Photography tips

Exposure time

Night photography showing a starry sky above the silhouette of Mount Pilatus

Key tips

Select an exposure time long enough to capture the stars without excessive blur caused by the Earth's rotation.
Use a long exposure time to capture the faint light of the stars.
Use a long exposure time to capture the faint light sources of the night sky on the sensor.

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All subjects Mountains City Architecture Landscape Pilatus Lucerne Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland

View of Lake Lucerne and Mount Pilatus at dusk with a thin crescent moon in the sky.

15 mm · f/22 · 10 s · ISO 800

View of nocturnal Lucerne and Mount Pilatus during the blue hour

22 mm · f/16 · 30 s · ISO 400