RE: [Leica] INdia and photography

["Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>]

Thanks Claes, 

You need cash to shoot in the Taj.  What I did was hire a local guide who
ensured I had no problems.  There is an age old expression, "to ask approval
is to seek denial.  Bring cash as money speaks well and loud!"

Peter K

- -----Original Message-----
From: Claes Bjerner [mailto:claes.bjerner@pi.se]
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 11:25 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] INdia and photography


> But again, they did not prevent me from taking photos whether at the Taj
in
> Agra, various sites in Dehli or in Pune in the south.
>
> Peter K

For shooting professionally inside the well guarded Taj Mahal you need a
special permit issued by the Ministry of Tourism in New Delhi. All the power
to you, Peter, if you managed to bring in your equipment without a permit.

But the main obstacle to getting a good picture in India are the curious
crowds of people trying to look into your lens from only inches away. Right?

Claes