Photography tips

Image composition

The illuminated carousel of the Lucerne Autumn Fair under the archway

Key tips

  1. Pay attention to a calm image composition at high focal lengths by intentionally placing the subject within the frame.
  2. Choose a low shooting position to incorporate the flowers in the foreground into your image composition.
  3. Focus on your image composition during sunset by using the jetty as a key design element.

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15 photographs with tips

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All subjects City Mountains Architecture Landscape Lucerne Pilatus Central Switzerland Lake Lucerne
The illuminated carousel of the Lucerne Autumn Fair under the archway 39 mm · f/5 · 1/2 s · ISO 200 An ibex standing on a rocky ridge on Mount Pilatus. 400 mm · f/11 · 1/800 s · ISO 400 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 Illuminated Wasserturm and Chapel Bridge in Lucerne at night 26 mm · f/4 · 1/1 s · ISO 1000 A snow-covered tree next to the conical roof of the water tower in Lucerne. 45 mm · f/10 · 1/125 s · ISO 500 The waxing half moon in the blue daytime sky over a rocky path on Mount Pilatus with wooden fence and snow 150 mm · f/11 · 1/400 s · ISO 500 Night view of the illuminated Ferris wheel and the KKL on Lake Lucerne in Lucerne 27 mm · f/11 · 4 s · ISO 200 A telescope set up on the nighttime terrace in front of the Hotel Pilatus Kulm with the mountain massif in the background. 12 mm · f/2 · 10 s · ISO 1600 Water Tower in Lucerne with light trails of traffic in front of the evening sky 32 mm · f/4 · 1 s · ISO 100 Mount Pilatus with Hotel Bellevue in evening light behind an old wooden building 300 mm · f/8 · 1/125 s · ISO 400 Wooden jetty extending into the calm Lake Sempach under an orange evening sky 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/500 s · ISO 100 Foreground with flowers on the shore of Lake Lucerne, with Mount Pilatus in the background at sunset 15 mm · f/6.3 · 1/200 s · ISO 100 Night view from above of the Christmas-lit old town of Lucerne with Chapel Bridge and Reuss river 70 mm · f/16 · 15 s · ISO 400 Night view of the city of Bern with the illuminated Bern Minster 22 mm · f/16 · 30 s · ISO 400 View over Lake Lucerne with the Bürgenstock cliffs under a dramatic cloudy evening sky 7 mm · f/1.8 · 1/120 s · ISO 125

Related topics

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