Moonlight in ... Geneva

[dexdex]

Pennies in a stream.... (you know the song). ;)
My first long exposure trials with the PowerShot G7: ISO 100, 8s, F/5.6, taken @ 10:25 PM in manual mode.
Is it possible to avoid the stars ? Because it is supposed to be moonlight, not starlight (though there is a star up there over the moon) !
Comments welcome; I was hesitating about having the opposite pier in the middle (like here), or on the lower third.

[Weatherboy]

sweeet thats pretty interesting ay!

[pwm2]

Great shot.

Interesting that the water looks so sharp at that long exposure.

The only way to avoid stars is to pp them away.

[dexdex]

Thanks pwm2; by the way, do you know what generates the stars ? The lens, the diaphragm ? Regarding the water, I was suprised myself. I was expecting it to be "cottony" like the fountain. It is one of the reasons I kept the 50/50 framing, rather than the more classical 1/3 - 2/3.

[pwm2]

The star in the moon is caused by the aperture of the lens. The number of blades will affect how many rays you get.