Photography tips

Focal length

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

Key tips

  1. Use a fast shutter speed or a stable base when shooting at a long focal length of 400 mm to prevent motion blur.
  2. Select a medium aperture at high focal lengths to capture the subject clearly.
  3. Use a fast shutter speed with long focal lengths to prevent motion blur caused by the magnification.

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All subjects Mountains Architecture City Landscape Pilatus Lucerne Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland
Brown bear in front of a wall at the Bern Bear Park 400 mm · f/6.3 · 1/500 s · ISO 6400 A resting brown bear in the Bear Pit in Bern 400 mm · f/6.3 · 1/400 s · ISO 6400 A resting brown bear behind branches in the Bern Bear Pit 246 mm · f/6.3 · 1/640 s · ISO 6400 View of the Bern Minster over the roofs of the old town of Bern 110 mm · f/5.6 · 1/500 s · ISO 250 Aerial view of the Zytglogge clock tower and the rooftops of Bern's old town 110 mm · f/10 · 1/1000 s · ISO 400

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