This shifting of bands to visible colors is called false-color . Color photograph in visible light. Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. Note normal appearance of vegetation, water, and other objects in the view. Color-infrared photograph of Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
Active vegetation appears red and pink.
See basic cameras and film . Glossary of photographic terms. Vertical photographs are normally acquired in overlapping pattern, so as to create a stereoscopic effect when adjacent pairs are viewed together. The overlapping views of the same ground area produce a parallax effect, which is also the basis for depth perception in human vision. This ability to perceive depth is quite useful for visual interpretation of air photos.