This was a picture I took at the Bolton Museum, of one of the taxidermy bird displays they have. I really like the colours of the birds and the way they're positioned in the photo. The soft shadows behind the birds mean that the birds get all of the attention of the viewer, and the picture is really comfortable to look at, even though its busy.

Bolton Museum also has a porpoise skeleton, as seen above. I thought the pale orange lighting would make really good for a picture if I edited it, and due to the unique shape of the skeleton, I thought it would make for some quite eerie pictures. 

These are the two pictures I made through the editing, I really like the bottom one, the way its really intense and the grungy pattern that the map/cloth in the background creates. I also like the way the greens still blend nicely with the reds, despite the two colours contrasting and not working too well together. The intense darkness of the background gives the picture quite an eriee feel to it, and the alien look of the porpoise skeleton adds to this effect.