Roßla

Roßla between traffic routes and corridors

Larger traffic areas run through Roßla, which stand out clearly next to the small residential streets. Fields border on the outside, and the landscape becomes hillier in the background. The change in usage can be better captured on a large scale than on the basis of a single building.

The axes on the outskirts

In Roßla, long traffic axes stand at right angles to the small-scale development. These differences in size are particularly understandable in the aerial photo when at least one branch into a living area can be seen.

A traffic route gives direction to an aerial view. From above you can see where the route is, where it adapts to the terrain and where another path crosses it. An easily recognizable crossing is particularly useful for an illustration. It arranges the section in the larger network and brings together different proportions. A second look along the route can then show how the line from the first image continues into the adjacent landscape.

Field boundaries as a benchmark

On a map, fields become similar areas. In the aerial photo they differ in color, structure and processing direction. A bright dirt path divides two plots, a row of trees interrupts the straight lines. In such places, the size of the open hallway is better understood than by just looking at the horizon. Color changes should initially be left as an observation. Which crop is growing in a field or when it was cultivated can often only be determined from a single photo with additional local knowledge.

What the roofs reveal about the floor plan

A city center can often be read by its roofs. Where narrow gables are close together, the street space is also divided into short sections. A large, connected building interrupts this sequence. In the aerial photo you can follow the direction of an alley from such an interruption. For an illustration in a smaller format, a section with just a few easily distinguishable roof groups is worthwhile. In a large print, however, the spaces and small changes in direction are allowed to keep their place.

Warm tones within the series

Among the 4 photos in the gallery, shot 3 and shot 2 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 April 17, 2020 for shot 4 and shot 1. The time interval between these two views is approximately one minute. ISO 100 and an exposure time of 1/200 second are recorded for both files.

For a selection of moving images, the gallery contains 2 linked clips. Among them is “Rossla in Saxony Anhalt from the air”. Under Aerial Videos the preview leads to the aerial photographer's respective offer at Adobe Stock.

An image for spatial documentation

In the case of a technical system, the direction of view determines which relationships can be explained. The course is clear along a traffic axis, and across it often the connection to the neighborhood. Both questions are valid for a project portrait. The aerial photographer can treat them in separate views. When publishing later, it will help to organize the selection according to these questions. Two visually different images can otherwise repeat the same information, while an entrance, a crossing or the connection to a neighboring property remains incomprehensible.

More aerial photos for comparison

Two further articles invite comparison. In the first, Berga (Kyffhäuser), another detail is in the foreground. In Berga, fields adjoin the development on several sides. After that, Sittendorf is a good option. In the photos, Sittendorf lies between wide fields in front of a long, dark ridge.