Photography tips

Small aperture

View of Mount Pilatus and Lake Lucerne through two ship bollards

Key tips

Choose a small aperture, such as f/11 or higher, to maintain sharpness from the foreground to the background.
Select a small aperture when you want to achieve a deep depth of field, leading the viewer's eye from the plants down to the lake.
Use a small aperture like f/16 to keep both the architecture of the tower and the details of the blooming trees sharp.

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The exact camera settings for each shot are shown below it - a starting point for recreating the look yourself. Click through to a photograph for detailed photography tips on that specific shot, under "Photography tips for this image".

All subjects Mountains Architecture City Landscape Lake Lucerne Pilatus Lucerne Central Switzerland

View through alpine flowers towards Lake Lucerne and the surrounding landscape from Mount Pilatus

30 mm · f/22 · 1/80 s · ISO 320

View into the dark entrance of the dragon cave on Mount Pilatus in dense fog

12 mm · f/14 · 1/30 s · ISO 200

View over a solid cloud cover with bright sunshine near Mount Pilatus

15 mm · f/18 · 1/1250 s · ISO 500

View from the peak of Mount Pilatus over Lake Lucerne at sunset

12 mm · f/20 · 1/60 s · ISO 640

Hotel Pilatus-Kulm facade with lettering under bright sun

12 mm · f/20 · 1/1250 s · ISO 1600