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Message: <blockquote data-quote="eurotrash" data-source="post: 110380" data-attributes="member: 9237">Don't use filters of any kind during low-light photography. I keep my lenses bare when doing night stuff. They tend to get in the way and produce weird effects like that. Here is one that I actually DID use a filter on and shot into the sun on purpose to get the effect, but some times you may not want to use that technique. It isn't a night shot, but the effect is quite obvious.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidphotoguy/8206672069/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8065/8206672069_c9b282ed05_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidphotoguy/8206672069/" target="_blank">BOKEH!</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stupidphotoguy/" target="_blank">stupidphotoguy</a>, on FlickrI would also obviously use a tripod and use bracketing if you can. That way, you can have an automatic under/over exposed shot and see which you like. Also, I like to meter on things that are just a small amount darker than what I'm shooting. I feel like this brings out more mid tones in the darker areas without using a longer shutter speed to do so. Hope that helps <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>