Image description
The summit of Mount Pilatus with the hotel building at night under a clear starry sky. The Milky Way is visible above the Central Swiss mountain landscape.
- Date taken
- June 13, 2026
- Resolution
- 5'850 × 3'969 px (23.2 MP)
- Shutter speed
- 13 s
- Aperture
- f/4.5
- ISO
- 10000
- Focal length
- 15 mm
Photography tips
How this image was taken
To capture the low light conditions at night, a long exposure of 13 s was used in combination with a high ISO 10000, while the aperture of f/4.5 ensures sufficient depth of field.
- Use a wide-angle lens like the 15 mm chosen here to capture the vast starry sky together with the mountain summit.
- Adjust your ISO sensitivity to the lighting situation to record enough stars on your sensor during a short exposure.
- Pay attention to the composition by placing prominent architectural elements in the foreground to give the image more depth.