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Grado | October 2010
An audio tour or audio guide provides a recorded spoken commentary, normally through a handheld device, to a visitor attraction. They are also available for self-guided tours of outdoor locations, or as a part of an organised tour. It provides background, context, and information on the things being viewed. Audio guides are often in multilingual versions and can be made available in different ways. Some of the more elaborate tours available include original music and interviews, offering an experience more comparable to an audio documentary than to a traditional guided tour. Traditionally rented on the spot, some audio guides are free or included in the entrance fee, others have to be purchased separately.
In my photos of the Lookout Fire by Painted Cave yesterday, I didn't show the guide plane. It flies ahead of the fire bombers on the same path, and lays down a smoke trail for them to follow. Once I figured this out, it was easy to capture photos of the bombers dropping their loads. (San Marcos Pass, 17 October 2012)
The bomber pilots get all the glory, but these pilots are just as important!
A brand new project I've started working on this summer is my 'Audio Guide' series.
As I was walking around Stonehenge I noticed something that had been bothering me on my last few visits to big old attractions. It was quiet. Abnormally quiet. Especially when you consider the volume of people visiting there.
When I was little there were noisy groups following one guide, waving their arms around expressively in just about any given language. You could stand and listen for a while (feeling like a naughty hanger on) or you could browse the informational placques dotted in relevant places. Now, there are Audio Guides.
They are probably interesting, I must admit I've never taken one, but as a photographer I like to soak up the scene with sights, smells, sounds and all. Now I began to notice couples distanced from each other. Groups in uncanny silence. Spectators with blank, distant looks.
And I began hipshooting with the iPhone, trying to capture the same expression I was witnessing over and over again.
I guess this is a small study for what could become a much larger project for me and my 5d. Heck I could even use the Pentax 6x7 because no one would notice the sound of the shutter. They are too busy listening to the Audio Guide.
The path to the cave where Zeus was born is a little steep at times. So may people take a guide with a donkey to ride uphill. These to greek fellows where waiting for their customers to return from the cave.
About The Series: The focal press guides, usually but not always written by the indefatigable W. D. Emanuel are a treasure trove for collectors of cameras. Not for the sections on how to use individual cameras (which do, however contain a great deal of good sense) but for the descriptions of different models. They are the first source to go to if you want to know the difference between (for example) an Ensign Selfix 16/20 Model I and an Ensign Selfix Model II or how many elements the Trinar lens in your Regula camera has
Ayub, one of our guides, was adept at spotting and calling animals. The use of official guides is important for the care and protection of the animals – and for the livelihood of the local community. Gunung Leuser National Park is a UNESCO heritage site, and the only habitat of the few remaining Sumatran orangutans…
Check out my PhotoBlog post on Gunung Leuser National Park in North Sumatra:
www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/nature-2/meet-the-locals-gun...
John Mather talks about his Pictorial Guide to Greater Manchester's Public Swimming Pools upstairs in the superintendent's flat, and discusses the area's rich history of swimming champions.
Avant que sa déconstruction ne s’amorce, PJCCI a offert à la population des visites guidées du pont Champlain. Ces visites à caractère historique de 90 minutes, présentées en collaboration avec la Fondation Héritage Montréal, ont eu lieues durant les deux premières fins de semaine de novembre 2019. Les participants ont pu descendre sur le pont Champlain d'origine pour capter des images inédites et vivre une expérience mémorable.
Before the deconstruction starts, JCCBI offered guided tours of the Champlain Bridge to the public for two weekends. These historic 90-minute tours presented in collaboration with Heritage Montreal were offered during the first two weekends in November. Visitors to the original Champlain Bridge can capture never-before-seen images and enjoy a memorable experience!