Photography tips

Snowy landscape

View across snow-covered mountain peaks and the summit cross on Mount Pilatus

Key tips

Choose a longer focal length like 150 mm to bring distant peaks closer and highlight details of the snowy landscape.

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All subjects Mountains Landscape Pilatus Central Switzerland

150 mm · f/8 · 1/1250 s · ISO 200

Snowy fir trees in the foreground with the Pilatus massif in the background under sunlight

33 mm · f/18 · 1/200 s · ISO 500

The snow-covered summit of Mount Rigi with a transmission tower rising above a dense layer of fog.

270 mm · f/18 · 1/320 s · ISO 320