Photoshop Workbench 268: Compositing to Capture Detail in the Moon

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If you've ever tried to capture the moon at night in the same frame as another subject, such as the Denver Capitol building you see here, you know what a challenge it can be. First, it's near-impossible to properly expose both the moon and the other subject. Second, the moon is rarely positioned exactly where you want it. To circumvent these challenges, I propose capturing two separate exposures----one for the moon and one for the other subject----then using Photoshop to combine them into a single frame.

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