This week, while exploring more aspects of night photography, I actually found a good website of what not to do. This article from Digital Camera World explains common errors of night photography and gives great examples of pictures that did not turn out so great. Sometimes, it is best to see examples of what not to do in order to avoid making similar mistakes.
http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/03/23/12-common-errors-of-night-photography-and-how-to-fix-them/
In contrast, night photographer David Kingham has some fantastic examples in his gallery of great night photographs. I was amazed by the way he captured an entire semi-circle of the Milky Way or a full-circled star trail in his pictures. They are quite beautiful. Although they could not be posted here, my favorites are "North Moulton Barn Milky Way," "Path to Longs Pano," and "Snowy Range Star Trails."
http://www.davidkinghamphotography.com/night
Additionally, David Kingham has posted a video about editing night photographs. He created some helpful tools specifically for night photographs that can be used in Lightroom and downloaded for free from his website. These tools include enhancing the Milky Way, sharpening stars, blurring stars, and removing light pollution.
http://www.davidkinghamphotography.com/night-photography-lightroom-presets
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