Photography tips

Iso setting

Silhouette of the Pilatus mountain massif against a pink evening sky

Key tips

  1. Use a low ISO setting to achieve high image quality when capturing color-intensive sky moods.
  2. Adjust the ISO setting to match the lighting conditions in order to achieve sufficient exposure in the dark night sky.
  3. Select a low ISO setting to maintain high image quality without unwanted noise.

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All subjects Mountains City Architecture Landscape Pilatus Lucerne Lake Lucerne Central Switzerland
Silhouette of the Pilatus mountain massif against a pink evening sky 259 mm · f/40 · 5 s · ISO 100 View of the Pilatus mountain massif at night beneath the band of the Milky Way. 15 mm · f/4.5 · 13 s · ISO 10000 The illuminated summit of Mount Pilatus at night under a starry sky 12 mm · f/2 · 8 s · ISO 1600 Aerial view of forested slopes on Mount Pilatus with autumnal light conditions 45 mm · f/13 · 1/100 s · ISO 400 View from Mount Pilatus looking over Lake Lucerne and illuminated villages at sunset 12 mm · f/5 · 1/4 s · ISO 1600 Long exposure of nocturnal star trails above the illuminated Hotel Pilatus Kulm 12 mm · f/2 · 2 s · ISO 1600 Night view of the Hotel Pilatus-Kulm under a clear starry sky 12 mm · f/2 · 6 s · ISO 1600 View through a rock tunnel at Mount Pilatus, reflected in a puddle on the ground 12 mm · f/4 · 1/100 s · ISO 2500 Snow-covered coniferous forest with Mount Pilatus in the background during sunny winter weather 100 mm · f/25 · 1/125 s · ISO 400 Snow-covered hills in Central Switzerland above a sea of fog 400 mm · f/8 · 1/800 s · ISO 100 Aerial view of the snow-covered Klimsen Chapel on Mount Pilatus near Lucerne 400 mm · f/8 · 1/500 s · ISO 250 View from Pilatus Kulm over the snow-covered mountain landscape in sunny weather 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/1000 s · ISO 100 View from the snowy rock face of Mount Pilatus over a sea of fog lying deep below under a clear sky. 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/640 s · ISO 100 Crescent moon above the mist-covered Pilatus summit at night 400 mm · f/8 · 5 s · ISO 800 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 Snow-covered peak of Mount Pilatus with hotel and antennas under a blue sky 400 mm · f/6.3 · 1/1250 s · ISO 100 A small hut on a green meadow with snow-covered mountains in the background 163 mm · f/6.3 · 1/640 s · ISO 100

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  • Mountains
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  • Architecture
  • Landscape
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  • Composition
  • Perspective
  • Pilatus
  • Lucerne
  • Lake Lucerne
  • Central Switzerland
  • Evening light
  • Sunset
  • Night
  • Rain
  • Snow
  • Blue hour
  • Fog
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