it is a genuine blue lobster and i took some (no, actually a lot) artistic licence to make it violet or purple or whatever colour that is. thing was when the illumination on the tank changed to violet (or purple or whatever colour that is) the lobster turned very very slightly and briefly violet then the blue dominated. so i had to wait for a while for the illumination to go through its cycle so i can catch the violet. but while the illumination turned everything else in the tank into violet (or purple or whatever colour it is) apart from that brief nano second the lobster was still blue. and that's where the artistic licence was invoked in post processing. because damn it if i would post another jellyfish despite it being all naturally violet (or blah! blah! blah!).
are blue lobsters edible? of course! just like their normal cousins are definitely edible and safe to eat. but if you don't catch it but only order it from a restaurant, make sure your credit card is loaded as the last known blue lobster served was priced at $560. no, thanks! i'll wait for the sale at my local grocery store.
I have never heard of one before so this is a first for me. Poetic license is what it’s all about in Art so you go right ahead girlfriend. A terrific shot
Had to Google Blue Lobster as I'd never seen nor heard of one before! Blue crabs only when I lived in Maryland. Not being a sea food lover, my thoughts are... nice to look at for the color and interesting characteristics but I really want to know who first looked at it and thought it would be edible?!?
Lovely edited edible? art!
fun shot and processing to achieve purple, I love jellyfish so much I'd have willlingly looked at a week of different coloured jellyfish
(I wondered about doing something similar for my tag challenge, but decided I'd rather go for real purple wool rather than adding purple to black and grey fabric and lace, plus paper patterns, because that's about the stage of my next coat)
I like it. If I can turn the beach purple, I don't see why you can't do the same with a lobster. We have something similar to this in Western Australia. It's freshwater water crustacean that we call a marron. They are usually back or brown, but there is a recessive gene that causes some to be blue. The problem is that no matter what colour they are, they all turn red when they're cooked, so how would you know if you got the $560 blue one on your plate!
sounds like a lot of colour fun being had - or maybe colour frustration. Ill be sure not to order blue lobster without looking at the prices first. Thanks for the tip.
March 20th, 2019
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Lovely edited edible? art!
(I wondered about doing something similar for my tag challenge, but decided I'd rather go for real purple wool rather than adding purple to black and grey fabric and lace, plus paper patterns, because that's about the stage of my next coat)