Hi, this is my first attempt at night time photography. I really wanted to try to get the Milky Way, but it was too cloudy. Nonetheless, it was a great learning experience to get out and shoot in the dark, and I learned a lot. I know this photo isn't the best, and doesn't represent any sort of end product, but if you've done some night photography, please let me know if the technical details are working here. Is it in focus, acceptable exposure, etc. I did a little light painting of the foreground. Very minimal post processing, all done in Lightroom. Thank you for your advice!

Love the shot! I too have been trying to get some good night shots, so far not much that I'm happy with. Too much light pollution where I live for one thing. Definitely want to use manual focus and exposure when working with the night sky