Photography tips

Exposure

View across Lake Lucerne towards Mount Pilatus at sunset

Key tips

  1. Pay attention to correct exposure in backlight conditions to ensure the warm light does not overexpose.
  2. Adjust your ISO settings to maintain a correct exposure when working with a fixed aperture and a steady shutter speed.
  3. When shooting in snow, use a fast shutter speed to correctly expose the bright surfaces and prevent overexposure.

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All subjects Landscape Mountains Architecture City Lake Lucerne Pilatus Lucerne Central Switzerland
View across Lake Lucerne towards Mount Pilatus at sunset 12 mm · f/16 · 1/60 s · ISO 640 Dark silhouette of Mount Pilatus against a softly colored evening sky 400 mm · f/20 · 1/400 s · ISO 2500 View of the Pilatus summit path in the evening light 37 mm · f/7.1 · 1/800 s · ISO 500 Two large carnival figures with straw bodies in front of the Hotel Schweizerhof facade in Lucerne under a blue sky. 35 mm · f/14 · 1/80 s · ISO 500 People walking on a snowy path with a view of the sunny Mount Pilatus 29 mm · f/16 · 1/125 s · ISO 500 The white Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne in front of a snow-covered area under a blue sky. 12 mm · f/10 · 1/1250 s · ISO 500 Snow-covered lettering on the roof of the Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne 183 mm · f/14 · 1/250 s · ISO 800 View of the snow-covered Lake Lucerne basin with Hotel Schweizerhof under a cloudy sky 12 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 500 View from Hotel Schweizerhof over the snow-covered lake basin in Lucerne 12 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 500 Elevated view of the snow-covered Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne. 12 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 500 Close-up of a snow-covered wooden gable of the Chapel Bridge with a snowy tree in the foreground 45 mm · f/10 · 1/80 s · ISO 500 View across Lake Lucerne towards the snow-covered Hofkirche and Lucerne city in winter 113 mm · f/10 · 1/250 s · ISO 800 Main entrance with canopy of Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne covered in snow 13 mm · f/10 · 1/60 s · ISO 500 Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne seen through snow-covered trees in winter 22 mm · f/8 · 1/100 s · ISO 500 Front view of the snow-covered Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne. 16 mm · f/8 · 1/250 s · ISO 500 Snow-covered coniferous forest in the foreground with the sunny summit of Mount Pilatus in the background 45 mm · f/18 · 1/250 s · ISO 500 Snow-covered Pilatus massif under an intensely colored evening sky 135 mm · f/8 · 1/50 s · ISO 400 Autumn forest with Mount Pilatus in the background under a cloudy evening sky 45 mm · f/10 · 1/80 s · ISO 800 View of Mount Pilatus through autumn-colored chestnut leaves in Lucerne 37 mm · f/13 · 5 s · ISO 200 Rock formations of Mount Pilatus in dense fog and clouds 45 mm · f/10 · 1/400 s · ISO 200 The red cogwheel train ascends the steep rock face at Pilatus Kulm. 32 mm · f/16 · 1/60 s · ISO 200 View through an iron railing of the Jesuit Church and the Water Tower in Lucerne along the Reuss River. 15 mm · f/16 · 1/80 s · ISO 100 Close-up of wooden stairs in a dark interior 100 mm · f/6.3 · 1/100 s · ISO 800 View of the snow-covered Rigi summit with transmitter tower above a layer of fog 400 mm · f/8 · 1/400 s · ISO 100

Related topics

  • Landscape
  • Mountains
  • Architecture
  • City
  • Camera settings
  • Composition
  • Light
  • Perspective
  • Lake Lucerne
  • Pilatus
  • Lucerne
  • Central Switzerland
  • Sunset
  • Evening light
  • Snow
  • Fog
  • Night
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