Photography tips

Image quality

Chapel Bridge in Lucerne with Water Tower and Mount Pilatus in the background, bustling with people walking by

Key tips

Choose a low ISO value to maintain high image quality and detail in the background.
Maintain a low ISO setting when shooting against the low sun to ensure high image quality without unwanted noise.
Pay attention to a low ISO setting for high image quality when shooting under a bright sky.

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All subjects City Mountains Architecture Landscape Lucerne Pilatus Central Switzerland Lake Lucerne

Hotel Pilatus-Kulm in front of the Pilatus mountain peak at sunset

21 mm · f/22 · 1/80 s · ISO 125

View from the summit of Mount Pilatus over the fog covering the lowlands near Lucerne

15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/640 s · ISO 100

The snow-covered summit of Mount Pilatus near Lucerne with a small gondola in the sky.

300 mm · f/6.3 · 1/800 s · ISO 100

Aerial view of Hotel Pilatus-Kulm on the summit of Mount Pilatus near Lucerne

22 mm · f/7.1 · 1/500 s · ISO 100