Photography tips

Wide-angle lens

Group of alphorn players in front of the Hotel Bellevue on Mount Pilatus in clear weather

Key tips

  1. Utilize an ultra-wide-angle lens to effectively capture the expansive scale of the mountain scenery.
  2. Use a fast wide-angle lens to include both the vast expanse of the sky and the landscape.
  3. Use a wide-angle lens with a focal length of 15 mm to harmoniously capture the vastness of the sky along with the building.

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All subjects Mountains Architecture City Pilatus Lucerne
Interior of the Jesuit Church in Lucerne with blue light projection and audience 12 mm · f/4 · 1/2 s · ISO 2000 Interior view of the Jesuit Church Lucerne with blue light projections on the ceiling and altar during the Lilu Light Festival. 12 mm · f/4 · 1/13 s · ISO 4000 Interior of the baroque Hofkirche in Lucerne with colorful light projections on ceilings and altar during the Lilu Light Festival. 12 mm · f/4 · 1/13 s · ISO 4000 Interior view of the Hofkirche Lucerne with a colorful light projection on the ceiling and altar 12 mm · f/4 · 1/13 s · ISO 5000 View through a stone archway at an illuminated light installation during the Lilu Light Festival in Lucerne 15 mm · f/4.5 · 1/2 s · ISO 800

Related topics

  • Mountains
  • Architecture
  • City
  • Camera settings
  • Perspective
  • Light
  • Composition
  • Pilatus
  • Lucerne
  • Night
  • Snow
  • Blue hour
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