Bassum

Bassum in the surrounding area of ​​Lower Saxony

From above, Bassum appears as a series of residential streets, leafy properties and fields further out. In the overview, the groups of houses can be clearly distinguished from each other. A narrower section shows which streets connect the core with the more loosely built-up peripheral areas.

From the core to the open hallway

Near Bassum, a road to the edge of town reveals where the development opens up. From the green plots inside it leads gradually to the larger agricultural areas.

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.

What becomes visible on the edge of town

On the edge of town, several scales come together in a small section. On one side there are individual buildings with gardens and driveways. On the other hand, a single open area sometimes takes up as much space as several streets. This change can be shown in the picture over a common edge. A section in which the border between the two areas remains visible even when displayed narrowly is suitable for a website. The motif then retains its local reference even in the mobile view.

Field boundaries as a benchmark

From a greater height, the field appears to be an orderly floor plan. A closer look shows how the paths change direction at curves, embankments and property boundaries. When selecting images, it is helpful to preserve at least one of these transition points. It turns a colored area into a piece of actually used landscape. For an article about the surrounding area, even the inconspicuous edge of a field can explain more than a wide section that only shows numerous plots as small spots.

Shades of green in the image

For a direct image comparison, use shot 3 and shot 2 from the gallery with 7 aerial photos. 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.

According to camera data, Shot 4 and Shot 1 were taken on July 20, 2019. There is a gap of around 3 minutes between the two pictures. The exposure time was 1/120 second for the first of the images mentioned and 1/100 second for the second.

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

A townscape for chronicle and community

For a local chronicle, the outer edge of the development is just as interesting as the middle. That's often where things change first. A meadow becomes a building site, a driveway is given a new route, a single house disappears behind the larger trees. If you want to talk about the same place again later, a dated overall view is helpful. You can agree with the aerial photographer on a point that should remain in the image when repeated. A street intersection is usually better suited for this than a moving object on the side of the road.

Related motifs in the aerial photo archive

The article Twistringen offers another perspective. In Twistringen you can see a striking amount of green between the houses. In the gallery Goldenstedt there is a different focus. The Goldenstedter series shows the near edge of a body of water as well as open fields and loosely built-up settlement areas.