night photography

Tripods — TSA and the Airlines, updated

by Ned Levi on January 21, 2013

Many travelers are taking high quality camera gear while traveling including tripods. While tripods aren’t prohibited by TSA from carry-on, into airplane cabins, sometimes TSA agents and airline gate agents have refused to permit them into the airplane cabin. Ned Levi updates the tripod situation for air travelers and suggests how to take a tripod while traveling.

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My Tripod is Verboten! What do I do?

by Ned Levi on February 15, 2010

Ned Levi notes that many travel sites now ban the use of tripods and monopods, and discusses alternatives, so you are able to take sharp, detailed photographs even for night photography, when using long lenses on your DSLR, low light conditions anywhere, etc.

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