Photography tips

Evening light

Mount Pilatus massif in Central Switzerland surrounded by fog in the evening light

Key tips

  1. Pay attention to ISO values when shooting in evening light to maintain a clear image without excessive noise, despite low ambient light.
  2. Pay attention to the evening light and adjust the ISO sensitivity to ensure proper exposure without excessive image noise when using a small aperture.
  3. Take advantage of the soft evening light to emphasize the warm tones of the historic architecture.

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All subjects Mountains City Architecture Landscape Pilatus Lucerne Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland
Side view of the paddle steamer Uri on Lake Lucerne during twilight 36 mm · f/4 · 1/100 s · ISO 6400 Side view of the paddle steamer Uri on Lake Lucerne with Swiss flag 45 mm · f/4 · 1/125 s · ISO 5000 Orange sunset over Lake Lucerne with a small ship on the horizon 45 mm · f/16 · 1/80 s · ISO 200 Golden sunset over Lake Lucerne with dark cloud formations 45 mm · f/16 · 1/200 s · ISO 200 View across Lake Lucerne towards the snow-capped Mount Pilatus during sunset. 20 mm · f/20 · 1/100 s · ISO 500 View over Lake Lucerne towards Mount Pilatus at sunset 15 mm · f/6.3 · 1/500 s · ISO 100 View of Lake Lucerne and the city of Lucerne in the golden light of dusk 15 mm · f/4.5 · 1/400 s · ISO 100 The sloped roof of the Water Tower in Lucerne with the snowy peak of Mount Pilatus in the background during daylight. 300 mm · f/8 · 1/125 s · ISO 400 A narrow wooden pier leads into the calm Lake Sempach during sunset 30 mm · f/6.3 · 1/80 s · ISO 640 View under a wooden pier at Lake Sempach with reflection in the water at dusk 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/80 s · ISO 800 Sun low over the calm Lake Sempach at twilight 20 mm · f/25 · 1/25 s · ISO 100 A wooden jetty leads into the calm Lake Sempach under a cloudy evening sky. 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/500 s · ISO 100 A long jetty in the calm Lake Sempach at sunset 26 mm · f/10 · 1/100 s · ISO 100 Sailboats on Lake Lucerne with the city of Lucerne in the background at sunset. 200 mm · f/8 · 1/125 s · ISO 800 View across Lake Lucerne towards Mount Pilatus at sunset 15 mm · f/4.5 · 1/125 s · ISO 100 View across Lake Lucerne towards Mount Pilatus at sunset 15 mm · f/4.5 · 1/125 s · ISO 100 View across Lake Lucerne with Mount Pilatus in the background at sunset 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/200 s · ISO 100 Sailboats on Lake Lucerne at sunset in front of the Lucerne coastline 100 mm · f/5.6 · 1/400 s · ISO 100 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 through a steel pier in Lake Lucerne towards Mount Pilatus at sunset 22 mm · f/22 · 1.6 s · ISO 400 View over Lake Lucerne with the Bürgenstock cliffs under a dramatic cloudy evening sky 7 mm · f/1.8 · 1/120 s · ISO 125

Related topics

  • Mountains
  • City
  • Architecture
  • Landscape
  • Light
  • Camera settings
  • Composition
  • Perspective
  • Pilatus
  • Lucerne
  • Lake Lucerne
  • Central Switzerland
  • Evening light
  • Fog
  • Sunset
  • Snow
  • Blue hour
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