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Close-up of a yellow pansy flower in front of the blurred wooden structure of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne

Key tips

  1. Use settings that ensure a fast shutter speed to avoid motion blur on the flower.
  2. Adjust your settings to ensure a shutter speed that allows for a sharp, shake-free image when shooting handheld.
  3. Balance your settings between ISO and shutter speed to clearly render both the light show and the architectural details.

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Close-up of a yellow pansy flower in front of the blurred wooden structure of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne 45 mm · f/20 · 1/100 s · ISO 1000 A large carnival figure with a straw body in front of the Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne with a Swiss flag in the background. 45 mm · f/11 · 1/100 s · ISO 500 A glowing octopus sculpture on a wooden structure at the lakeshore in Lucerne at night. 12 mm · f/2 · 1/10 s · ISO 4000 View through an archway of the illuminated Wasserturm in Lucerne at night 12 mm · f/2 · 1/20 s · ISO 2000 Snow-covered Wasserturm and historic buildings in Lucerne on a winter day 270 mm · f/11 · 1/250 s · ISO 800 View of the Hotel Schweizerhof and the snow-covered Lake Lucerne in Lucerne 12 mm · f/22 · 1/40 s · ISO 500 Illuminated comet as Christmas decoration in front of the night cityscape of Lucerne 22 mm · f/8 · 1/1 s · ISO 640 Two people on a stage in front of an audience at an ice rink in Lucerne during Christmas 45 mm · f/4 · 1/50 s · ISO 2000 Night view of the illuminated Chapel Bridge in Lucerne with water tower. 12 mm · f/13 · 2 s · ISO 6400 View of the nocturnal Chapel Bridge with Water Tower in Lucerne 12 mm · f/13 · 2 s · ISO 6400 Water tower and Chapel Bridge in Lucerne at sunset seen from the riverbank. 22 mm · f/10 · 1/30 s · ISO 200 Close-up of a three-wheeled Ape vehicle with a couple sitting on a park bench in front of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne. 30 mm · f/6.3 · 1/800 s · ISO 100 The rock-hewn Lion Monument in Lucerne reflecting in the water surface. 25 mm · f/6.3 · 1/160 s · ISO 100 View from the wooden structure of the Chapel Bridge looking out over the Reuss river and the old town of Lucerne. 30 mm · f/6.3 · 1/320 s · ISO 100 View through the wooden roof structure of the Chapel Bridge onto the Reuss river and the old town of Lucerne. 28 mm · f/6.3 · 1/250 s · ISO 100 View from inside the Chapel Bridge across the Reuss river towards the Jesuit Church in Lucerne at dusk 30 mm · f/32 · 5 s · ISO 100 Illuminated Water Tower and light projections at the Lilu Light Festival Lucerne at night 30 mm · f/6.3 · 4 s · ISO 800 Christmas-decorated street in the old town of Lucerne at night with string lights 50 mm · f/20 · 2.5 s · ISO 800 View through a glass sphere of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne during sunny weather 50 mm · f/20 · 1/100 s · ISO 100 View from the water surface of the Chapel Bridge, the Water Tower, and the Jesuit Church in Lucerne with Mount Pilatus in the background 15 mm · f/4.5 · 1/640 s · ISO 400 View of the Chapel Bridge and the old town of Lucerne over the Reuss river at sunset. 20 mm · f/5 · 1/125 s · ISO 100 View through a bicycle wheel of the illuminated Swiss House in Lucerne at night 30 mm · f/22 · 5 s · ISO 800 Chapel Bridge and Water Tower in Lucerne during the Lilu Light Festival at night 30 mm · f/5 · 1.6 s · ISO 800 View through an alley towards the snow-covered Wasserturm in Lucerne during a light snowfall 27 mm · f/4 · 1/100 s · ISO 2500

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  • Central Switzerland
  • Night
  • Snow
  • Evening light
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  • Blue hour
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