thank you Doc..I'll try that tonight

 

lengthening the exposure time will help, as long as its not too long, otherwise the lights will drown out the rest of the picture. it's tricky when you're taking pics of something bright against something dark, trying to get the right contrast. a faster film speed would add to the graininess, if it were a film camera (silver oxide grains are bigger to absorb more available light) - but i'm not sure what happens on a digital camera - maybe bigger pixels? you might want to try just changing one thing at a time and see what works best - exposure first (definitely use a tripod or it will be blurry - a cable release or shutter timer would be best to avoid moving the camera when pushing the shutter release)

 

good lord....what ever happened to just point and shoot?!?! I'll try shorty...but it's been too damn cold to play with different settings. Maybe we'll get a warmer night one of these nights.

 

point and shoot is for cameras that fit in your pocket. 90% of digital cameras don't have the options yours has - and you're trying to do something a bit more specialized that others don't do. just do what you're told dammit, it will work fine . . . . . . eventually . . . . .

 

we found out when the surgeon posted those pics of your legs amputated 2 inches below your waist . . . . . .

 

OUCH!!!![:@][8D]

 

damn shorty....that was cold....even for mebut funny

 

Yeah, I walked RIGHT INTO THAT ONE!!!![:@][8D]

 

...sometimes it's like your a noob all over again

 

and it was a funny walk too . . . . . .