Photography tips

Starry sky

View of Mount Pilatus summit with hotel and starry sky

Key tips

  1. Use a wide-angle lens such as 12 mm to capture both the rock face and the vast starry sky.

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View of Mount Pilatus summit with hotel and starry sky 30 mm · f/6.3 · 15 s · ISO 6400 Night view of the Pilatus Kulm mountain station under a starry sky with the Milky Way 22 mm · f/5.6 · 15 s · ISO 6400 Snow-covered Mount Pilatus at night under a starry sky with valley lights 12 mm · f/2 · 8 s · ISO 1600 Hotel Bellevue and rock formation at Mount Pilatus at night with starry sky 12 mm · f/2 · 10 s · ISO 1600 Observation deck on Pilatus Kulm at night with starry sky and telescopes 12 mm · f/2 · 10 s · ISO 1600 Rocky summit of Mount Pilatus at night with a starry sky and a summit cross 12 mm · f/2 · 10 s · ISO 1600

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  • Mountains
  • Light
  • Camera settings
  • Perspective
  • Composition
  • Pilatus
  • Night
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