Diffraction on lights; contellation manipulation; night photography technique.

[Symple]

Taken recently in Kelowna. Wondering about the diffraction on the street lights where I deliberately stopped down the lens (14mm) to produce this. Also, the time of night has the constellation Ursus Major rising, and is there in the photo directly up from where the row of promenade lights end, but I am wondering if I should increase the light points to make the image more thematic (constellation/city). Kelowna is named for the bear, and the blue sculpture to the right is a wire frame bear. I am going to re-shoot this image when the conditions are right, but am looking for some input before I head back out again. The first version had the image stretched very wide as there is quite a bit more image on the left of the marina, but here I have cropped it back to a conventional width.
Thanks for the suggestions.

[Symple]

Hard to see in the whole photo so I have added two cropped portions.

[Mad Aussie]

The image is a bit small to really give a decent critique I think but those close crops do help at least.

I like the starburst effect and also use a smaller aperture to get this effect at times.

The sky colour looks a bit light (although it looks good too) and I think that aids in hiding the stars. A shorter exposure may have succeeded in darkening the sky and still allowing the stars to shine through ... but only experimenting will tell of course. I see no reason not boost the stars a little to make them stand out a touch more.

That particular stretch looks like it provides a wealth of photo opportunities!