Night photography

[Buzzaro]

I have some questions about night photography. My equipment will probably just be an Iphone camera and bike lights and/or camera flash for lighting. The bike lights are very intense but narrow. I tried to take a few shots on a ride the other night and had trouble getting anything to come out. Everything is grainy or washed out by the powerful spot bike lights. I know better equipment would make a huge difference, but realistically this is what I am going to have with me. I could probably take a Canon A710is powershot, but definitely not the T2i. I am not even sure if what I am hoping to do will be possible with the equipment i will have available but hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction. Here are a few shots that I took on the ride with the Iphone. Shots 4 and 5 are almost the same shot. Shot 4 I was trying to get a silhouette of the bike with the moon in the background, instead I got a picture of a dot.