Image description
The red cogwheel train winds its way along the steep rock face towards the summit of Mount Pilatus. The sparse alpine landscape is characterized by light limestone rocks and green sections.
- Date taken
- August 6, 2025
- Resolution
- 5'153 × 3'865 px (19.9 MP)
- Shutter speed
- 1/80 s
- Aperture
- f/16
- ISO
- 500
- Focal length
- 45 mm
Photography tips
How this image was taken
Using an aperture of f/16 provides a large depth of field, ensuring both the rocks in the foreground and the train remain sharp, while a shutter speed of 1/80 s at a 45 mm focal length helps minimize motion blur of the train.
- Choose a small aperture such as f/16 when you want to ensure that both near and distant objects in your composition appear sharp.
- Pay attention to the interaction between the moving train and the massive rock face when selecting your focal length to emphasize the scale within the frame.
- Use an ISO of 500 to allow for a sufficiently short shutter speed in the given lighting conditions to avoid camera shake.