripods
less relevant.
Ec