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Frankfurt and its skyline from the air
Frankfurt's silhouette is easy to recognize, but the local gallery combines different types of images. The location-specific labeled aerial videos are particularly helpful for a concrete view of the city. Your preview images show, for example, the transition from the individual high-rise building to the skyline and the street network.
Select Frankfurt city views specifically
In the Frankfurt collection, examples of photographic applications and motifs expressly designated as Frankfurt alternate. Anyone who selects a recording for a report about the city can use the name of the district, the recognizable skyscraper outline or the labeled video motif as a guide.
In tall buildings, the silhouette changes with every viewing angle. Two towers that stand close together from one direction reveal a wide gap from another perspective. In a shot for a city performance, such a gap helps to recognize individual buildings. A piece of surroundings at the foot of the houses is equally important. It shows how the large buildings arrive in the street space and what scale neighboring buildings, squares or traffic systems have in comparison.
The different light of the city
At night, light and dark surfaces tell a different story than during the day. Streets remain visible as lines, while green spaces and unlit facades recede. A bright spot easily attracts more attention than the intended subject. When it comes to publishing, it helps to take a look at the small preview. If the location is also recognizable at this scale, the recording works as an introduction. When viewed larger, the transitions between the warm light of the streets and the darker buildings can be seen.
Start the image search from the intended purpose
The starting point of an image search can be a specific spatial question. If the image is intended to explain the location, a wide view with reference points makes sense. If it is about a single building, its shape may take up more space in the section. Before making your selection, it is worth comparing the size you plan to use later. A photo that has its strength in small details in a large format can be significantly less understandable in the narrow column of a website.
In the Aerial Videos section there are 110 clips for this article. An example is “Frankfurt at Night from the Air”. Its preview leads directly to the video in the aerial photographer's Adobe Stock portfolio.
An image for spatial documentation
For documentation over several years, the exact excerpt is just as important as the date it was taken. It makes sense to have a fixed reference point that should also exist at the next appointment. Temporarily parked vehicles are of little help. A street intersection or the corner of a building is usually easier to find again. An aerial photographer can record the direction of view along with the image number. If you later put two prints next to each other, you can more easily see the difference between a structural change and a simply different perspective.
More aerial photos for comparison
Two additional views can be used in the archive for comparison. The first can be found under Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt at night first appears as a network of light. The second belongs to the article Eschborn. In Eschborn, tall office buildings are surprisingly close to fields.
When you look at Frankfurt am Main, you can delve deeper into a detail. After dark in Frankfurt, what is striking is how clearly the light network connects the individual parts of the city. A shot with a tower in the foreground can therefore be easily combined with a steeper view of the streets. The first shows the skyline, the second its urban substructure.
Another connection can be seen in the selection of images for Eschborn. An office district like Eschborn Süd takes on a second appearance in the evening light. The illuminated windows describe individual floors; the arable land next to it can almost only be traced by its outline.