If you’ve watched the movie “Cider House Rules,” you know that there are rules to follow when living in the Cider House. Using a tripod (or even monopod) in a public venue also calls for some common sense rules that show courtesy to others (and other photographers) around you. Of course, you may decide to break some of the rules (like in the movie), but Gareth Glynn Ash writes in Black Star Rising why you shouldn’t break his “Tripod Use Rules” and end up being “that guy.”
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Where is the article?
Hi George,
Sorry the link was not more obvious. Click on “that guy.” in the article
or:
http://rising.blackstar.com/dont-be-that-guy-with-the-tripod.html