photorama

Sorry, but the moon does not add to your scene, it takes away from it. Wide angle shot, telephoto moon, it never works! And the lighting on any added moon HAS to match the lighting on the scene itself, every time, no exceptions to that rule! If the sun is 'off to the left', that same sun would be illuminating the moon, so the moon always needs a matching shadow on its sphere.

Even some of the best pros don't get it right, like on a recent cover of Outdoor Photographer, an image of Delicate Arch in Utah 'taken' by Art Wolf, and passed off as a true image. Very disappointing and shallow of Art Wolf to have done that, and for OP to be taken in by that as well. A very out of place moon placed within the arch. Again, a wide angle scene, telephoto moon. It never works, they always look fake. So you are in good company with what you have tried to do. Even OP was taken in by that, and never apologized to their readers for being duped.

Also in your scene, the bright clouds are reflected in the water. Where is the reflected moon? Pay attention to details when you start to fake a scene. It takes skill and knowing the sky to pull it off correctly.

How would the image stand up on its own if it were without its title? What would one think

was happening just by looking at the photo? I am always somewhat aprehensive of any

photo that needs a title to declare what it is. If a 'thousand words' are not enough to get the

point across, then a title surely cannot offer much help. It shouldn't need to be explained.