Haha, well I don't know much about Corel, but if you can use layers I dont know if you have masking tools but I am sure there is an erase. Take 2 photos one exposing for the sky/moon, and the other for the city. Make the layer that is for the sky layer 1, make the city layer layer 2, "erase" the sky in layer 2 so that the properly exposed sky from layer 1 is now seen. Use a softer brush around the details such as buildings so it doesn't look "cut out" and you should be all set. Same goes for PS if you understand masking

 

I like where your going, but I think you need more in the pic to make it say something..

If you want it say Downtown, capture all of Downtown.. (subject matter)

Keep shooting..

 

Huh? All I said was view from my balcony. I can't see all of downtown from there. The first picture is what I see every night.

 

back out the pic and show us everything you see... the whole view...

 

I'm not downing you, it just didn't make great sense for pics..

 

1 and 4 are my whole view. Mostly.

I was more or less having fun with the 70-300 in the evening and seeing how well the buildings look.

 

OHHH....

ISO 250? You had a tripod?

Try ISO 100 then mess with your Exposure... It will allow you to contrast more.. and get even more detail.