Photography tips

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Alpine chough with black feathers and yellow beak flying in front of a snow-covered mountain slope at Mount Pilatus

Key tips

  1. Select a medium aperture to make the subject stand out against a blurred background.
  2. Pay attention to a diffuse background to ensure the light reflections in the ice crystals are effectively highlighted.
  3. Pay attention to a calm background so that the main subject stands out against the autumn foliage.

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All subjects Mountains Landscape Pilatus Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland
Close-up of a duck on the shore with autumn-colored tree and lake in the background 18 mm · f/5 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Related topics

  • Mountains
  • Landscape
  • Camera settings
  • Composition
  • Light
  • Perspective
  • Pilatus
  • Lake Lucerne
  • Central Switzerland
  • Snow
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