Photography tips

Foreground

View of the Water Tower and Chapel Bridge in Lucerne through a decorative iron railing

Key tips

  1. Use a decorative element in the foreground to guide the eye toward the main subject.
  2. Select a small aperture like f/18 to keep both the foreground railing and the background sharp.
  3. Use a small aperture like f/18 to achieve consistent focus from the foreground to the background.

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View of the Water Tower and Chapel Bridge in Lucerne through a decorative iron railing 32 mm · f/18 · 1/60 s · ISO 1000 View through an ornate iron railing at the Chapel Bridge and Water Tower in Lucerne during evening light 24 mm · f/18 · 1/60 s · ISO 800 Jesuit Church and Chapel Bridge in Lucerne at dusk over the Reuss river 12 mm · f/18 · 1/30 s · ISO 200 View through a round railing at the sunset-lit Reuss river in Lucerne 13 mm · f/18 · 1/100 s · ISO 200 View through an ornate metal railing towards the old town of Lucerne and the Reuss river at sunset. 12 mm · f/16 · 1/200 s · ISO 200 Wasserturm tower in Lucerne viewed in golden light through a blurred railing in the foreground 37 mm · f/22 · 1/10 s · ISO 64 View through an ornamental metal gate onto the Wasserturm and Kapellbrücke in Lucerne at dusk. 12 mm · f/22 · 1/10 s · ISO 125 View of the Lucerne water tower through a metal ornament 19 mm · f/22 · 1/13 s · ISO 160 View from the Pilatus mountain massif over Lake Lucerne and surrounding mountains in sunny weather 12 mm · f/16 · 1/500 s · ISO 500 View from the rocky edge of Mount Pilatus over Lake Lucerne and surrounding mountains 12 mm · f/16 · 1/400 s · ISO 500 View of Mount Pilatus from a ship during sunset 12 mm · f/4 · 1/1000 s · ISO 200 View of Mount Pilatus and Lake Lucerne through two ship bollards 22 mm · f/14 · 1/160 s · ISO 200 Mount Pilatus over Lake Lucerne framed by boat components 25 mm · f/14 · 1/160 s · ISO 200 View of Mount Pilatus in the background, with blurred palm fronds in the foreground 225 mm · f/13 · 1/320 s · ISO 200 Palm frond in the foreground with Mount Pilatus in the background 156 mm · f/20 · 1/640 s · ISO 200 Palm fronds in foreground with Mount Pilatus in the background under a clear sky 156 mm · f/20 · 1/640 s · ISO 200 View from the lake of the illuminated Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne at night with flags in the foreground 32 mm · f/4 · 1/30 s · ISO 6400 A single green tree stands on a meadow in front of Mount Pilatus under a clear blue sky. 45 mm · f/18 · 1/125 s · ISO 200 Red aerial cableway gondolas towards Mount Pilatus above a summer meadow with flowers 19 mm · f/18 · 1/100 s · ISO 200 Alpine flowers in the foreground with Hotel Pilatus-Kulm and the mountain summit under a clear sky. 12 mm · f/18 · 1/80 s · ISO 200 People on the Felsenweg at Mount Pilatus overlooking Lake Lucerne and the city of Lucerne. 45 mm · f/10 · 1/400 s · ISO 200 Mountain station and Hotel Pilatus Kulm in front of a steep cliff with meadow in the foreground 12 mm · f/18 · 1/160 s · ISO 200 View of the Pilatus Kulm mountain station with yellow flowers in the foreground 12 mm · f/18 · 1/125 s · ISO 200 View of the Pilatus mountain station under a clear blue sky 12 mm · f/18 · 1/200 s · ISO 200

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