Created a channel mask and knocked out the branch with the leaves
step 2 of 3
Gave the leaves some texture with the "lighting effects" filter and texture setting. Cleaned up the edges were they showed some halos
step 3 of 3
Enabled the original image and change the exposure specifically Gamma. Also added an additional image as background which I've uploaded earlier for another contest. Add some blur to that background image and set the blending mode to "Hard Light" to reveal it.