HeatherClark

I brought the tree line up some, and still hung the ball toward the upper corner. But I think adding the trees to separate the ball and the sky makes it feel less Golf-Ball-Death-Star. I added a spin blur, too, per your suggestion.

What do you think COULD make this work? My earlier horizontal attempt I think felt a bit more realistic. If I abandon the motion idea and just go with a ball near the lens, would the placement you have work best? Or will this always look like somebody literally just put a ball there in photoshop? I don't necessarily mind if it's obvious it's been photoshopped, but I don't want people to scoff, either.

I found a different file which has a horizontal orientation which I think lends itself better to this idea. But I'm just sure that if I post this some jackoff would comment, "That's no moon, it's a space station."

Sure!

I've googled "sports composite ball flying" or variations on that, but I can't seem to find anything. Maybe this can't be pulled off? I mean, I understand it won't look realistic, but I feel like it can be done better.

Hello, it's been a loong time since I posted, so I won't be surprised if I get flogged for the processing I've done. I need help adding a golf ball and motion trail to this. The motion blur that I'm trying is just not cutting it. How would you like me to post? I have a picture of a golf ball that I took that I'm trying to add. Do you want them separately or do you want to see my pitiful attempt? TIA!