Comments | geckoman: Running around Arlington and D.C. 9-23-12

geckoman

Running around Arlington and D.C. 9-23-12

Nov 24, 2012 09:24

Spent the morning running around D.C. with my friend gramarye1971, went to Teaism, the National Portrait Gallery [was told to stop taking photos, so that's another place I can add to Avery Island that I can no longer go to...] Had a great time ( Read more... )

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flamingophoenix November 24 2012, 22:35:26 UTC

At a guess, I'd say the no-photos rule is because it's easier to enforce "no photos at all" than "only non-flash photography." But IDK.

meggins November 24 2012, 23:29:51 UTC

Flash photos can be damaging to some works of art, and there can also be concerns about unauthorized reproductions. It's probably just easier to ban picture-taking outright. I caused a stir in a museum once by asking if it was okay to take some photos of some paintings they had on the walls. (This was a small museum in Dumferline, Scotland.) It wasn't that they objected to my taking photos; they'd just never had anyone ask before!

I can also tell you right now, do not

geckoman November 24 2012, 23:33:46 UTC

Well, I was recently in Lexington and went to the burial site of Robert E. Lee and they requested no photography and I complied with that request, though I wonder about that since he is actually interred in a crypt below the site.

flamingophoenix November 25 2012, 18:28:00 UTC

People get weird about death and dead people. It is best to not argue with them, because they get very upset.

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geckoman November 25 2012, 01:21:48 UTC

LOL!! I was going to say something about 'inhaling' but that's the winner for this evening!