Image description
The night shot depicts the Hotel Pilatus Kulm in front of the steep mountain massif, overlaid with a long exposure of star trails across the night sky.
- Date taken
- September 20, 2025
- Resolution
- 4'657 × 3'493 px (16.3 MP)
- Shutter speed
- 2 s
- Aperture
- f/2
- ISO
- 1600
- Focal length
- 12 mm
Photography tips
How this image was taken
For this night shot, an aperture of f/2 was chosen to capture as much light as possible at a focal length of 12 mm, while the ISO setting of 1600 provides sufficient brightness during the two-second exposure.
- Use a wide aperture like f/2 to direct the low amount of light available at night onto your sensor.
- Select a focal length of 12 mm if you want to achieve a wide field of view to capture both the hotel and the sky.
- Adjust the ISO setting to maintain a balanced ratio between image noise and light sensitivity when using short exposure times of 2 s.