Newby question - background removal

[zeuspaul]

Thanks, using guides I was able to move the entire selection and copy from another location back to the original location.  That is basically what I do when moving the original selection to a different location then copy and undo to return to original location.  Either way I get the whole thing.  If I make the external selection and then use guides I get a selection that includes both.

What I am trying to do is just copy a portion (a piece of the column) of something external to the original selection (freezone) and then copy it and bring it into the freezone and then stretch it like you did.