Crab's-eye view?

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  • 09-01-2008, 07:10 PM
    Canon_Bob
    Crab's-eye view?
    Shot this little fellow this weekend while working on the shore birds some more. I was in a pretty lazy mood Saturday morning, so I slept in (that means, the sun was actually up before I got up - LOL), and then just dcided to go find myself a nice comfortable spot uplight on the beach, plop down with a beanbag and the 600mm f/4, and lazily shoot whatever shorebirds happen along. Well, I got plenty of shorbirds, but was I ever kicking myself for not bringing the 40D with the 300mm and an extension tube on it! These Ghost Crabs were coming within 3-4 feet of me, and all I could do is mumble to myself about it. I had to wait until they got out 16 feet so I could shoot them with the 600! Anyway, got some nice images, but I would've done a LOT better with a macro setup!

    http://catcheroflight.smugmug.com/ph...3_y3SMX-X3.jpg
  • 09-02-2008, 07:04 AM
    scott-devon
    Re: Crab's-eye view?
    Beautiful shot Bob. I like the colours in this.
    :)
  • 09-02-2008, 06:38 PM
    AgingEyes
    Re: Crab's-eye view?
    A funny experience. Remind me of that time a sanhill crane kept coming at me until my lens was too much for any shot of it. Good portrait of a crab ! I think you could have sharpened it a bit more though.
  • 09-07-2008, 08:36 PM
    paulnj
    Re: Crab's-eye view?
    eye see you.....