Photography tips

Motion blur

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

Key tips

  1. Use a longer shutter speed to depict moving cars as motion blur while keeping the building static.
  2. Ensure a steady hand or a stable support with a shutter speed of 1/10 s to avoid motion blur.
  3. Choose a long shutter speed to capture moving objects like a Ferris wheel with motion blur.

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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 Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne in overcast light with passing tram 15 mm · f/13 · 1.6 s · ISO 200 View of the Hofkirche in Lucerne with a passing bus in the foreground and a flower bed 45 mm · f/18 · 1.3 s · ISO 200 Front view of Hotel Schweizerhof Lucerne with colourful balcony accents 12 mm · f/16 · 1 s · ISO 200 Facade of the Hotel Schweizerhof Lucerne with colorful carnival spheres and figures 12 mm · f/16 · 1 s · ISO 200 Illuminated water fountains at night in front of the Lucerne city skyline at Lake Lucerne 45 mm · f/4 · 1/10 s · ISO 4000 Illuminated old town street in Lucerne with a moving delivery vehicle at dusk 12 mm · f/8 · 1 s · ISO 640 Christmas-illuminated tower in Lucerne city center with pedestrians in the foreground. 18 mm · f/10 · 1 s · ISO 640 An illuminated chestnut vendor stand at night with pedestrians on cobblestones in Lucerne. 17 mm · f/13 · 2 s · ISO 1000 Visitors on the ice rink in front of the illuminated KKL Lucerne during the Christmas season 21 mm · f/11 · 2.5 s · ISO 250 The upper section of a rotating Ferris wheel against a cloudless blue sky 45 mm · f/22 · 2 s · ISO 80 Motion blur of a passing tram in front of the Lake Lucerne waterfront with a pedestrian crossing 12 mm · f/4 · 1/3 s · ISO 200 Pedestrian crossing in front of Lake Lucerne with motion blurred bus under a cloudy sky 12 mm · f/9 · 1/4 s · ISO 80 View of the Seebrücke in Lucerne with moving traffic and pedestrians against a cloudy sky. 12 mm · f/9 · 1/3 s · ISO 80 View of the Wasserturm and Chapel Bridge in Lucerne with pedestrians on the cobbled forecourt 12 mm · f/9 · 1/4 s · ISO 80 Ferris wheel at the boat landing stage in front of the KKL in Lucerne with Mount Pilatus in the background 100 mm · f/32 · 10 s · ISO 800 Illuminated Ferris wheel at the lake basin in Lucerne at night with reflection in the water 15 mm · f/22 · 3.2 s · ISO 400 Swisswheel Ferris wheel with motion blur at night in Lucerne 24 mm · f/22 · 2.5 s · ISO 400

Related topics

  • City
  • Architecture
  • Mountains
  • Camera settings
  • Composition
  • Perspective
  • Light
  • Lucerne
  • Pilatus
  • Night
  • Evening light
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