Photography tips

Fog

The Wasserturm tower of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne at night in thick fog

Key tips

  1. Use a long exposure time to deliberately highlight the beams of light in the fog.
  2. Use a long exposure time to make the light beams visible in the fog.
  3. Pay attention to light reflections on water droplets when shooting in fog to emphasize the blue light atmosphere.

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All subjects Architecture City Mountains Landscape Lucerne Pilatus Central Switzerland
Snowy mountain slope of Mount Pilatus in golden light with forest and patches of fog 400 mm · f/25 · 1/320 s · ISO 800 Steep snow-covered rock face on Mount Pilatus overlooking misty forests 111 mm · f/9 · 1/250 s · ISO 200 View from the snow-covered rocks of Mount Pilatus looking down on the wooded landscape below with lake and fog patches 27 mm · f/4 · 1/200 s · ISO 200 Snowy rock ridge at Pilatus with approaching fog 45 mm · f/11 · 1/100 s · ISO 200 Red gondolas of the Pilatus cable car floating above a wooded slope in foggy weather 45 mm · f/5.6 · 1/200 s · ISO 200 Red cable car of the Mount Pilatus lift passing through dense fog above a pine forest. 12 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 200 View from a cable car towards the misty and cloud-covered Mount Pilatus near Lucerne. 12 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 200 Cable car cabin on Mount Pilatus surrounded by dense fog and rock formations 45 mm · f/13 · 1/320 s · ISO 200 The summit cross on Mount Pilatus surrounded by drifting fog 45 mm · f/14 · 1/320 s · ISO 200 View of the rocky ridge of Mount Pilatus emerging from a dense cloud cover. 20 mm · f/22 · 1/60 s · ISO 200 Rock formations of Mount Pilatus in dense fog and clouds 45 mm · f/10 · 1/400 s · ISO 200 A person riding a zip line in dense fog at Mount Pilatus 45 mm · f/6.3 · 1/100 s · ISO 200 A person on a zipline in a foggy landscape at Mount Pilatus 45 mm · f/6.3 · 1/100 s · ISO 200 Person in safety gear on a zipline in a foggy forest on Mount Pilatus 45 mm · f/6.3 · 1/100 s · ISO 200 Aerial cableway pylon on the rocky slope of Mount Pilatus, surrounded by clouds and fog. 45 mm · f/16 · 1/100 s · ISO 200 View of the misty, cloud-covered rock faces and forest areas of Mount Pilatus 45 mm · f/11 · 1/200 s · ISO 200 Red cabin of the Pilatus cableway on a steel pylon in foggy mountain landscape 300 mm · f/8 · 1/640 s · ISO 100 Small white chapel on a green mountain slope below the Pilatus summit with passing fog 45 mm · f/6.3 · 1/800 s · ISO 200 A small chapel on the rock massif of Mount Pilatus, surrounded by dense fog. 45 mm · f/7.1 · 1/800 s · ISO 200 Snow-covered Mount Pilatus at sunset surrounded by moving clouds 400 mm · f/45 · 30 s · ISO 100 Pilatus Kulm Hotel and summit area with approaching fog 33 mm · f/10 · 1/320 s · ISO 100

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  • Architecture
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  • Perspective
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  • Lucerne
  • Pilatus
  • Central Switzerland
  • Fog
  • Night
  • Snow
  • Evening light
  • Sunset
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