Photography tips

Golden light

Hotel Bellevue and summit path on Mount Pilatus in evening light

Key tips

Utilize a wide-angle focal length of 25 mm to embed the dimensions of the summit ridge into the golden light.
Keep the ISO setting low in bright light to minimize image noise and preserve details in the golden light.

Photographs on this topic

2 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".

25 mm · f/10 · 1/60 s · ISO 100

Sunset behind the rock face on Mount Pilatus with Hotel Bellevue in the foreground.

45 mm · f/5.6 · 1/2500 s · ISO 500