Photography tips

Silhouettes

Two birds sitting on a dark wall against the backlit low sun.

Key tips

  1. Focus on the composition and a clean separation of elements to ensure the silhouettes remain clearly visible.
  2. Pay attention to exposure in the evening light to emphasize the mountain contours as silhouettes against the bright sky.

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All subjects City Mountains Architecture Lucerne Pilatus
Two birds sitting on a dark wall against the backlit low sun. 45 mm · f/22 · 1/200 s · ISO 200 View of the Pilatus and Central Swiss mountain ranges at sunset 150 mm · f/5.6 · 1/400 s · ISO 200 Silhouette of the Musegg towers in Lucerne against an orange evening sky 371 mm · f/14 · 1/250 s · ISO 200

Related topics

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