Here is a tank of shrimp destined for some lucky Chinese dinner table. Shortly after this shot, some Chinese guy in a sweat-slick, thin white t-shirt, shorts and flip flops graps a big net and carefully scoops out a wiggling mass of around 50 shrimp for one of the tables.
I really love this picture. It's not because it is particularly focused or artistic per se. It's because I could watch those shrimp swim around for hours [the local Qing Dao'ers probably thought I was some weird tourist staring at their food, but hey, who's to know either way]. It's oddly peaceful and graceful. The light glimmers through the thick green glass in a calming, reflective sort of way as the water from the tanks above gently overflowed the rim of the shrimp tank, giving it that "shot through moving water" look. The sheer number of shrimp swimming, crawling and otherwise just hanging out in that tank is amazing.
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