So, thanks to James Steen for sending me off to discover the great method used by Russell Brown at
http://www.russellbrown.com/body.html I have now managed to pull of a copy I am happy with.
Again, The original...
Then the first, hacked up attempt,
Then the final result,
Had to work in a few self solved tweaks to deal with the blurred reeds popping into the sky but I think I've managed to take a very troubled image and give it new life.
Any thoughts, ideas, concerns are always welcomed. Cheers!