| It is fascinating to take a photograph from far above, | | | | position overhead and interpret the scales. They also |
| where people are like little ants, and buildings are like | | | | know how to record infrared wavelengths. While |
| miniatures. Aerial photography allows you to do that | | | | looking at aerial photographs, you should be aware of |
| and so much more! These photographs are taken | | | | a few relevant factors. Understanding the size and |
| from above the earth with a camera placed on | | | | tone, you will be able to differentiate the objects in the |
| aircrafts, satellites, balloons, rockets, kites, skydivers, | | | | photograph-for example, whether a body of water is a |
| etc. The French airman Nadar took the first aerial | | | | pond or a lake.Being able to interpret the shape and |
| photograph in 1858; a picture of Paris taken from a hot | | | | the texture will help you recognize the landscape. For |
| air balloon. In World War I, aerial photography was | | | | example, buildings have a geometrical landscape when |
| used for military purposes. The aviator Fred Zim was | | | | you compare them to hills, and, of course, both will |
| one the famous aerial photographers at that time. | | | | have different textures. Shadows will help in |
| Today it is used such purposes as land-planning, | | | | determining the height of an object. Patterns will help |
| cartography, movies, advertising, environmental studies, | | | | you identify where you are. A park will have an |
| and more.The technology available today has helped in | | | | organized setting of trees, while in a forest the trees |
| advancing aerial photography. Low- altitude | | | | will be random. The geographical location or |
| photographs are possible because of radio-controlled | | | | topography helps in recognizing landforms and |
| models, mounted on radio-controlled aircraft. These are | | | | vegetation. An example is the difference betweens |
| useful for restricted areas and real estate | | | | deserts and valleys. Interpreters also look at the |
| photography. Larger aircraft with longer flight times and | | | | objects in association with others. For example, power |
| greater equipment payload help in photographing larger | | | | plants will never be in the middle of a residential |
| areas.Remote photography is possible because of | | | | area.We can expect many advances in aerial |
| remote technology. The camera is away from the | | | | photography. Technologies like satellite imaging, MSS, |
| photographer on the outside of the aircraft and is | | | | and thermal, hyper spectral, and radar scanning have |
| activated remotely, using a mechanical or electronic | | | | already advanced its scope. The science and art of |
| shutter release. Computers, remote sensing, and GIS | | | | aerial photography is growing by leaps and |
| are being used today. This is especially useful for | | | | bounds.Photographs provides detailed information on |
| cartography. The GIS system integrates aerial | | | | Photographs, Aerial Photographs, Black and White |
| photography, satellite data, and radar imagery into data | | | | Photographs, Vintage Photographs and more. |
| layers. A data tape scans or reads these | | | | Photographs is affiliated with Digital Stock |
| images.Aerial photographers are highly trained, and | | | | Photography. |
| they learn to look at the objects from an unusual | | | | |