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UER Forum > US: Northeast > Richardson Olmstead doing tours again this year (Viewed 6993 times)
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Richardson Olmstead doing tours again this year
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http://www.richard.../tours-and-events/

Looks like they are doing tours again this year. I went a couple years ago and it was pretty cool. Of course I ignored their nonsense onerous photo waiver. I don't see it mentioned as prominently on their site now. But whatever... even if they still have one, it's not an issue in practice, IMNSHO.




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Re: Richardson Olmstead doing tours again this year
< Reply # 1 on 3/24/2014 9:39 PM >
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I was just thinking recently about going to this.
What exactly was the deal with taking photos in the past?




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< Reply # 2 on 3/24/2014 10:25 PM >
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no tripods




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< Reply # 3 on 3/25/2014 12:24 AM >
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Isn't this where it's no tripods and you have to sign away all of your pictures to them for their own usage? Or I could be confusing two different places.




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< Reply # 4 on 3/25/2014 2:21 AM >
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This is like the Castle of Cagliostro of UrbEx, would love to explore this -alone- someday. So uh...How much is admission?




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< Reply # 5 on 3/26/2014 1:52 PM >
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The tours are very much worth the money, especially since it goes directly toward saving the building. When I went last year they never followed up and asked me to provide them with any photos.




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Re: Richardson Olmstead doing tours again this year
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Isn't this where it's no tripods and you have to sign away all of your pictures to them for their own usage? Or I could be confusing two different places.


In the past, it was no tripods and sign a form relinquishing copyright of your photos to Richardson Olmstead.




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< Reply # 7 on 3/27/2014 2:15 AM >
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Seems like they are becoming more photographer friendly.




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anybody ever try the string trick?

I don't know how well it even works, but just might be sufficient.




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< Reply # 9 on 3/28/2014 4:00 AM >
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Seems like they are becoming more photographer friendly.

Nope. I got into it with them perhaps half a year ago on the Richardson Olmsted Facebook page, and they still see nothing wrong with their policy.



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Here's the old thread about these tours:
http://www.uer.ca/...=1&threadid=101583




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Thanks for all the info everyone and for that link.

I'm am getting less interested by the minute to take the trip there at all




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I would go and take the tour if you have any interest at all. It's worth the effort, I think. A great building, and they are doing good things with it. When I went a couple years ago, we saw a lot of hidden areas, unrestored, etc. - it was quite cool. I managed to use a small hand-held tripod discreetly w/o much trouble, resting on nearby objects when need be and shooting quickly. It worked out fine. Their attempt at restricting rights/usage would not hold up if challenged, IMNSHO, so just ignore anything about that, I'd say. I wish they would show off more of the unrestored areas, maybe they will this year - hard to say. If anyone goes, please post info here or in another thread on how it is.




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Despite any photography issues, I definitely plan to attend one of these. It's a spectacular building and it will be nice to be able to see it without the constant paranoia of being caught in such a closely-watched place.




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Bizarre that they want the photos people take. Abd yet don't let people use a tripod. Sick bastards.




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Their attempt at restricting rights/usage would not hold up if challenged, IMNSHO, so just ignore anything about that,

Actually it would, if you sign away your rights.




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no, it likely wouldn't, for various reasons. One, they'd have to take you to court to try to enforce it, chances are they don't care enough to bother to do so. There would be additional ways to challenge it beyond that as well.

IMNSHO, a moot point anyway.

I think they do have "photography" tours on the schedule, which would likely allow using a tripod.


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Actually it would, if you sign away your rights.






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no, it likely wouldn't, for various reasons. One, they'd have to take you to court to try to enforce it, chances are they don't care enough to bother to do so. There would be additional ways to challenge it beyond that as well.

IMNSHO, a moot point anyway.

I think that they would, considering how anal they are about their photo release.




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They just announced/posted their list of tours for this year on their site, btw. They have a few photo tours, and some other in-depth tours listed. Definitely worth a visit for anyone who hasn't been there. Although a bit overpriced, the money ends up going to help restore the place so ultimately it's probably worth it.




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Booked! Been wanting to do this for some time, look forward to maybe meeting some of you yahoos there!!




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