Losing Battle

[Lava Lamp]

I shot this today with a Nikon D300s and 80-400mm lens set @ 300mm, ISO 800, f/13, 1/800 spot metered. This is a crop. Your comments and suggestions are appreciated.

[Frog]

I think this is a great wildlife shot.
I love how the bird has the crab in its beak and the crab has the bird's beak in its claw.
I'm betting the bird wins though.
Crab is a bit out of focus but hardly an issue.

[Greg McCary]

I agree its a great shot. It might be more motion blur than missed focus.

[Frog]

I believe you are right, Greg. Its motion blur and not focus.

[draymorton]

Great, uh, catch. Not sure if anything can be changed for the better. Crab out of focus is what it is. Doesn't really matter.

I am wondering if the bird's eye is a little soft, as well. But again, it doesn't really lessen the impact.

[GB1]

Nice catch. I think I'd leave a little more space in the lower right side, but really ... Nice timing!

Gb

[Loupey]

Wonderful shot!

The way it is cropped, it suggests to me that the heron is the starring character with the crab in the supporting role. I think that a different crop would reverse the roles.

Besides, I can just imagine the crab saying, "Heeeeeeellllllll nnnnnnoooooo!"

[Lava Lamp]

Thanks for the comments. Here's another one.

[armando_m]

The two shots as a sequence make a great story

Tough crab !

2nd shot looks sharper, great timing on both

[draymorton]

Thanks for the comments. Here's another one.

Fantastic. The crab fools me into thinking that the image may be a tad too sharp, because it is so contrasty. But maybe that is an optical illusion.

Really great shot, in any case. No other suggestions or complaints.

[Frog]

Reminds me of the well known drawing of the heron trying to swallow a frog and the frog has its hands around the herons neck. Tittled Never Give Up or something like that.
Love both shots.