Specific Blue moon - Merging Moon exposure with background exposure

[LMRMFRT79]

Hi, today I made two photos from the same place. Using tripod and not changing the composition. One to exposure the Moon and another one to exposure the background. The problem is that I made the background picture when the moon was higher. I could manage to merge the two pictures but cannot get the higher moon out... can someone give me a hint? Thanks a lot.

 

[Argos]

Here it is, i had to change the light a position aswell, to match the new moon location.



Cheers!

Cheers!

 

[JVO2]

Attempted -

 

[IamSam]

can someone give me a hint?

Are you wanting this edit done for you or are you asking for help in how to do it for yourself?

 

[JVO2]

Altering seeing Argos, I saw two errors in mine. Fixed the lights in left corner and the tree line under the moon.

 

[JVO2]

My steps were as follows, I am NOT trained or have any idea what I’m doing... just “Attempting”

I cropped the bottom out of the bright moon picture, then duplicated as a new layer. I included the electric lines in the selection.
I blended the dark moon picture in with lighten blend. I merged these.
I layered another bright moon picture. I stretch the image behind the layer so the lighting matched with the position of the moon. Once the new background was set I flattened image.
I added another light moon layer and blended with darken.
I added another dark layer and correct the tree line under the moon by masking the area I wanted.
I added light moon layer and masked the lights to correct blending issue. Then I uploaded here.

 

[JVO2]

@Argos - how do you keep the texture of the image look genuine? There’s certain grain your edits that makes them look original.

 

[Argos]

@Argos - how do you keep the texture of the image look genuine? There’s certain grain your edits that makes them look original.

Hi JVO2, in this case i just used the montage LMRMRFT79 did and erased the extra moon XD,an add a little bit of light to the new moon location , that extra exposition is what produced the grain XD.

Cheers!

 

[LMRMFRT79]

Thanks a lot... I will also try to follow your steps. If you are interested I can upload the Raw files... so we have more room to play Best regards from Brazil.

 

[LMRMFRT79]

Are you wanting this edit done for you or are you asking for help in how to do it for yourself?

Both... Did I posted it in a wrong Forum? In which one should I have made? Thanks fort the quote.