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Iso value

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

Key tips

  1. Choose a low ISO value to maintain high image quality and detail in the background.
  2. Adjust to a high ISO value to achieve sufficient brightness in night shots despite the short shutter speed.
  3. Select a low ISO value to ensure a clean, noise-free image in bright daylight conditions.

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Chapel Bridge in Lucerne with Water Tower and Mount Pilatus in the background, bustling with people walking by 45 mm · f/5 · 1/2 s · ISO 200 Illuminated facade of the Hotel Schweizerhof Lucerne on the shore of Lake Lucerne at night 45 mm · f/11 · 8 s · ISO 160 Illuminated water fountains at night in the harbor of Lucerne. 108 mm · f/5.1 · 1/13 s · ISO 4000 Colorful light projections on the ground and facades of a busy street in the old town of Lucerne at night 35 mm · f/20 · 1/2 s · ISO 2500 Colorful light projections on building facades in a narrow street in Lucerne at night. 12 mm · f/20 · 1 s · ISO 2500 Night view of an alley in the old town of Lucerne with light projections on building facades during the Lilu Light Festival. 21 mm · f/4 · 1/3 s · ISO 200 Glowing sunflower sculpture against a black background at the Lucerne Light Festival 300 mm · f/8 · 1/800 s · ISO 800 Aerial view of illuminated sunflower sculptures and visitors at the Lilu Light Festival in Lucerne 45 mm · f/9 · 1/20 s · ISO 500 Visitors looking at glowing sunflower-shaped light installations at the Lilu Light Festival in Lucerne, seen from above. 45 mm · f/4 · 1/125 s · ISO 500 Night view of the Hotel Schweizerhof and the lakeshore in Lucerne illuminated by artificial light 28 mm · f/4 · 1/10 s · ISO 4000 People in front of an illuminated merry-go-round at the Lucerne Christmas market 12 mm · f/8 · 1 s · ISO 640 Wasserturm of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne with festive Christmas lighting at night. 45 mm · f/10 · 4 s · ISO 1000 A figure skater in a colourful dress performing a pirouette on the ice rink at the Christmas market in Lucerne. 45 mm · f/4 · 1/160 s · ISO 3200 People ice skating on an illuminated rink with a Christmas backdrop at Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. 12 mm · f/4 · 1/200 s · ISO 5000 Red Christmas bauble with wish cards on an illuminated tree in Lucerne 35 mm · f/11 · 1 s · ISO 1000 Night view of the Jesuit Church on the banks of the Reuss river in Lucerne with reflections in the water 12 mm · f/13 · 1.6 s · ISO 6400 Panorama of the Chapel Bridge and Water Tower in Lucerne at night 12 mm · f/2 · 1.6 s · ISO 250 Ferris wheel at the Lucerne autumn fair reflected in the water 13 mm · f/11 · 1.3 s · ISO 200 Close-up of a rotating Ferris wheel at the Lucerne Fair during daytime. 45 mm · f/22 · 2 s · ISO 64 View over the rooftops of Lucerne at sunset 26 mm · f/4 · 4 s · ISO 100 View of the Reuss weir with the Jesuit church in the background in Lucerne 24 mm · f/22 · 1 s · ISO 100 Light projection on a water fountain in the nocturnal Lake Lucerne basin during the Lilu Light Festival 2025 30 mm · f/6.3 · 1 s · ISO 800 Illuminated water fountain in Lake Lucerne during the Lilu Light Festival in Lucerne at night. 30 mm · f/6.3 · 1/1 s · ISO 800 Water fountain with light projection in front of a ship at the Lucerne lake basin at night 30 mm · f/6.3 · 2 s · ISO 800

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  • Lake Lucerne
  • Night
  • Evening light
  • Snow
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  • Fog
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