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Croatia's coastal towns in the aerial photo archive
A look at the Croatian Adriatic coast can show the shape of a bay or the close relationship between houses and water. The local series for Omiš, Trpanj and Dubrovnik can be accessed separately in the F4 archive. This helps to assign the motifs to the correct coastal landscape.
Explore the Adriatic coast through its towns
For a Croatian coastal route, Trpanj and Dubrovnik can be related to each other. In the small harbor bay and on the city wall, the water takes on a different role.
At the sea, the direction of view changes the picture even over a short distance. If you look almost parallel to the coast, you will see ledges and bays one behind the other. From a steeper view, the actual contour of the bank is easier to follow. A piece of open water can deliberately remain in the cutout. It gives the land a recognizable outer edge and creates distance between two shapes extending into the sea. In a publication, an indication of the location together with the name of the visible stretch of coast helps to classify this view more precisely.
How the bay opens
The two sides of a bay do not have to take up the same amount of space in an aerial photo. Often the closer headland obscures part of the opposite bank. A higher view opens up the space in between and shows the transition to open water. This makes a second view particularly valuable for depicting the location. While one image explains the location on the coast, the other can show the sheltered interior area, where the course of the shore and the use of the land are more clearly visible.
Start the image search from the intended purpose
The starting point of an image search can be a specific spatial question. If the image is intended to explain the location, a wide view with reference points makes sense. If it is about a single building, its shape may take up more space in the section. Before making your selection, it is worth comparing the size you plan to use later. A photo that has its strength in small details in a large format can be significantly less understandable in the narrow column of a website.
The distribution of blue tones
If you browse through the 24 aerial photos, you can stay at shot 7 and shot 17 for a comparison. In the first excerpt, shades of blue play a smaller role. In the second shot, blue areas take up more space. Blue can extend over a large contiguous area or only appear in individual parts. What also counts for the effect is whether these areas extend to the edge of the picture or surround the main subject.
The camera data for shot 1 is May 18, 2019, and that for shot 13 is August 20, 2020. When making a comparison, the time distance should therefore be taken into account in addition to the chosen viewing angle. The dating belongs to the individual photo. The exposure time was 1/120 second for the first of the images mentioned and 1/800 second for the second.
For a selection of moving images, the gallery contains 95 linked clips. Below is “Croatia from a bird’s eye view”. Under Aerial Videos the preview leads to the aerial photographer's respective offer at Adobe Stock.
Select the coastal view for a photo series
In a coastal view, water is both a motif and an open space. Whether a large piece of sea remains in the picture depends on the story. When reporting on the shoreline, it holds different landforms together. For a portrait of a coastal town, the development may need more space. An aerial photographer can take this difference into account when choosing the angle of the image. When publishing, it's worth taking a final look at the final format so that a headland or riverside path at the edge isn't accidentally cut off.
Related motifs in the aerial photo archive
If you are looking for related motifs, you can start with Croatia – Trpanj. In Trpanj, the pier forms a bright line in the turquoise water. It's worth taking a second look at Croatia - Dubrovnik. In Dubrovnik, the red roof of the old town stands out clearly from the Adriatic.