Photography tips

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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All subjects City Mountains Architecture Landscape Lucerne Pilatus Central Switzerland Lake Lucerne
The moon shines through clouds at night above Mount Pilatus. 400 mm · f/8 · 1/250 s · ISO 25600 View of the Pilatus peaks with hotel and transmission towers in daylight 100 mm · f/11 · 1/160 s · ISO 100 View of Mount Pilatus summit with hotel and starry sky 30 mm · f/6.3 · 15 s · ISO 6400 Night view of the Pilatus peak with hotel building under a starry sky 12 mm · f/2 · 15 s · ISO 3200 View of the Pilatus summit at night with starry sky 12 mm · f/2 · 10 s · ISO 1000 Aerial view from Mount Pilatus overlooking Lake Lucerne and the surrounding alpine landscape in evening light. 30 mm · f/22 · 1/80 s · ISO 1250 Night view of the Pilatus summit with hotel building and starry sky 7 mm · f/1.8 · 1 s · ISO 6400 View of Pilatus Kulm at night under a starry sky 12 mm · f/2 · 10 s · ISO 1600 View from the Pilatus Kulm facilities over Lake Lucerne at sunset 12 mm · f/2 · 1/60 s · ISO 2500 Hotel Pilatus Kulm at night with visible star trails in the sky 12 mm · f/2 · 2 s · ISO 1600 Starry sky and Milky Way above the silhouette of Mount Pilatus at night 12 mm · f/2 · 10 s · ISO 1600 Aerial view of the snow-covered Bürgenstock plateau above a layer of clouds 100 mm · f/8 · 1/500 s · ISO 100 Aerial view of Pilatus Kulm overlooking a sea of clouds 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/640 s · ISO 100 Illuminated summit formation of Mount Pilatus against a dark night sky 400 mm · f/18 · 30 s · ISO 1600

Related topics

  • City
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  • Light
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  • Lucerne
  • Pilatus
  • Central Switzerland
  • Lake Lucerne
  • Night
  • Evening light
  • Snow
  • Blue hour
  • Fog
  • Sunset
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