Filsen

Filsen at the bend of the Rhine

At Filsen, gardens and fields form an open area behind the buildings on the Rhine. The curvature of the bank gives the place a recognizable shape. Anyone who chooses to look along the river will see how the edge of the settlement separates itself from the slopes in the background.

The open side of the Rhine loop

In Filsen, the river bend is larger than the typical residential scale of individual streets. A shot with space on both sides explains the location of the place on the Rhine.

A river changes its role with the direction of view. Across the water you can clearly see how close the development is to the bank. A view along the run connects several sections that appear separate from the street. A particularly vivid image is one in which there is a prominent bank in the foreground and a second reference point further back. The eye can then follow the distance between them itself. A picture caption is achieved by indicating which side of the river the main motif is on.

Field boundaries as a benchmark

From a greater height, the field appears to be an orderly floor plan. A closer look shows how the paths change direction at curves, embankments and property boundaries. When selecting images, it is helpful to preserve at least one of these transition points. It turns a colored area into a piece of actually used landscape. For an article about the surrounding area, even the inconspicuous edge of a field can explain more than a wide section that only shows numerous plots as small spots.

How the place changes from the inside out

The center of a town can often be recognized from the air by the intersection of several streets. These lines diverge towards the open landscape, the properties become longer and the distances between the houses become larger. Anyone who chooses an image for a location portrait can pay attention to these transitions. A motif with a piece of the surrounding area tells where the place is. A narrower shot, on the other hand, gives people who live or have lived here more opportunities to find familiar buildings in the picture.

Shades of green in the image

To switch between two of the 5 aerial photos, shot 2 and shot 4 can be called up directly in the gallery. In the first image, green areas make up a smaller part of the section than in the second. It's worth tracking the green areas individually. Only in connection with neighboring forms does it become clear what is in the foreground and what belongs to the more distant surroundings.

Shot 5 and Shot 3 are among the views from December 9, 2018. According to the camera's time information, there is less than a minute between the two images. ISO 100 and an exposure time of 1/80 second are recorded for both files.

Explain the course of the river in the picture

An image path along a body of water can follow the direction of flow. In order for readers to understand the transition between the local views, they need a recognizable reference point for each section. This can be a crossing or a significant bend. Whether water can still be seen on the left or right of the finished print also depends on the page format. It is therefore worthwhile for the aerial photographer to know whether a wide double page or a narrow single image is intended. A cut-off bend in the river can significantly change the view of the town.

Related motifs in the aerial photo archive

Two additional views can be used in the archive for comparison. The first can be found under Spay. Seen from the water, the Spayer houses form a long strip in front of the slope. The second belongs to the article Rechtenstein. At Rechtenstein, the Danube follows a forested cut.