Obersinn

Obersinn in the green valley

At Obersinn, the houses lie like a narrow band between meadows and wooded heights. The view follows the shape of the Sinntal and gains depth when several valley bends remain in the picture. A closer detail shows how directly the gardens border the open hallway.

The meadows along the Sinn

In Obersinn the open meadows continue along the valley. The development only takes up part of this area and the direction of the valley can be clearly seen.

The location in a valley is made clear in the aerial photo by the lateral boundaries. A nearby slope pushes forward in front of a distant one, and the valley floor opens up in between. If the section is too narrow, it can easily give the impression of a flat surface. A shot with a bit of a slope at the edge of the image preserves the context. Orientation is particularly successful when there is also a familiar size comparison, such as a street or a house. The eye can then better assess the depth between the individual landscape levels.

Preserve open land in the picture

A meadow may look almost empty in a small preview. The larger view shows paths, individual shadows or transitions to neighboring properties. As a foreground, it creates distance before the view reaches the houses or the next slope. This distance is often an important part of the composition in landscape photos. If it is pruned too much, the development will appear denser. A deliberately wider section, on the other hand, shows what space the open land actually takes up.

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 16 aerial photos, shot 7 and shot 5 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 9 and Shot 1 are among the views from May 10, 2019. According to the camera's time information, there are approximately 2 minutes between the two images. ISO 100 and an exposure time of 1/500 second are recorded for both files.

The Aerial Videos section supplements the photos with 4 clips. The aerial photographer's photographs linked there include “Obersinn in Bavaria from the air”. The relevant video page on Adobe Stock can be opened using the respective preview.

Select landforms for a landscape portrait

A single contour line can shape the impression of a landscape and yet reveal little about its extent. For a printed panorama, it is worth looking at the widest view first and then at a section of the same area. In a small format, a foreground with a clear contour can become more important than the most distant peak. If you plan a new view with an aerial photographer, you can make this decision based on the intended page layout and clarify in advance which part of the landscape definitely belongs in the picture.

Related motifs in the aerial photo archive

Two additional views can be used in the archive for comparison. The first can be found under Mittelsinn. Mittelsinn fits into the wide green valley floor of Sinn. The second belongs to the article Geroda. The development of Geroda stretches between meadows and fields through a shallow valley.