Spay

Spay on the narrow bank of the Rhine

Seen from the water, the Spayer houses form a long strip in front of the slope. From the air, streets, banks and vegetation form almost parallel lines. A view along the Rhine shows this expansion more clearly than a narrow view of the town center.

The built-up strip on the river

At Spay you notice how little width there is between the slopes and the water. The houses are oriented along the bank, which gives the townscape a clear longitudinal direction.

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.

Light and dark areas of the image

If you browse through the 5 aerial photos, you can stay at shot 2 and shot 1 for a comparison. In the first photo, light and dark areas are closer together in tonal value. In the second shot the contrast is more pronounced. When switching between photos, it is worth looking from the lightest area to the dark areas. The greater the distance, the more individual contours can stand out, even in a small preview.

For Shot 3 and Shot 1 the same day is noted in the image files, December 9th, 2018. The recording times recorded are less than a minute apart. 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

If you are looking for related motifs, you can start with Filsen. At Filsen, gardens and fields form an open area behind the buildings on the Rhine. It's worth taking a second look at Kreuzwertheim. Kreuzwertheim and Wertheim lie opposite each other on the Main.