Faulbach

Faulbach am Main and at the lock

At Faulbach, the elongated parts of the hydraulic structure form a clear contrast to the soft bank of the Main. Location and slope are added to the overview. If you look along the complex, you can correlate the width of the river and the size of the neighboring houses.

Hydraulic engineering and local banks

At Faulbach, the lock is a clear landmark in the river. The built-up banks show how close the technical intervention is to everyday life in the place.

A river changes its role with the direction of view. Across the water you can clearly see how close the development is to the bank. A view along the run connects several sections that appear separate from the street. A particularly vivid image is one in which there is a prominent bank in the foreground and a second reference point further back. The eye can then follow the distance between them itself. A picture caption is achieved by indicating which side of the river the main motif is on.

Where a structure limits the water

A straight or evenly curved edge is immediately noticeable on a naturally structured bank. In the overview it can be viewed together with the adjoining water area and the access routes. The closer views, however, make the transition from the solid structure to the water visible. When writing an editorial description, it is worth briefly explaining the location of this part in the overall picture. The view from above shows its external form, while statements about operation or performance require other sources.

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.

The distribution of blue tones

If you browse through the 10 aerial photos, you can stay at shot 1 and shot 4 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.

For Shot 1 and Shot 6, the same day is noted in the image files, July 1, 2020. The recording times recorded are less than a minute apart. The exposure time was 1/500 second for the first of the images mentioned and 1/800 second for the second.

A moving view is also available. The clip “Faulbach 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

An image path along a body of water can follow the direction of flow. In order for readers to understand the transition between the local views, they need a recognizable reference point for each section. This can be a crossing or a significant bend. Whether water can still be seen on the left or right of the finished print also depends on the page format. It is therefore worthwhile for the aerial photographer to know whether a wide double page or a narrow single image is intended. A cut-off bend in the river can significantly change the view of the town.

Related motifs in the aerial photo archive

If you are looking for related motifs, you can start with Kirschfurt. Near Kirschfurt, houses, fields and traffic routes are located in a small area next to the Main. It's worth taking a second look at Dorfprozelten. Dorfprozelten is a built-up strip on the Main.