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Light trails

Illuminated swing ride at the Lucerne Autumn Fair in front of autumn-colored trees at night

Key tips

  1. Use a longer shutter speed to capture the movement of fairground rides as light trails.
  2. Select a longer shutter speed to capture the light trails of the moving amusement rides.
  3. Use a long shutter speed to turn the movement of the lights into flowing light trails.

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Illuminated swing ride at the Lucerne Autumn Fair in front of autumn-colored trees at night 45 mm · f/9 · 1 s · ISO 200 Long exposure of an illuminated fairground ride at the Lucerne autumn fair at night 32 mm · f/16 · 1 s · ISO 200 The Best Loop amusement ride at night at the Luzern Autumn Fair 32 mm · f/20 · 1 s · ISO 200 Reflection of lights and fairground rides of the Lucerne Autumn Fair in a modern glass front. 12 mm · f/10 · 1 s · ISO 200 People watching a brightly lit carousel at night at the Lucerne Fair. 45 mm · f/22 · 1 s · ISO 160 Observer in front of a glowing amusement ride at the Lucerne Autumn Fair at night 39 mm · f/18 · 1 s · ISO 200 Long exposure of a spinning carousel at night at the Lucerne Autumn Fair 45 mm · f/5 · 1/6 s · ISO 200 Ferris wheel at the Lucerne autumn fair during sunset at Lake Lucerne with Mount Pilatus in the background 30 mm · f/5 · 2 s · ISO 200 Hotel Schweizerhof Lucerne in blue night lighting with festival visitors in front of the building 26 mm · f/7.1 · 1 s · ISO 250 Illuminated facade of the Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne at night with people in front of the building 26 mm · f/7.1 · 1 s · ISO 250 View of the hotel facade of the Schweizerhof in Lucerne with a street in the foreground 13 mm · f/11 · 1.6 s · ISO 200 Street in front of Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne with long exposure during a cloudy day 13 mm · f/14 · 2 s · ISO 200 Blue facade illumination at Hotel Schweizerhof Lucerne at night with passing cars 15 mm · f/9 · 1 s · ISO 250 The Lion Monument in Lucerne illuminated by purple light trails during the Lilu Light Festival 2026. 14 mm · f/6.3 · 2 s · ISO 400 Blue light trails in front of the illuminated Lion Monument in Lucerne 14 mm · f/4 · 1/20 s · ISO 4000 Lion Monument in Lucerne with light installation at night 24 mm · f/4 · 1/20 s · ISO 5000 Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne with festive lights at night 42 mm · f/4 · 1.3 s · ISO 200 The Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne at night with Christmas star lighting and passing traffic 12 mm · f/9 · 1.3 s · ISO 1000 Facade of Hotel Schweizerhof Lucerne at night with Christmas star lighting on the balconies 12 mm · f/9 · 1.3 s · ISO 1000 Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne at night with illuminated stars on the facade 12 mm · f/9 · 1 s · ISO 1000 Hofkirche in Lucerne with illuminated star between the towers at night 25 mm · f/14 · 2.5 s · ISO 1600 Long exposure of Christmas lighting at the Seebrücke in Lucerne with the water tower in the background 22 mm · f/11 · 2.5 s · ISO 1600 Long exposure of vehicle light trails in front of the festive illuminated scenery of Lucerne city at the lake 22 mm · f/11 · 2.5 s · ISO 1600 Water tower in Lucerne against a blue evening sky with long-exposure light trails from vehicles 32 mm · f/4 · 1 s · ISO 100

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