Photography tips

Iso sensitivity

Alphorn players in traditional costumes at Hotel Pilatus-Kulm in front of a rock face

Key tips

  1. Adjust the ISO sensitivity to the lighting conditions to ensure a sufficiently fast shutter speed despite the closed aperture.
  2. Adjust your ISO sensitivity to remain flexible when reacting to changing light conditions during sunset.
  3. Select a high ISO sensitivity such as ISO 10000 to bring enough night brightness onto the sensor.

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All subjects Mountains Landscape City Architecture Pilatus Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland Lucerne
Alphorn players in traditional costumes at Hotel Pilatus-Kulm in front of a rock face 45 mm · f/18 · 1/320 s · ISO 500 View of Lake Lucerne and Mount Pilatus in the evening light 30 mm · f/11 · 1/80 s · ISO 400 Night view of the hotel facilities on Mount Pilatus under a clear starry sky with the visible Milky Way. 15 mm · f/4.5 · 13 s · ISO 10000 The illuminated Hotel Pilatus-Kulm set against a starry night sky in Central Switzerland. 15 mm · f/4.5 · 13 s · ISO 10000 Hotel Bellevue on Mount Pilatus at night with starry sky 12 mm · f/2 · 15 s · ISO 3200 View of the Pilatus-Kulm hotel and the Pilatus summit at sunset 30 mm · f/9 · 1/80 s · ISO 2000 Long exposure of star trails over the night summit of Mount Pilatus with the Bellevue hotel 12 mm · f/2 · 2 s · ISO 1600 Night landscape with starry sky and Milky Way over Mount Pilatus in Central Switzerland. 12 mm · f/2 · 10 s · ISO 4000 View into the night sky with the Milky Way over Mount Pilatus near Lucerne 12 mm · f/2 · 10 s · ISO 3200 The Hotel Bellevue at Mount Pilatus at night with a starry sky 12 mm · f/2 · 8 s · ISO 1600 Long exposure of star trails in the night sky over Mount Pilatus near Lucerne 45 mm · f/4 · 2 s · ISO 500 Wide-angle view from Mount Pilatus over Lake Lucerne with the Burgenstock and mountains of Central Switzerland 22 mm · f/8 · 1/640 s · ISO 100

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  • Sunset
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