Photography tips

Wide aperture

Night view of the Pilatus peak with hotel building under a starry sky

Key tips

  1. Use a wide aperture like f/2 so that as much light as possible reaches the sensor in low light conditions.
  2. Use a wide aperture such as f/2 to capture as much detail of the night sky as possible in low-light conditions.
  3. Use a wide aperture to capture the necessary brightness for the starry sky in low-light conditions.

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All subjects Mountains Architecture City Pilatus Lucerne
Night illumination of the facade of the Jesuit Church in Lucerne on the Reuss river 12 mm · f/2 · 1/25 s · ISO 2000 The illuminated water tower of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne at night with light projections. 12 mm · f/2 · 1/8 s · ISO 2000 View of the interior of the illuminated Jesuit Church in Lucerne during a light show 12 mm · f/2 · 1/15 s · ISO 4000 Interior view of the Jesuit Church in Lucerne with blue light projection on vault and altar 12 mm · f/2 · 1/30 s · ISO 4000 Interior view of the Jesuit Church in Lucerne with a colorful projection on the ceiling and walls 12 mm · f/2 · 1/15 s · ISO 4000 Illuminated facade of the Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne at night viewed from the lake. 45 mm · f/4 · 1/25 s · ISO 4000 Red carriage of the Pilatus cogwheel railway in an underground station 12 mm · f/2 · 1/80 s · ISO 4000 Blooming fuchsias in the foreground in front of the illuminated Lucerne Town Hall at dusk 2 mm · f/2.2 · 1/8 s · ISO 800

Related topics

  • Mountains
  • Architecture
  • City
  • Light
  • Camera settings
  • Perspective
  • Composition
  • Pilatus
  • Lucerne
  • Night
  • Fog
  • Evening light
  • Blue hour
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