Image description
A massive steel support pylon of the Pilatus cable car rises out of dense fog, with a red gondola floating in the background.
- Date taken
- August 6, 2025
- Resolution
- 2'667 × 4'000 px (10.7 MP)
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 s
- Aperture
- f/8
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 300 mm
Photography tips
How this image was taken
With a shutter speed of 1/800 s, you precisely freeze the motion of the gondola, while the aperture of f/8 at a focal length of 300 mm ensures sufficient depth of field. The low ISO of 100 minimizes image noise in the diffuse fog areas.
- Use a sufficiently fast shutter speed to keep moving objects like a gondola sharp, even when shooting with telephoto lenses.
- Choose a medium aperture to highlight the technical details of the steel structure while maintaining flexibility for the composition.
- When shooting in fog, pay close attention to your framing, as the low contrast makes the clear separation between foreground and background essential for the image.