Practice, practice, practice....

Been reading Gordon Laing's "In Camera" book - a Christmas present :)
It's basically a recipe book for taking photos (jpegs) and publishing them "as is" - no post processing required!
He tells the story behind each of the 100 photos in the book with exif data and a handy tips paragraph - this is what I used today - close down the aperture to get bigger, brighter "star" bursts - thanks Gordon! :)