Berga (Kyffhäuser)

Berga at the foot of the Kyffhäuser

In Berga, fields adjoin the development on several sides. Streets run through the town in elongated lines, with the Kyffhäuser rising in the background. Anyone who leaves a piece of the open corridor in the picture makes the situation on the edge of the mountains particularly easy to understand.

Village and ridge

In Berga, the houses on the outskirts of town are broken up into individual properties. The field corridor makes the direction of this transition more obvious than a close look at the core.

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.

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.

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.

Shades of green in the image

If you browse through the 4 aerial photos, you can stay at shot 2 and shot 4 for a comparison. 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.

For Shot 4 and Shot 1, the same day is noted in the image files, April 18, 2020. The recording times recorded are about 4 minutes apart. ISO 100 and an exposure time of 1/320 second are recorded for both files.

A moving view is also available. The clip “Berga Kyffhäuser” 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

Anyone who wants to show their family their place of origin often first looks for their own house in the aerial photo. When publishing for the community, the task is different. Even a non-local reader should be able to easily follow the path from the core to the landscape. An aerial photographer can start from the same terrain for both purposes and choose the section differently. What counts for the family portrait is the recognizability of a specific property. When it comes to the townscape, however, it is worth adding a little more surrounding area, even if it means that the individual roof appears smaller.

Related motifs in the aerial photo archive

If you are looking for related motifs, you can start with Sittendorf. In the photos, Sittendorf lies between wide fields in front of a long, dark ridge. It's worth taking a second look at Bassum. From above, Bassum appears as a series of residential streets, leafy properties and fields further out.