I went to the Asian market today. I was hoping to get a shot of locusts in the freezer section (for shock value) that I saw at one time, but they were gone. It’s either they sold like hotcakes, or nobody was buying them and they lost their shelf space. I’m guessing it’s the latter.
I went to plan B, which involved live crabs and lobsters. I looked at the tub, and saw that I’ll have to make up a plan C. They weren’t alive. They instead had colors that told me they’ve already been cooked. They must have used to be the live ones in the aquariums, and they steamed them before they died of old age or what not. The guy working there, as far as I could tell, didn’t speak English, so I got his attention, showed him my camera, and pointed to the tub. He smiled, nodded his head and watched me. He probably thought I was a little nuts, but I needed my shot.
When I saw the tub, I knew it would be my first attempt at color isolation.
