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Sony Forums Challenges | all galleries >> Challenge 145: I like it! What is it? (hosted by Denise) >> Challenge 145: Exhibition > edit image
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23-MAR-2002 Helen Betts

2nd Place
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
by Helen Betts

Okinawa, Japan

Sony Cybershot
1/30s f/2.3 at 23.8mm iso100 full exif

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Doris 11-Jun-2007 08:41
Beautiful! I know this monster, I have any similar photos.
inframan 10-Jun-2007 12:14
Definitely a thing of beauty & a beautiful shot!
Katherine Stanback's Photos06-Jun-2007 01:54
Great shot - I love the colors! I thought it was a close-up of a glass sculpture, I never would have guessed it was a lobster.
Guest 05-Jun-2007 19:21
Helen, you always get such sharp focus! I love this image!
Justin Miller03-Jun-2007 05:54
That's a heck of an alien landscape! Quite a display this lobster puts on - almost a shame anyone eats it (I'm with you...no seafood enters my mouth!). Very nice macro.
Kathy Palmer 02-Jun-2007 14:17
Love the colors!!! Very nicely done.

Helen, I looked at your gallery of Okinawa. Took me back (although it's changed as has everything)... I was there in the early 70's. My daughter was born there! Cool shots... thanks for the journey.
Helen Betts01-Jun-2007 21:31
Yes, definitely alive and definitely edible. It's actually a lobster I found in the central fish market in Naha. They have a large number of creatures from the sea in Okinawa that I wouldn't be caught dead eating (as I don't eat any kind of seafood anyway), but I used to love haunting the market because I just found it so bizarre (and very photogenic, seehttp://www.pbase.com/helenpb/colors_of_okinawan_cuisine). Helen
Sony Forums Challenges01-Jun-2007 14:39
It's alive. And it's been shopping. Wonderfully creepy, Helen. jrdu
Tabrizi 01-Jun-2007 11:36
Amazing mix of colors... Groovy & gooey in the same time..
Guest 01-Jun-2007 01:32
When I travelled to Japan, I ended up eating a lot of strange looking things. I hope courtesy didn't require you to eat this. The colours and smooth textures are fascinating.
Denise31-May-2007 22:37
I have not one clue what this is except I think it is alive!!!! Absolutely stunning colors. Excellent exposure for a tricky looking subject!!