Photography tips

Dusk

Illuminated paddle steamer Uri on Lake Lucerne with a forested mountain backdrop

Key tips

  1. Choose a moderate ISO value at dusk to capture the lighting mood of the market stalls without excessive image noise.
  2. Adjust the ISO setting according to the dusk conditions to maintain sufficient detail despite the shutter speed.
  3. Choose a low ISO setting like ISO 100 to avoid image noise in the dark areas during dusk.

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All subjects Landscape Architecture City Mountains Lake Lucerne Lucerne Pilatus Central Switzerland
Illuminated paddle steamer Uri on Lake Lucerne with a forested mountain backdrop 36 mm · f/4 · 1/100 s · ISO 6400 The paddle steamer Uri cruising on Lake Lucerne at dusk in front of a mountain landscape 36 mm · f/4 · 1/125 s · ISO 1600 Water tower in Lucerne with light projection at night in front of Mount Pilatus 27 mm · f/4 · 1/2 s · ISO 500 Illuminated Wasserturm in Lucerne during the light festival in front of Mount Pilatus 37 mm · f/4 · 1.3 s · ISO 500 People in front of an illuminated merry-go-round at the Lucerne Christmas market 12 mm · f/8 · 1 s · ISO 640 A person speaks at a lectern on an ice rink in Lucerne, with a boat and a Swiss flag visible in the background at dusk. 45 mm · f/4 · 1/125 s · ISO 5000 Passing train with motion blur in front of Mount Pilatus at dusk 13 mm · f/4 · 4 s · ISO 640 Chapel Bridge with water tower and Mount Pilatus in the background 24 mm · f/9 · 1/160 s · ISO 200 Water Tower and Chapel Bridge over the Reuss river in Lucerne in front of a cloudy evening sky 12 mm · f/13 · 1/8 s · ISO 200 The Seebrücke bridge with flags and the illuminated old town of Lucerne reflecting in the water of Lake Lucerne at dusk. 12 mm · f/4 · 2 s · ISO 100 View from the wooden Chapel Bridge in Lucerne towards the Jesuit Church and the Reuss river during the blue hour 15 mm · f/16 · 13 s · ISO 100 The tower of the Bern Minster behind bare branches 128 mm · f/16 · 1/40 s · ISO 400 The snow-covered summit of Mount Pilatus at dusk with illuminated hotel 200 mm · f/16 · 30 s · ISO 400 Swiss flag at the stern of a boat on Lake Lucerne with mountains in the background 7 mm · f/1.8 · 1/30 s · ISO 1250 Blooming fuchsias in the foreground in front of the illuminated Lucerne Town Hall at dusk 2 mm · f/2.2 · 1/8 s · ISO 800

Related topics

  • Landscape
  • Architecture
  • City
  • Mountains
  • Light
  • Camera settings
  • Composition
  • Perspective
  • Lake Lucerne
  • Lucerne
  • Pilatus
  • Central Switzerland
  • Evening light
  • Blue hour
  • Snow
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