Abolishing flash is wholy reasonable and likely so tripods as well.
The rest of their argument is 200% hoggwash!
St P's reasoning is to protect the copyright granted to one or more high
paying pro photogs so as to secure his / her sales of church images.
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] St Giles Cathedral - Edinburgh
> As to why not in St Pauls:
>
> "Q Why am I not allowed to take photographs in the cathedral?
>
> A Even outside of service times St Paul's is a place where visitors can
> seek
> solace and comfort. Photography can be very distracting, especially when
> you
> take into consideration the large number of visitors that come into the
> building on a daily basis. In the past St Paul's has, as an experiment,
> relaxed the photography rule. However, the combination of camera flashes
> and
> groups queuing up to pose for photographs under the dome led to the
> conclusion that allowing photography would greatly detract from the
> spiritual life of the Cathedral."
>
>>From the St Pauls website FAQ.
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hudson [mailto:OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 08 July 2012 21:09
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] St Giles Cathedral - Edinburgh
>
> I wonder why photography is allowed in Salisbury Cathedral [or was on my
> last visit a couple of years ago] but is prohibited in St Pauls and St
> Giles
> ?
>
> jh
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
> To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 12:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] St Giles Cathedral - Edinburgh
>
>
>> Since we seem to condone bootleg photography (!) here's a trio from St
>> Paul's Cathedral in London, where photography is also not allowed :-) -
>> but
>> the policy is usually better-policed than at St Giles, regrettably (I was
>> lucky enough to have an in-house 'minder', and did not use the camera in
>> the
>> more public areas).
>>
>> The crossing from the Whispering Gallery, which gives a good feel for the
>> interior of this architectural wonder, different from any other English
>> church:
>> http://www.hemy.me.uk/img/P5110150.jpg
>>
>> The Geometric Staircase, with Anthony Gormley's 'Flare II':
>> http://www.hemy.me.uk/img/P5110151.jpg
>>
>> Wren's original 'Great Model' of his initial Cathedral design - rejected
>> as
>> being un-Cathedral-like! Now over 300 years old, and housed within the
>> building which developed from it:
>> http://www.hemy.me.uk/img/P5110156.jpg
>>
>> Piers
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: 07 July 2012 21:11
>> To: Olympus mail list
>> Subject: [OM] St Giles Cathedral - Edinburgh
>>
>> Here are a few shots of St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh from July 2011
>> (where photography is not allowed).
>>
>> --snip
>>
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