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Photographing the blue hour

Night view of Lake Lucerne and Mount Pilatus with light trails from boats

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All subjects Mountains Landscape Architecture City Lake Lucerne Lucerne Pilatus Central Switzerland
Night view of Lake Lucerne and Mount Pilatus with light trails from boats 12 mm · f/4 · 1.6 s · ISO 1000 View of the Pilatus Kulm hotel on the snowy summit during twilight 12 mm · f/4 · 1/20 s · ISO 500 View from stairs onto the Hotel Pilatus Kulm and the mountain peak at sunset. 12 mm · f/4 · 1/20 s · ISO 500 View from Mount Pilatus looking over Lake Lucerne and illuminated villages at sunset 12 mm · f/5 · 1/4 s · ISO 1600 Crescent moon over the summit of Mount Pilatus near Lucerne at dusk 400 mm · f/8 · 3.2 s · ISO 1600 Crescent moon in the evening sky directly above the summit ridge of Mount Pilatus near Lucerne. 400 mm · f/8 · 2 s · ISO 1600 View across Lake Lucerne towards Mount Pilatus at dusk 30 mm · f/22 · 15 s · ISO 800 The full moon stands above the distinctive rock massif of Mount Pilatus near Lucerne. 227 mm · f/6.3 · 1/1000 s · ISO 1000 Silhouettes of Mount Pilatus during twilight in a clear sky. 22 mm · f/2 · 1/6 s · ISO 800 Silhouettes of the Mount Pilatus massif near Lucerne at dusk 22 mm · f/22 · 10 s · ISO 400 Dark blue evening sky over Mount Pilatus and the lights of the city of Lucerne by Lake Lucerne. 22 mm · f/16 · 30 s · ISO 400 View of Lucerne and Mount Pilatus at dusk with city lights 22 mm · f/3.5 · 3.2 s · ISO 400 View of Lucerne and Mount Pilatus at twilight 22 mm · f/22 · 25 s · ISO 400

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