The key to taking good night pictures is a camera with a good manual mode that lets you set whatever f-stop and iris you want. Well, that, and a tripod! Most cheap digital cameras just have an auto mode. Once I learned how to use the manual settings on my Canon S30, my night shots have turned out WAY better [Linked Image] I do like the canon powershots, they're terrific cameras.

It's amazing what you can pick up over a 15 second exposure, makes night look as bright as midday! I use the self-timer for these like iwire does- a 2 second delay damps out the movement from pushing the shutter button and gives less motion blur.

[This message has been edited by SteveFehr (edited 12-03-2005).]