Dorfprozelten

Dorfprozelten from the river to the slope

Dorfprozelten is a built-up strip on the Main. There is little open space between the water and the wooded ridge, so the houses clearly follow the course of the valley. This elongated form of town can be better understood from a greater distance than from a single riverside street.

The long Main town

In Dorfprozelten, the forest and the Main lie on different sides of the development. The aerial view shows these two boundaries at the same time, explaining the elongated shape of the settlement.

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.

How the place changes from the inside out

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.

What the treetops reveal

A forest changes the view of every structure and every path that lies on its edge. From one side the treetops cover the lower area, from another a small gap opens. Photos in which the boundary between open space and vegetation can be clearly seen are particularly interesting. They explain which parts of a motif are visible. In a description, it is possible to distinguish precisely between the section depicted and the terrain hidden by the foliage.

Warm tones within the series

Among the 8 photos in the gallery, shot 8 and shot 3 provide a good starting point for the comparison. In the second view, warm reds and browns have more weight than in the first. Red-brown and yellowish areas are particularly noticeable next to cooler surfaces. What is interesting when comparing is whether they are concentrated on a single object or appear spread out across the entire view.

The camera captured July 1, 2020 for shot 1 and shot 5. The time interval between these two views is approximately 4 minutes. The exposure time was 1/500 second for the first of the images mentioned and 1/400 second for the second.

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

Explain the course of the river in the picture

For a publication about a river, it is worth explicitly naming the bank side if it is known. The left side of the photo and the left bank of the river are two different details. The photo can look in any direction, the bank name follows the direction of flow. Anyone who describes a desired view to the aerial photographer can therefore orientate themselves on a bridge, a settlement or an easily identifiable section of the bank. The same reference points make it easier for the reader to orient themselves later when the river appears to be going in a different direction in the next shot.

More aerial photos for comparison

Two further articles invite comparison. In the first, Faulbach, a different detail is in the foreground. At Faulbach, the elongated parts of the hydraulic structure form a clear contrast to the soft bank of the Main. After that, Kirschfurt is a good option. Near Kirschfurt, houses, fields and traffic routes are located in a small area next to the Main.