"Forbidden photos" Vacherie Travelogue by grandmaR

Photo I took without flash

The brochure for this house said that photography was allowed. I took the first picture while waiting for the tour, and as the tour guide came in I took this picture. I was not using flash, but she told me that photography was now forbidden because of insurance concerns.

I felt scammed.

Especially because the furnishings weren't even original but were all 'of the period'.

Dining room table from behind people

We went into the next room, and my back was hurting me, so I sat down on the floor and took this photo of the dining room table.

Photo I took of myself in the mirror

As we left the dining room I took this one which I later cropped down to show just the area with my face.

Detail of the dining room fireplace

And a detail of the dining room fireplace which had some historical significance.

Upstairs in the nursery

And then I took one upstairs (shooting from the hip

Photo through the window-me reflected in mirror

I feel that anything visible through windows is fair game. Flash can't hurt, even if I was the kind of person who took flash photos.

Bedroom through the window

This one I had to do some editing on to remove window reflections