Kreuzwertheim

Kreuzwertheim am Main opposite the castle

Kreuzwertheim and Wertheim lie opposite each other on the Main. The direction of view is therefore important for a representation of Kreuzwertheim. A river view can focus on its own bank location and at the same time explain which section of the Main it shows using the castle on the other side.

Two banks and two place names

Kreuzwertheim offers a counter view to Wertheim Castle. The houses on the nearby side of the Main and the view of the opposite bank help to tell the two places apart.

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.

How the place changes from the inside out

A village view needs a comprehensible starting point. This can be an intersection, a prominent group of houses or the end of a street. From there, the paths to the outskirts of town can be more easily followed in the image. When publishing for readers from outside, a brief location information in the caption helps. Resident viewers are often interested in another level. They are looking for the location of a house, the route of their route to school or a familiar open space between buildings.

The slope of a landscape

It is difficult to estimate how steep a slope is from a top view alone. A street that rises in curves or the staggering of neighboring buildings gives the eye additional clues. The relief becomes even more vivid if part of the valley floor or the bank remains in the picture. Anyone who selects a recording for a location description can pay attention to this connection. It helps to understand the position of individual subjects without having to estimate height differences from the apparent distance in the image.

The distribution of blue tones

If you browse through the 10 aerial photos, you can stay at shot 2 and shot 6 for a comparison. In the first excerpt, shades of blue play a smaller role. In the second shot, blue areas take up more space. Blue can extend over a large contiguous area or only appear in individual parts. What also counts for the effect is whether these areas extend to the edge of the picture or surround the main subject.

For Shot 10 and Shot 1, the same day is noted in the image files, July 1, 2020. The recording times recorded are about 3 minutes apart. The exposure time was 1/640 second for the first of the images mentioned and 1/400 second for the second.

A moving view is also available. The clip “Kreuzwertheim from the air” can be found under Aerial videos. The linked preview leads to inclusion in the aerial photographer's portfolio on Adobe Stock.

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

If you are looking for related motifs, you can start with Wertheim. In Wertheim, the castle towers over a densely built-up core. It's worth taking a second look at Freudenberg. In Freudenberg, rows of houses follow the curved banks of the Main.