While we shoot landscape, to get right exposures for both foreground and background (sky) .. it is just not too simple … as discussed previously , we can either
1. GND filter
3. HDR
4. Exposures blending (where we will discuss here)
e.g. of 2 pictures
– normally we refer same sky but just different exposures but for this example … I got same position but the cloud actually cover the Starry sky
– how I do Exposures Blending
i. normally I will shoot one foreground 1st with right iso, exposure and sometime with light painting
ii. continue shooting the sky or background
iii. use software masking or blending both picture together
***for how I mask the 2 pictures click old link here
another test used Photomatix “Exposures Fusion” option
*** not much editing done on the post blending picture