Image description
The small chapel with a red roof is situated in an exposed position directly against a rock face on Mount Pilatus. A narrow hiking trail passes the building through the steep grassy terrain.
- Date taken
- June 8, 2023
- Resolution
- 6'000 × 4'000 px (24 MP)
- Shutter speed
- 1/1250 s
- Aperture
- f/6.3
- ISO
- 1000
- Focal length
- 265 mm
Photography tips
How this image was taken
This shot was taken with a focal length of 265 mm, an aperture of f/6.3, a shutter speed of 1/1250 s, and an ISO of 1000. The fast shutter speed helps you minimize motion blur when working with such a long telephoto focal length.
- Choose a long focal length for a top-down view from a distance to specifically isolate the chapel from the rock face.
- Use a fast shutter speed to prevent camera shake at high focal lengths and ensure a sharp reproduction of the building's structures.
- Pay attention to a perspective that emphasizes the scale between the architecture and the surrounding steep terrain.