For my triptych, I decided that instead of finding proper objects, I would focus on finding scraps of paper that had been dropped by the water.  Then, I would turn these into something new – origami cranes.  There was no real reason in particular that I chose to turn them into these (primarily it was because I love to make them) but you could argue, however, that it adds context by hinting at the amount of swans in Lincoln’s water.

The three pieces of paper that I found included (from left to right) a neglected, tatty ‘Quack’ flyer, an old receipt, and a clothes label that had been ripped off of something (worryingly, there were actually several of these labels dumped by the water, hinting at theft).  I wanted to highlight the type and variety of litter that can be found on the streets, and how people really do not give a second thought about littering.  I wanted to take something dirty and crumpled and almost make it pretty through my images.

For the lighting in my images, I relied mainly on natural lighting from my window.  I experimented briefly with using a different light source (see image below) but I wasn’t happy with how it made my photo look – I much preferred the natural lighting, so I decided to stick with it.

Overall, I’m pleased with how my triptych turned out, but if there was something that I had to change, it’d be how the first two images are slightly more zoomed out (as seen by the lines in the backing material).  Also, the point of focus in the first and last images is the centre point of the crane, but in the middle image, the centre isn’t in focus.  I know these are just little things, but if I get the chance, I’d like to try and recreate these three images and attempt to correct these faults.