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Mountain range Pilatus near Lucerne wrapped in clouds during evening light

Key tips

  1. Use a moderate ISO setting in fading light to retain details in the mountain massif.
  2. Select a smaller aperture to maintain image quality despite the high ISO required for night shots.
  3. Pay close attention to image noise and detail preservation in dark areas when working with high ISO settings.

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All subjects Mountains Landscape Architecture City Pilatus Lake Lucerne Lucerne Central Switzerland
View across Lake Lucerne of the illuminated Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne with flags in the foreground. 33 mm · f/4 · 1/30 s · ISO 6400 The water tower at the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne with a rainbow in the background 45 mm · f/6.3 · 1/320 s · ISO 100 A rainbow stretches over the rooftops of the Lucerne Old Town with a Swiss flag. 28 mm · f/6.3 · 1/320 s · ISO 64 Red and violet illuminated fountain in the lake basin in front of the city of Lucerne at night with the water tower 108 mm · f/5.1 · 1/13 s · ISO 4000 Colorful water fountain with red and purple light in front of the night scenery of Lucerne with Jesuit Church 108 mm · f/5.1 · 1/20 s · ISO 4000 A bright water fountain in the foreground and the Chapel Bridge at night in the background 108 mm · f/5.1 · 1/13 s · ISO 4000 The illuminated Water Tower of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne at night with a green water fountain in the foreground. 150 mm · f/5.6 · 1/6 s · ISO 4000 Illuminated blue water fountains against the night backdrop of Lucerne 45 mm · f/4 · 1/10 s · ISO 4000 Illuminated water fountains at night in front of the Lucerne city skyline at Lake Lucerne 45 mm · f/4 · 1/10 s · ISO 4000 An illuminated, purple octopus sculpture on the roof of a wooden building in Lucerne at night. 12 mm · f/2 · 1/20 s · ISO 4000 Light projection on the Chapel Bridge water tower in Lucerne at night 12 mm · f/2 · 1/10 s · ISO 2000 Visitors observing a glowing light installation at night during the Lilu Light Festival in Lucerne. 45 mm · f/4 · 1/13 s · ISO 200 Blue light projections of the Lilu Festival on the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne during fog 33 mm · f/4 · 1/4 s · ISO 1250 An artificial, glowing sunflower sculpture against a black background at the Lilu Light Festival in Lucerne. 400 mm · f/8 · 1/250 s · ISO 800 An illuminated stylized sunflower sculpture made of fabric against a black background at the Lilu Light Festival in Lucerne. 325 mm · f/8 · 1/320 s · ISO 800 Glowing flower installations at the Lilu Light Festival in Lucerne at night 12 mm · f/4 · 1/60 s · ISO 1250 Light art in the shape of glowing sunflowers on the square in front of St. Matthew's Church in Lucerne during the Lilu Light Festival. 12 mm · f/4 · 1/30 s · ISO 500 The illuminated Wasserturm of the Chapel Bridge during the Lilu Light Festival in Lucerne at night. 26 mm · f/4 · 1/1 s · ISO 1000 Illuminated water tower in Lucerne in front of Mount Pilatus at night 30 mm · f/4 · 1/1 s · ISO 500 Illuminated Wasserturm in Lucerne during the light festival in front of Mount Pilatus 37 mm · f/4 · 1.3 s · ISO 500 Large-scale, artificially illuminated sunflower sculptures in front of a church facade at night 12 mm · f/13 · 1/25 s · ISO 500 The Lion Monument in Lucerne illuminated with light installations during the Lilu Light Festival. 14 mm · f/4 · 1/20 s · ISO 5000 A passenger boat on Lake Lucerne in front of the snow-covered city of Lucerne in the evening light 141 mm · f/8 · 1/800 s · ISO 800 Close-up of snow-covered church towers and roofs in Lucerne during winter 300 mm · f/11 · 1/250 s · ISO 800

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  • Central Switzerland
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  • Night
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  • Blue hour
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