Ok, so a local conservation group got in contact with me this evening. the council is giving permission for a huge housing estate to built in the town where I live.
Heres the email
Hi Amy-lee
Photographs are a powerful tool for us.We have a pressing desire for photographs of a particular type ! Views from the Chevin / Farnah Green back towards Bullsmoor.
These will illustrate that the AVBC view that due to the 'topography of the land' housing cannot be seen from the derwent valley is a falsehood.
I am not sure if this long distance photography is in your sphere ? Even your expert opinion on it would help us!
I would like to elaborate more but await to hear if this is too specialist.
Thanks for your kind interest .
Bob Large
Ok, so I think that im getting an idea of what this is going to entail, but for it to be put forward to the council in a representation I need to make sure that everything is absolutely bang on, its going to be facts vs facts right?
So I am thinking I need details of the border specifically and a walk around to see exactly where the new builds could be over viewed from the valley estate, obviously taking into account the height of the new builds in relation to the surrounding photography,, does anyone have any other ideas to make this work? If im going to do this I want to do this right and to the best of my ability, I have a 300mm tamron lens with a 2x converter, so I think I have the reach to do it,,
anyone have any ideas of anything else I should be considering before I meet these guys?
I review site developments for a living and my recommendation is to think less about reach, but creating a more holistic view of how the project will look from where you are standing
I would take a series of Photographs to provide testimony with
1) A pano of the site that is done with a wide angle or using microsoft ice to merge photos together.
2) taking shots of the property from several vantage points. I would provide a google earth shot highlighting where you stood and the angles shot.
3) If you are trying to prove that the buildings will or will not be seen, it is hard from just photographs without any reference to the height of the buildings. In most cases, renderings of buildings are put on the photographs, but if you are on the opposing case, you may not have all that information. Another way is to get large balloons, and float them to the height of the buildings from where their footprints will be. That may be the way to prove that they are visible from your vantage points.
4) This is one where stepping back and getting a bigger view is better than zooming in. You want to preserve the sense of scale to have your photos tell the accurate story.
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I review site developments for a living and my recommendation is to think less about reach, but creating a more holistic view of how the project will look from where you are standing
I would take a series of Photographs to provide testimony with
1) A pano of the site that is done with a wide angle or using microsoft ice to merge photos together.
2) taking shots of the property from several vantage points. I would provide a google earth shot highlighting where you stood and the angles shot.
3) If you are trying to prove that the buildings will or will not be seen, it is hard from just photographs without any reference to the height of the buildings. In most cases, renderings of buildings are put on the photographs, but if you are on the opposing case, you may not have all that information. Another way is to get large balloons, and float them to the height of the buildings from where their footprints will be. That may be the way to prove that they are visible from your vantage points.
4) This is one where stepping back and getting a bigger view is better than zooming in. You want to preserve the sense of scale to have your photos tell the accurate story.
Examples of project photography http://www.phila.gov/CityPlanning/projectreviews/PDF/210-220S.%2025th%20Street_CDR%20APPLICATION.pdf
http://www.phila.gov/CityPlanning/projectreviews/PDF/700%20Schuylkill%20Ave_CDR%20APPLICATION_ALL_April%202014_2.pdf