Locating Places on Photographs Vertical photographs
To locate features on a vertical photograph, divide it into nine equal squares (figure 1). The location of the feature can be given using the name of the square in which the feature is found.
Top Left
Top Centre Top Right
20 Oblique photographs
To locate features on an oblique photograph, you must first divide it into nine equal squares (figure 3). The location of the feature can be given using the name of the square in which the feature is found.
The areas nearest the camera are called the foreground. They cover smaller areas but will appear larger in the image.
Middle Left
Middle Centre
Middle Right
The areas furthest from the camera are called the background. They cover very large areas of land but appear smaller.
Bottom Left
Bottom Centre
1. Dividing up a vertical photograph
Some vertical photographs will have a north arrow. In such cases, use compass direction (figure 2) when asked to identify the location of features.
North West
North
North East
Left Middleground Centre Middleground Right Middleground
Bottom Right
Left Background
Centre Background
Right Background
Left Foreground West
Middle Centre
East
N
Centre Foreground 3. Dividing up an oblique photograph
Right Foreground
South West
South 2. Vertical photo showing direction 269
South East
Indicate the location of each of the following features in
figure 3: the bridge, a row of houses and a factory.
