Combination of two handheld images with different (onboard) flash exposures, neither of which was "good" ... amazingly they overlapped *almost* perfectly.
Combined them in Hard Light mode (lighter image on top) with an RGB Curve adjustment. Partly erased top layer and a little dodging to improve color on wings.
Created rough mask from background and inserted later shot of wood-chip mulch in Lighten mode to add texture/shapes to background.
Flash too low ... [thumb]1184453[/thumb]
Flash too high ... [thumb]1184454[/thumb]
Texture source ... [thumb]1184455[/thumb]
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