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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All subjects City Architecture Mountains Landscape Lucerne Pilatus Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland
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 Sun flare behind a dark stone element at Lake Lucerne overlooking the Alps 25 mm · f/22 · 1/250 s · ISO 200 View across Lake Lucerne towards the city of Lucerne and Mount Pilatus in the background 29 mm · f/13 · 1/200 s · ISO 200 View over Lake Lucerne towards Mount Pilatus at sunset 15 mm · f/6.3 · 1/500 s · ISO 100 A passenger boat and a small motorboat on the blue shimmering Lake Lucerne. 259 mm · f/8 · 1/640 s · ISO 100 View through tree leaves of a passenger ship on Lake Lucerne 400 mm · f/8 · 1/800 s · ISO 320 View from above between rooftops over Lake Lucerne with the Stanserhorn in the background 141 mm · f/6.3 · 1/800 s · ISO 100 Daisies in green grass overlooking Lake Lucerne and the mountains near Lucerne 17 mm · f/22 · 1/50 s · ISO 100 Frost-covered trees and reeds on the shore of Lake Sempach in foggy weather 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/60 s · ISO 250 Frost on trees and grass at Lake Sempach in dense fog 28 mm · f/6.3 · 1/80 s · ISO 320 Wooden jetty leading into the foggy Lake Sempach 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/80 s · ISO 320 A wooden jetty leads into the foggy Lake Sempach with reeds on the right side. 26 mm · f/5.6 · 1/80 s · ISO 250 Ferris wheel on the shores of Lake Lucerne with Mount Pilatus in the background 50 mm · f/5.6 · 1/200 s · ISO 100 View from the lakeshore towards Lake Lucerne and the city of Lucerne at sunset 15 mm · f/4.5 · 1/320 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 Pink flowers in the foreground and view across Lake Lucerne to Mount Pilatus in Lucerne 24 mm · f/16 · 1/60 s · ISO 125 Glass sphere placed in front of a vertical, shaded rock face 30 mm · f/6.3 · 1/60 s · ISO 200 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 wooden pier leads into the calm water of Lake Sempach during the evening twilight. 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/80 s · ISO 400 View of a wooden pier at Lake Sempach during twilight 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/60 s · ISO 320 A straight wooden pier leading into the calm water of Lake Sempach at sunset 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/80 s · ISO 250 Wooden pier leading into the calm Lake Sempach during the evening 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/80 s · ISO 400 Reeds on the shore of Lake Sempach at sunset 24 mm · f/5.6 · 1/80 s · ISO 100 View through a swimming ladder over Lake Sempach at sunset 15 mm · f/22 · 1/60 s · ISO 400

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  • City
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  • Camera settings
  • Perspective
  • Lucerne
  • Pilatus
  • Lake Lucerne
  • Central Switzerland
  • Evening light
  • Sunset
  • Night
  • Snow
  • Rain
  • Blue hour
  • Fog
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