Why my night shots are not sharp?

[480sparky41 40]

Hi all. New here and working through the beginner forum. Great source of info so far. Just this thread teaches a bunch.

Gotta ask. While checking the photos in questions from the OP, I went back one on flicker. What are those blobby looking things directly left of the bridge (against the night sky). That's not lens flare right?

IMG_0002 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

thanks

A very dirty lens and/or sensor?

 

[aussiearef]

Hi all. New here and working through the beginner forum. Great source of info so far. Just this thread teaches a bunch.

Gotta ask. While checking the photos in questions from the OP, I went back one on flicker. What are those blobby looking things directly left of the bridge (against the night sky). That's not lens flare right?

IMG_0002 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

thanks

No they are rain drops

 

[MK3Brent]

Timer delay shutter is a good way to get around not having a cable release, or remote.
But honestly, depending on the ambient lighting... Sometimes, it's so dark that the first millisecond of the shutter opening is so dark that you won't see any blur from the act of pushing the button manually. Sometimes people go overboard with thinking all these tiny vibrations at the beginning of a dark exposure are going to matter. What matters is that nothing moves during the bulk of your exposure. Things like a solid tripod and low winds make this job easier.

I only bring all this up because your solution to the original questions seems answered, no purpose beating a dead horse.

 

[Pav]

No they are rain drops

lol. Are there any umbrella/tripod combos out there?

 

[aussiearef]

Thank you all for the recommendations. I did give it another try and the result was much better this time: Neutral Bay NSW | Flickr - Photo Sharing!