: Figure 7.8 How an oblique aerial photograph is taken
: Figure 7.7 An oblique aerial photograph
Oblique photographs are taken at an angle. Features nearer to the bottom of the shot appear larger than those at the top. The bottom of the picture is called the foreground and the top is called the background. Some parts of buildings may be hidden, and on high oblique pictures you can see the horizon, as in the photograph above.
Naming locations on an aerial photograph
When giving location on an Ordnance Survey map, we give grid references. On aerial photographs, we divide the photograph into nine sections. The name we give each section depends on the type of photograph.
Location on vertical photographs
North-west North North-east
Location on oblique photographs
Left background Centre background Right background
West
Centre
East
Left
Centre
Right middleground middleground middleground
South-west
South
South-east
Left foreground
Centre foreground
Right foreground
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Geographical Skills for Second Years: Ordnance Survey and aerial photograph skills
