Photography tips

Using a wide angle creatively

Ferris wheel and amusement rides at night at the Lozärner Määs fairground

Key tips

  1. Select an ultra-wide angle lens with a 12 mm focal length to effectively frame the vast sky and cloud formations.
  2. Use an ultra-wide angle of 12 mm to capture a vast landscape, such as Lake Lucerne and the Pilatus massif, in its entirety.
  3. Use a wide angle lens to frame your main subject between foreground elements.

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Ferris wheel and amusement rides at night at the Lozärner Määs fairground 12 mm · f/13 · 1 s · ISO 200 Fairground ride with light trails at night at the Lucerne autumn fair 12 mm · f/9 · 2 s · ISO 200 Reflection of lights and fairground rides of the Lucerne Autumn Fair in a modern glass front. 12 mm · f/10 · 1 s · ISO 200 Illuminated Ferris wheel at the Lozärner Määs at night with people in the foreground. 12 mm · f/22 · 1 s · ISO 80 Illuminated Ferris wheel at the Lucerne Autumn Fair at night reflected in the water. 12 mm · f/11 · 1 s · ISO 200 Lucerne station gate in the evening with a view of an illuminated fairground carousel. 15 mm · f/5 · 1/2 s · ISO 200 An illuminated chain carousel at the Lozärner Määs in front of the historic train station portal in Lucerne at night. 15 mm · f/4 · 1/6 s · ISO 500 Chain carousel at the Lozärner Määs in front of the historic railway station portal at night 28 mm · f/4 · 1/320 s · ISO 6400 Ferris wheel at the Lozärner Määs on Lake Lucerne with Mount Pilatus in the background at dusk 16 mm · f/7.1 · 2.5 s · ISO 200 Ferris wheel of the Lucerne autumn fair at sunset in front of Mount Pilatus 16 mm · f/10 · 4 s · ISO 200 Ferris wheel at the Luzern Autumn Fair during twilight with Mount Pilatus in the background 24 mm · f/9 · 4 s · ISO 200 View of the Chapel Bridge and Water Tower in Lucerne with Mount Pilatus in the background under a cloudy evening sky. 12 mm · f/14 · 1/15 s · ISO 200 View of the Chapel Bridge with Water Tower and Mount Pilatus in the background under a cloudy evening sky 12 mm · f/18 · 1/15 s · ISO 200 Jesuit Church and Chapel Bridge in Lucerne at dusk over the Reuss river 12 mm · f/18 · 1/30 s · ISO 200 View through a round railing at the sunset-lit Reuss river in Lucerne 13 mm · f/18 · 1/100 s · ISO 200 View through an ornate metal railing towards the old town of Lucerne and the Reuss river at sunset. 12 mm · f/16 · 1/200 s · ISO 200 View through an ornamental metal gate onto the Wasserturm and Kapellbrücke in Lucerne at dusk. 12 mm · f/22 · 1/10 s · ISO 125 Stone Nölliturm in Lucerne viewed from a low angle 12 mm · f/22 · 1/13 s · ISO 160 View from the Pilatus mountain massif over Lake Lucerne and surrounding mountains in sunny weather 12 mm · f/16 · 1/500 s · ISO 500 View from the rocky edge of Mount Pilatus over Lake Lucerne and surrounding mountains 12 mm · f/16 · 1/400 s · ISO 500 Steep wooden staircase on Mount Pilatus overlooking Lake Lucerne and Central Switzerland 12 mm · f/16 · 1/250 s · ISO 500 Hiking trail on Mount Pilatus with a view of Lake Lucerne and the surrounding area 12 mm · f/18 · 1/250 s · ISO 500 Group of alphorn players in traditional Swiss costume on a terrace at Mount Pilatus 16 mm · f/18 · 1/400 s · ISO 500 Sun setting behind mountains over Lake Lucerne with cloudy sky 12 mm · f/22 · 1/60 s · ISO 1000

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  • Central Switzerland
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  • Evening light
  • Sunset
  • Snow
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