Wertheim

Wertheim between castle and river

In Wertheim, the castle towers over a densely built-up core. The Main and the mouth of the Tauber make the city's location unmistakable. In the narrower view, roofs and banks form a coherent figure, while the wider view includes the land opposite.

The city at the confluence

In Wertheim, the castle can serve as an upper reference point and the river as a lower reference point. The many small roofs in between make it an understandable view of the entire city.

The system can be told from two distances. The overview first clarifies how much space the building takes up on its hill or on the bank. The view then turns to a characteristic corner, the transition between two wings or the opening to a courtyard. This order is clear for an editorial article because readers can find the detailed section on the overview image. This is particularly helpful when multiple towers or wall edges obscure each other in a single view.

Follow the watercourse in the picture

At the river it is worth taking a second look at both edges of the picture. Sometimes a road ends there and continues along the water in the next section. In another place, a line of trees frames a stretch of bank. Such clues connect the place with its river valley. For a double page spread, you can choose an overview showing the course and juxtapose it with a close-up view of the shore. It helps if at least one bend in the bank or a building can be found in both motifs.

What the roofs reveal about the floor plan

A city center can often be read by its roofs. Where narrow gables are close together, the street space is also divided into short sections. A large, connected building interrupts this sequence. In the aerial photo you can follow the direction of an alley from such an interruption. For an illustration in a smaller format, a section with just a few easily distinguishable roof groups is worthwhile. In a large print, however, the spaces and small changes in direction are allowed to keep their place.

Shades of green in the image

To switch between two of the 29 aerial photos, shot 20 and shot 3 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 29 and Shot 15 are among the views from July 1, 2020. According to the camera's time information, there are approximately 8 minutes between the two images. ISO 100 and an exposure time of 1/500 second are recorded for both files.

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

Communicate architecture and location together

Anyone who has visited a building themselves often remembers the entrance and the first view upwards. In the aerial photograph, these exact areas can disappear behind a roof or a wall. A suitable caption helps to connect the tour experienced with the spatial overview. For an aerial photographer, planned use is therefore a good starting point. A view for a site plan needs clear outer edges. An image for the cover page may focus more on the interaction between the building and its surroundings.

Related motifs in the aerial photo archive

Two additional views can be used in the archive for comparison. The first can be found under Kreuzwertheim. Kreuzwertheim and Wertheim lie opposite each other on the Main. The second belongs to the article Miltenberg. Miltenberg stretches between the Main and a wooded slope.