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I think we were discussing this a couple of days ago. I went to the
observation deck at the top of Rockefeller Center today. I carried a photo backpack with a tripod dangling from it. At the security checkpoint on the ground floor, they told me I wasn't allowed to open the tripod. I went upstairs, and as dusk fell I used the tripod as a monopod anyway. The deck has three levels, the bottom two of which have safety glass with small openings between them. If you go up there, you can stake out which cracks are big enough to fit a lens through - some are, some aren't. This is the typical view at dusk: http://trupin.smugmug.com/gallery/954699/1/119507865 This is from the second observation level, looking towards the east and down at the first level: http://trupin.smugmug.com/gallery/954699/2/119509682 The best part is that unlike the Empire State Building, you actually get the Empire State Building in the view! |
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On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:51:00 -0800, Cynicor wrote
(in article ): I think we were discussing this a couple of days ago. I went to the observation deck at the top of Rockefeller Center today. I carried a photo backpack with a tripod dangling from it. At the security checkpoint on the ground floor, they told me I wasn't allowed to open the tripod. Heh. At the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, they will not let you take your tripod at all, and if you have too nice of a camera they will warn you not to take pictures for money -- they have a tight contract with the concessionaire up there. Nice work on the pictures. Beautiful pastel tones. |
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C J Campbell wrote:
On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:51:00 -0800, Cynicor wrote (in article ): I think we were discussing this a couple of days ago. I went to the observation deck at the top of Rockefeller Center today. I carried a photo backpack with a tripod dangling from it. At the security checkpoint on the ground floor, they told me I wasn't allowed to open the tripod. Heh. At the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, they will not let you take your tripod at all, and if you have too nice of a camera they will warn you not to take pictures for money -- they have a tight contract with the concessionaire up there. The only thing I wanted to see in Las Vegas was the road back to the airport. But what would they do if you did take pictures and sold them? They don't own the view. Although I didn't figure out a good, accessible place to take a picture from Apex - Vegas does look kind of cool, sitting there from afar. Nice work on the pictures. Beautiful pastel tones. Thanks - the only way to get nice tones with that is by using Windows-based editing programs. |
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Cynicor wrote:
C J Campbell wrote: On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:51:00 -0800, Cynicor wrote (in article ): I think we were discussing this a couple of days ago. I went to the observation deck at the top of Rockefeller Center today. I carried a photo backpack with a tripod dangling from it. At the security checkpoint on the ground floor, they told me I wasn't allowed to open the tripod. Heh. At the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, they will not let you take your tripod at all, and if you have too nice of a camera they will warn you not to take pictures for money -- they have a tight contract with the concessionaire up there. The only thing I wanted to see in Las Vegas was the road back to the airport. But what would they do if you did take pictures and sold them? They don't own the view. Although I didn't figure out a good, accessible place to take a picture from Apex - Vegas does look kind of cool, sitting there from afar. Nice work on the pictures. Beautiful pastel tones. Thanks - the only way to get nice tones with that is by using Windows-based editing programs. I'd say, that in spite of your being hobbled by such a program, your artistry overcame your software limitations....nice pix. -- JOhn McWilliams |
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Cynicor wrote:
The best part is that unlike the Empire State Building, you actually get the Empire State Building in the view! I've heard it said that the best thing about taking pictures from the CN Tower is that it's the only place in Toronto that DOESN'T have a view of the CN Tower... |
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