Photography tips

Architecture

Chapel Bridge and Water Tower in Lucerne at sunset

Key tips

  1. Take advantage of the soft evening light to emphasize the warm tones of the historic architecture.
  2. With a 12 mm focal length, place prominent architecture in the foreground to create a sense of depth.
  3. Use a longer shutter speed to gather sufficient light for the nocturnal architecture.

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All subjects City Architecture Mountains Landscape Lucerne Pilatus Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland
Night view of the Pilatus summit and hotel building under a starry sky. 15 mm · f/4.5 · 13 s · ISO 10000 Hotel Pilatus-Kulm in front of a rock face with sun rays 30 mm · f/32 · 1/60 s · ISO 500 White chapel on the snowy ridge of Mount Pilatus against an evening mountain backdrop. 200 mm · f/8 · 1/320 s · ISO 800 View of the modern Pilatus Kulm mountain station against a cloudy rock massif 15 mm · f/18 · 1/800 s · ISO 400 Aerial view of the Pilatus summit with Hotel Bellevue and surrounding cloud cover 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/4000 s · ISO 500 Small white chapel on a green mountain slope below the Pilatus summit with passing fog 45 mm · f/6.3 · 1/800 s · ISO 200 Night view of the city lights of Lucerne with the illuminated Mount Pilatus in the background 30 mm · f/6.3 · 20 s · ISO 800 Aerial view of the chapel on Mount Pilatus near Lucerne 265 mm · f/6.3 · 1/1250 s · ISO 1000 Pilatus Kulm Hotel and summit area with approaching fog 33 mm · f/10 · 1/320 s · ISO 100

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