Reddit Photoclass U1A1: Feedback

U1A1: Feedback

 

I took this photo last night in Chinatown, London. The subject is one of them Pedicab lads (don’t use them, they are known scammers), it’s not the best photo, but I thought it might look decent with the lights of bike and the lanterns in the background, just as a kind of travel photo (I’m trying to get used to just always having my camera with me and snapping away at things I see), but what concerns me are all the lights are blurred or giving off a “star” effect, from the lights on the bike to the lamps on the building. I shot this on a Sony a6400 with the kit lens set to auto, I used to use my Nikon 3300 on auto, but it never made the lights go like that.

 

I noticed most of the photos I took last night had this effect with the lights, I mostly used my 3300 on auto, only difference I can see is ISO is also set to auto on this Sony.

 

I did press “auto edit” in LR to brighten up the photo, but the light effect was there in camera.

 

I’m too inexperienced to know what is causing the lights to give the “star” effect.

 

Thanks for any help as always 👍

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