Park Slope at Night (or why I'm tempted to get a tripod)

Two photos from when I went to Prospect Park last week. I've begun to enjoy taking nighttime photos without flash lately. I don't have a tripod so I've got to find somewhere to prop the camera (bottom photo, on a railing) or be very, very still (top). There's not always a place to prop the camera and it is not exactly smart to stand in the middle of the street, even a sleepy street like this one, concentrating on being still rather than paying attention to traffic.