[OM] Tripods and security guards

[James Royall]

I decided to buy the Slik tripod I asked about last week and got a 
Manfrotto head to go with it. Yesterday was forecast to be good in 
London so I spent a couple of hours on Saturday chasing down the thread 
adaptor to mount the head on the pod. At 8am yesterday I arrived at 
Canary Wharf and get stopped at various points by no less than three 
security guards, the last of which tells me I need a permit from the 
press office to use a tripod. Apparently the whole place is private 
property. I could do what I want hand held. I decided to call it quits 
and return with the permit that would let me 'access all areas'. So I 
headed into The City where patterns on a building site appeal. I set up 
to again be asked to stop taking photos by a site guard who really 
seemed like he had nothing better to do. The same thing happened when I 
borrowed a tripod and went over to the London Eye before Christmas 
(another piece of private land apparently). I didn't realise that a 
tripod brings with it such suspicion and prohibition. Is this just a UK 
phenomenon? Is it just something you have to get used to if you want to 
get a steady shot? I never thought that I would be stopped so much just 
wandering the streets.

James



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