Photography tips

Contrast

A single yellow alpine flower growing from the grey limestone rock on Mount Pilatus.

Key tips

  1. Pay attention to a calm background when photographing small plants to highlight the contrast.
  2. Place your main subject deliberately in front of the brightest area to create a high contrast.
  3. Utilize the contrast of the red cabin against the foggy background to emphasize the main subject in your composition.

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All subjects Mountains City Pilatus Lucerne
A single yellow alpine flower growing from the grey limestone rock on Mount Pilatus. 30 mm · f/32 · 1/60 s · ISO 320 Two birds sitting on a dark wall against the backlit low sun. 45 mm · f/22 · 1/200 s · ISO 200 Red aerial cable car at Mount Pilatus in a misty mountain landscape 39 mm · f/10 · 1/100 s · ISO 200 Mount Pilatus with Hotel Bellevue in evening light behind an old wooden building 300 mm · f/8 · 1/125 s · ISO 400

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  • Mountains
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  • Composition
  • Light
  • Pilatus
  • Lucerne
  • Fog
  • Snow
  • Evening light
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