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Star Lights Anonymous
Hey guys, every time I take pictures at night, my photos end up with these star-shaped lights. Is this normal bokeh on long exposures, or would this be the fault of my stock Digital Rebel lens?

In this lens, I also got a bit of lens flare. Anyone here have any good night photography?
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>> Anonymous
No they are because your apperature is soo small, on F22 you will get even more of the Star lines.

Also Bokeh ONLY is how the out of focus elements in the picture are rendered, You basically never need to worry about them because only the pickiest people will even notice them. At F16 your entire picture is basically going to be in focus, so again its not an issue.
>> Anonymous
>>32569

Thanks for the analysis. Looking forward to some good night shots.