Photography tips

Light conditions

View of Pilatus Kulm at night under a starry sky

Key tips

Choose a wide aperture such as f/4 to gather enough light in low-light conditions.
Pay attention to the light conditions when photographing fog to make the forested slopes stand out from the rest of the rock.
Choose an aperture that is as wide as possible to achieve sufficient brightness in challenging light conditions.

Photographs on this topic

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 Mountains City Landscape Pilatus Lucerne Lake Lucerne

12 mm · f/2 · 10 s · ISO 1600

Illuminated Christmas decoration above the Water Tower in Lucerne at night

35 mm · f/4 · 1.6 s · ISO 1000

View of the misty, cloud-covered rock faces and forest areas of Mount Pilatus

45 mm · f/11 · 1/200 s · ISO 200

Hotel Pilatus Kulm at night with visible star trails in the sky

12 mm · f/2 · 2 s · ISO 1600

View across the wavy Lake Lucerne at dusk with mountains in the background

7 mm · f/1.8 · 1/35 s · ISO 800