photographs - geography

Photographs Geography

Skills in Geography

Photographs for Geographers

Geographers use photographs for:Describing the natural and human

environmentCompare different places around the worldShow how places change overtimeSave 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