FIrst night shot

Hi all. This is my first upload with my new gear after taking about 11 years off. This next week or 2 I'm not going for anything spectacular or even "book-worthy." I'm just playing to get used to the camera. Good thing, because I had some problems. After that I'll start playing with settings and relearning what I forgot.

With that said, this was taken on a 450D/XSi with the 55-250IS on night portrait mode. Not great, I know, but hey, it's my first night shot on my first DSLR.

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It looks OOF. Did you take this using a tripod? And if so I would turn IS off. As you don't need it using a tripod and all it will do is make your shot softer..as it is always working away trying to stabilize...uses more battery too

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. The entire IS thing is new to me. Lots of experimenting to do.

Tripod per se, no. I put the camera on the roof of my car. As I get used to what the different settings do I'm sure I'll get better.