Photographs - Geography

Photographs Geography Skills in Geography

Photographs for Geographers
Geographers use photographs for:
Describing the natural and human environment
Compare different places around the world
Show how places change overtime
Save many words by when describing features in our world

What are these photographs showing us?

Types of Photographs Ground-Level Photograph Oblique Photograph Vertical Photograph Satellite Imagery

Ground-Level Photographs
Shows an area as if we were standing and looking at the site.
Features in the foreground usually appear larger and features further away appear smaller

FOREGROUND BACKGROUND

What interactions are shown in this Photograph?

Oblique Photographs
Photographs that are taken at a high point taken at an angle.
These can be taken from aircraft such as a plane or hot air balloon.
Can also be taken from a cliff looking down at an oblique angle
Using this angle we are able to discover more of the features in the background

Oblique Photos allow the viewer to see more in the background then Ground-level Photos Randwick Racecourse UNSW Eastern Suburbs Pacific Ocean

Vertical Photographs
Usually taken from a specially equipped plane with a camera mounted underneath – pointing straight down.
The maximum tilt of the camera is 3° degrees, If it goes over this angle it will be classified as an oblique photograph
These photos will show less detail but more area of the environment

Check the shading on the baseball stadium, this shows it has been taken at a specific time of the day

Satellite Imagery
A satellite is an object that orbits a planet. These are able to capture larger areas of the Earth’s Surface.
Gathering information from satellites is called Remote Sensing.

Satellite Imagery shows more land area but less detail

Google Earth Satellite Imagery
Google use satellite imagery to display its maps online:
Visit Google Earth’s Website - http:// earth.google.com /

Photographs show changes overtime -seasonal

Changes in time during the day Gold Coast, QLD Sunrise

Gold Coast QLD, Daytime

Gold Coast QLD, Night time

Changes in different time periods
Glebe Island Bridge

1995 – Anzac Bridge 2008 – glebe and Anzac Bridge

Case Example – Palm Beach

Investigation Questions
1. Which type of photograph shows the most detail of the features? Why?
2. What are the advantages of the oblique photo compared to the Ground photo of Palm Beach
3. What are the differences between the ground photo and the vertical photo?
4. Describe the interactions between human and physical environments in the oblique photo.

Photographs can be used to draw line sketches

How to make a line drawing using Photographs

Photographs can be used to make Sketch (Land-use) maps

Photographs can be used with maps

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Photographs - Geography

by Mr Shipp on Feb 16, 2010

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