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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Summit cross on a rocky edge of Mount Pilatus in front of snowy mountain panorama 150 mm · f/8 · 1/800 s · ISO 200 Sunset behind the rock face on Mount Pilatus with Hotel Bellevue in the foreground. 45 mm · f/5.6 · 1/2500 s · ISO 500 View of the Pilatus peak with Hotel Bellevue and snow-covered rocks in the warm light of the sunset 12 mm · f/7.1 · 1/400 s · ISO 500 View of the snow-covered Mount Pilatus with a boat pier on Lake Lucerne 23 mm · f/4 · 1/640 s · ISO 500 Red cable cars of the Pilatus lift in front of snowy pine trees 45 mm · f/9 · 1/640 s · ISO 500 White chapel on the snowy ridge of Mount Pilatus against an evening mountain backdrop. 200 mm · f/8 · 1/320 s · ISO 800 Steep snow-covered rock face on Mount Pilatus overlooking misty forests 111 mm · f/9 · 1/250 s · ISO 200 Snowy rock ridge at Pilatus with approaching fog 45 mm · f/11 · 1/100 s · ISO 200 Snow-covered railing and view of the foggy hotel terrace on Mount Pilatus 12 mm · f/7.1 · 1/125 s · ISO 200 Snowy coniferous trees at Krienseregg with the Pilatus massif in the background 100 mm · f/25 · 1/125 s · ISO 640 View of the snow-covered Pilatus mountain through a forest section at Krienseregg with backlighting. 100 mm · f/25 · 1/40 s · ISO 1600 Aerial view of the snow-covered Klimsen Chapel on Mount Pilatus near Lucerne 400 mm · f/8 · 1/500 s · ISO 250 View through a rock opening onto the snow-covered summit region of Mount Pilatus 15 mm · f/5.6 · 1/400 s · ISO 100 Snow-covered summit of Mount Pilatus near Lucerne in evening light 335 mm · f/8 · 1/640 s · ISO 125 Snow-covered peaks of Mount Pilatus near Lucerne in evening light 400 mm · f/8 · 1/640 s · ISO 320 Snow-capped summit of Mount Pilatus near Lucerne in evening light 400 mm · f/8 · 1/200 s · ISO 400 Snow-covered Mount Pilatus in warm evening light with moving clouds 300 mm · f/25 · 25 s · ISO 100 View of the snow-covered rock faces of Mount Pilatus with an aerial cable car against a blue sky. 400 mm · f/6.3 · 1/1000 s · ISO 100 The sun rises directly behind the jagged peak of the snow-covered Pilatus mountain. 100 mm · f/36 · 1/160 s · ISO 400 View of the snow-covered peak of Mount Pilatus at sunset 50 mm · f/11 · 1/320 s · ISO 400 View from a dark rock opening towards the snow-covered Pilatus chapel in bright daylight. 46 mm · f/8 · 1/200 s · ISO 100

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  • Evening light
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