Eliminating Lens Flare

[McG]

I am after some tips on eliminating Lens Flare when taking night shots.

Apart from using the lens hoods are there any other techniques that can be applied.

Would an F/Stop of say F/14 be better than say F/8 at eliminating flare?

Would using a polarising filter help in eliminating lens flare?

Regards

Mark

[bobby]

Try putting your hand just out of frame....but block the light

it helped me with night ramp shots before