Photography tips

Composition

View through a round railing at the sunset-lit Reuss river in Lucerne

Key tips

  1. Incorporate a nearby detail like the spider web as a foreground element to add depth to your composition.
  2. Pay attention to the composition to ensure the lighting enhances the subject and emphasises the contrast between textures.
  3. Choose a wide focal length to capture both the proximity of the foreground and the distance to the tower in your composition.

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All subjects City Architecture Mountains Landscape Lucerne Pilatus Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland
A passenger ship cruising on Lake Lucerne during an orange sunset 45 mm · f/16 · 1/100 s · ISO 250 View through tree leaves of a passenger ship on Lake Lucerne 400 mm · f/8 · 1/800 s · ISO 320 A metal chair stands on the shore in front of Lake Lucerne with a view of Mount Pilatus in the background 30 mm · f/6.3 · 1/100 s · ISO 100 View from the Bürgenstock over Lake Lucerne and Mount Pilatus 15 mm · f/8 · 1/500 s · ISO 100

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  • Lucerne
  • Pilatus
  • Lake Lucerne
  • Central Switzerland
  • Sunset
  • Evening light
  • Blue hour
  • Snow
  • Rain
  • Night
  • Fog
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