Would you belive this....

[zeroskillz]

So the first shot was 20 sec at f4 at ISO1600...

I've gotten similar color/contrast at midnight at ISO200 on my Nikon, but the exposures were 5 to 10 minutes... don't recall exactly. Much less noise...

I'd say stay out of your long exposure shots...maybe try combining multiple exposures--one long for the truck, and a lower power flash shot for you and combine them.

And personally, I find the pose in the last shot there a bit on the strange side.

Since your shooting digitally, stay out and play around with it...

 

[Rachelsne]

lower your ISO more, also I think if you had re shot the first one wih out the flash, you would have got a good result, especially with the glow in the clouds