Photography tips

Silhouette

Silhouette of the Wasserturm in Lucerne against the low sun with an ornate lantern in the foreground.

Key tips

  1. Pay attention to the exposure of the sky to consciously represent the tower as a silhouette.
  2. Pay attention to the composition when shooting directly into the sun to use foreground elements like a lantern as a striking silhouette.
  3. Position your subject as a silhouette directly in front of the low sun to emphasize contrast.

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All subjects City Mountains Architecture Landscape Lucerne Pilatus Lake Lucerne
The setting sun dips behind the silhouettes of Mount Pilatus in Central Switzerland 400 mm · f/8 · 1/400 s · ISO 320 Silhouette of Mount Pilatus against an orange-colored evening sky 150 mm · f/5.6 · 1/320 s · ISO 320 Dark silhouette of Mount Pilatus against an orange evening sky 200 mm · f/36 · 1.6 s · ISO 100 Silhouette of the Pilatus massif against an intensely colored evening sky 200 mm · f/20 · 1/8 s · ISO 400 Dark silhouette of Mount Pilatus against an orange sunset sky 200 mm · f/32 · 1/320 s · ISO 400

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  • City
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  • Composition
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  • Perspective
  • Lucerne
  • Pilatus
  • Lake Lucerne
  • Evening light
  • Sunset
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