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Figure 8-12. Here's the midpoint of creating a manual merge of the image in Figure 8-10.
(The Show Regions checkbox is turned on to make it easier to see what Elements is doing.)
The trees on the cliffs are being brought over from the source image, as indicated by the
blue mask on the final image. However, the balloon itself is a tad overexposed in spots in
the source image, so you may want to go back with the Eraser tool and remove the marks
over it so that it doesn't get copied over, or else zoom the view way in to erase only the
blown-out white parts.
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If you need to, align the photos
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If your copied material is slightly out of alignment with the final photo (a common
problem if you used exposure bracketing for live subjects), in the Manual tab, click
Advanced Options, and then scroll down and click the Alignment Tool button. When
you do, three little target marks appear in each preview when you move your cursor
over the photo. Drag the marks so they're in the same spot in each photo (like over a
tiger's eyes and mouth in bracketed wildlife photos), and then click the Align Photos
