Photography tips

Snow

Summit cross on a rocky edge of Mount Pilatus in front of snowy mountain panorama

Key tips

  1. Use a longer focal length to isolate the summit cross against the snow-covered mountains.
  2. Pay attention to the exposure of the snow to preserve detail in the bright areas.
  3. Pay attention to the exposure when shooting against the light so that the details in the snow-covered rock face are preserved.

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All subjects Mountains Architecture City Pilatus Lucerne
Close-up of a snow-covered Musegg Wall tower in Lucerne against a winter landscape background 400 mm · f/14 · 1/250 s · ISO 800 Top of a snow-covered church spire in front of a wooded, snow-covered hill in Lucerne 300 mm · f/13 · 1/250 s · ISO 800 Snow-covered tower of the Musegg wall in front of a wooded hillside in Lucerne 400 mm · f/11 · 1/250 s · ISO 800 Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne by Lake Lucerne on a snowy winter day 100 mm · f/11 · 1/250 s · ISO 800 View of the snow-covered Lake Lucerne basin with Hotel Schweizerhof under a cloudy sky 12 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 500 View over the snow-covered Lucerne lake basin and Hotel Schweizerhof under a cloudy sky 12 mm · f/22 · 1/40 s · ISO 500 View of the snow-covered Chapel Bridge with water tower in Lucerne 12 mm · f/14 · 1/80 s · ISO 500 Lucerne station square with snow-covered trees and the red motion blur of a vehicle on a cloudy day 19 mm · f/14 · 1/3 s · ISO 200 The Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne on a snowy winter day. 19 mm · f/11 · 1/3 s · ISO 200 The snow-covered facade of the Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne with a waving Swiss flag. 300 mm · f/10 · 1/250 s · ISO 800 The Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne in front of a snow-covered terrace 12 mm · f/10 · 1/200 s · ISO 500 Snow-covered facade of Villa Schweizerhof in Lucerne with snow-laden branches in the foreground 25 mm · f/10 · 1/125 s · ISO 500 Promotional flag of Villa Schweizerhof framed by snow-covered tree trunks 45 mm · f/18 · 1/15 s · ISO 500 Aerial view of the snow-covered city of Lucerne with Reuss river and Mount Pilatus 50 mm · f/10 · 1/500 s · ISO 500 View through snow-covered tree branches towards wintery Lucerne, the Chapel Bridge and Mount Rigi in the background 50 mm · f/10 · 1/320 s · ISO 500 View through an alley towards the snow-covered Wasserturm in Lucerne during a light snowfall 27 mm · f/4 · 1/100 s · ISO 2500

Related topics

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