Image description
View of the historic Chapel Bridge and the Water Tower in Lucerne during a winter day. The foreground is covered in snow, while the city and the bridge are illuminated by soft daylight.
- Date taken
- January 3, 2026
- Resolution
- 3'888 × 5'184 px (20.2 MP)
- Shutter speed
- 1/100 s
- Aperture
- f/14
- ISO
- 500
- Focal length
- 12 mm
Photography tips
How this image was taken
For this shot at 12 mm focal length, an aperture of f/14 was selected to achieve a deep depth of field from the snow-covered foreground to the Chapel Bridge. The shutter speed of 1/100 s and the ISO of 500 provide sufficient exposure in these winter lighting conditions.
- Select a small aperture starting at f/11 for a deep depth of field, ensuring both the nearby foreground and the distant architecture are in focus.
- Use a short focal length in the wide-angle range to deliberately incorporate the snow-covered ground as a compositional element in the foreground.
- Pay attention to exposure compensation in snowy scenes, as the brightness of the white surface can trick the camera's automatic system into underexposing the image.