Photography tips

Telephoto focal length

Hotel Schweizerhof at the winterly Lake Lucerne in Lucerne

Key tips

  1. Use a medium telephoto focal length to isolate the building frontally without distortion.
  2. Choose a medium telephoto focal length of around 113 mm to bring the church visually closer to the lake and compress the composition.
  3. Use a telephoto focal length to highlight mountain textures and compress the distance between the foreground and the peaks.

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All subjects Architecture City Mountains Lucerne Pilatus Central Switzerland
The snow-covered massif of Mount Pilatus near Lucerne against a cloudy evening sky 183 mm · f/8 · 1/25 s · ISO 400 The red cogwheel train travels on a steep track through snowy rocky terrain on Mount Pilatus. 150 mm · f/10 · 1/250 s · ISO 200 Aerial view of the snow-covered Bürgenstock plateau above a layer of clouds 100 mm · f/8 · 1/500 s · ISO 100 Silhouette of Mount Pilatus against a glowing evening sky 122 mm · f/29 · 1/640 s · ISO 400

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  • Light
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  • Pilatus
  • Central Switzerland
  • Snow
  • Evening light
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