Photography tips

Closed aperture

View through an ornate metal railing towards the old town of Lucerne and the Reuss river at sunset.

Key tips

Choose a closed aperture to achieve a deep depth of field, keeping details sharp across the entire frame.
Choose a closed aperture like f/11 to ensure both the foreground sleigh and the carousel in the background are captured in focus.
Use a closed aperture to capture details of both the building and the mountain surroundings under variable light conditions.

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5 photographs with tips

The exact camera settings for each shot are shown below it - a starting point for recreating the look yourself. Click through to a photograph for detailed photography tips on that specific shot, under "Photography tips for this image".

All subjects City Mountains Architecture Lucerne Pilatus

12 mm · f/16 · 1/200 s · ISO 200

Festively lit carousel and Christmas tree seen from a sleigh at the Lucerne lakefront at night

14 mm · f/11 · 2 s · ISO 1000

View of Hotel Pilatus-Kulm with dense fog at the summit

25 mm · f/16 · 1/320 s · ISO 200

The two spires of the Hofkirche Lucerne against an orange evening sky

340 mm · f/14 · 1/250 s · ISO 200

View through the interior of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne at dusk

15 mm · f/16 · 13 s · ISO 100