Image description
The facade of the Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne is warmly illuminated at night. In the foreground, bare trees and fairy lights line the promenade.
- Date taken
- December 20, 2025
- Resolution
- 5'184 × 3'888 px (20.2 MP)
- Shutter speed
- 1.3 s
- Aperture
- f/4
- ISO
- 200
- Focal length
- 42 mm
Photography tips
How this image was taken
The shutter speed of 1.3 seconds allows the ambient light of the night promenade to be captured, while the aperture of f/4 provides a distinct separation between the sharp building structures and the blurred foreground. The ISO 200 keeps image noise low under these challenging lighting conditions.
- Use a longer shutter speed to optimally capture the brightness of the fairy lights.
- Place a near element like the bare trees or fairy lights specifically in the foreground to create depth in the image.
- Choose an open aperture to set the various light sources in the foreground into a soft blur.
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