As the floods recede...

This is one of my own photos. Iused the foreground only.

Again, one of my own photos taken earlier this year in Australia. I merged the sky with the foreground shown in Step 1.

Source image which I darkened slightly using a levels adjustment.

One of my own pictures. A water dragon taken in Australia earlier this year. I isolated him from his background and pasted into entry image. I painted in the fire and smoke coming from his mouth. Blended into the water using a layer mask and added shadows.

Used the body of the polar bear to morph with the eagles head. Thanks to SXU and Mazcha.

• 1: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=view&id=495207

Morphed Eagles head with polar bear.
Thanks to SXU and 8baller.

• 1: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=view&id=757921

Morphed Peagle Bear.
Used smudge brush to fluff out hair and crop. Added water ripples and shadows to the water around his legs.

Added bird.
Thanks to SXU ans Soikha.
Reduced opacity and scaled to fit.

Fill layer Colour blending mode

Fill laye colour blending mode

Fill layer - overlay blending mode