Bitmap bottomImage = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),R.drawable.blink);
        Bitmap topImage = (Bitmap) data.getExtras().get("data");

        // As described by Steve Pomeroy in a previous comment,
        // use the canvas to combine them.
        // Start with the first in the constructor..
        Canvas comboImage = new Canvas(bottomImage);
        // Then draw the second on top of that
        comboImage.drawBitmap(topImage, 0f, 0f, null);

        // bottomImage is now a composite of the two.

        // To write the file out to the SDCard:
        OutputStream os = null;

        try {
            os = new FileOutputStream("/sdcard/DCIM/Camera/" + "myNewFileName.png");
            bottomImage.compress(CompressFormat.PNG, 50, os);

            //Bitmap image.compress(CompressFormat.PNG, 50, os);
        } catch(IOException e) {
            Log.v("error saving","error saving");
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

int w = bottomImage.getWidth();
        int h = bottomImage.getHeight();
        Bitmap new_image = Bitmap.createBitmap(w, h ,bottomImage.getConfig());