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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

View of Lake Lucerne and Mount Pilatus with illuminated villages at night

12 mm · f/2 · 1.6 s · ISO 200

A wooden pier leads into the calm water of Lake Sempach during the evening twilight.

15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/80 s · ISO 400

Silhouettes of sailboats on Lake Lucerne with Mount Pilatus at sunset

15 mm · f/22 · 1/2 s · ISO 800

View of nocturnal Lucerne and Mount Pilatus during the blue hour

22 mm · f/16 · 30 s · ISO 400