Harry have you ever thought of doing standup comedy at Vegas- Don't hear much from Rodney Dangerfield -who by the way has his own website.Please keep us chuckling we need it to break the stress of museum life.-have a good one! Len Hambleton - Objects Conservator North Carolina Museum of History 5 East Edenton Street Raleigh NC. 27601-1011 [log in to unmask] 919-715-0200 x244 "Information in the spirit of sharing,catch the wave!" Opinions expressed in this message may not represent the policy of my agency > -----Original Message----- > From: Harry Needham (Tel 776-8612) > [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 1998 4:28 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: effects of Electronic Flash on paper, paintings, > etc. > > As I thought I had said, we discourage them from photographing > ORIGINAL works > of art. As far as I am concerned, they can shoot away at repros till > the cows > come home, provided they don't bother other people. I find that most > of the > people who photograph museums these days come with video, rather than > still > cameras, and the low-light capabilities of modern video cameras > eliminates the > strain on both the artifacts and the people, unless you get clipped on > the head > by some idiot panning without watching what he/she is doing! > > Harry Needham