$250 Ticket, amature photog shooting on a tripod in NYC without a permit?

[paul ron]

Try here: http://www.nppa.org/member_services/advocacy/

It seems like they will defend any photographers

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Thanks I'll contact them.

I called the news and they seem very interested. Perhaps a public beating is what they need to make this stop? Ticket for tripods n now to throw someone off the beach for taking pictures, obsurd.

Brian, How do I care for an egret till the court date, I got em right here and he's not talking?

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[David A. Goldfarb]

Orchard Beach is part of the NYC City Parks system, which has different rules from the City, which generally allows tripod use without a permit on outdoor city property by a group of fewer than five people, as long as it doesn't involve setting up lights, wiring, sets, etc., and doesn't obstruct roads and sidewalks. The City Parks guidelines are here--

http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_newsroom/film_photo_guidelines/parks_film_photo_guidelines.html

Much seems to be left open to interpretation, if you don't have a permit, but usually when I've been questioned while photographing with a tripod on City Parks property, it's been about commercial use, and the officers have taken me at my word when I've said I was not shooting commercially.

Central Park seems most liberal about enforcement of these rules, allowing even commercial wedding photography, small-scale model shoots, and bird photographers with tripods and big glass, as long as it isn't too obtrusive and there aren't, say, officious production assistants with walkie-talkies keeping passersby out of the shot.

There are also NY State Parks within city limits, and they have different rules, and MTA property has its own rules.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Thanks Dave, that explains away some of the confusion.

Steve

 

[paul ron]

I did check the parks dept and city rules, Orchard Beach is not on the restricted list as are some parks in NYC, nor is photogrtaphy illegal on the beach or a permit needed for tripods... as long as you are not comercial nor blocking the flow or controling the flow of pedesttrian or car traffic as in the NYC mayor's office rules n regs. Tripods are considered hand held devices, not comercial equipment, and fall under no permit required to use em.