Blue Land Crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) Juno Beach, Florida

Posted by chris on Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:20 am

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Watched this girl heading to the water to release her eggs recently. Amazing colors on these crabs!

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by AForns on Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:54 am

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This is so sweet Chris!!!! Great pose and the timing of the wave was perfect !!!!

Big Congrats !!!!

I think the image would be even stronger with the lady more to the left and bottom !! I know it would wipe out the shadow but IMO the image will be enhanced!!!

..... another option here was an lower angle

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:35 am

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Is she waving....or drowning??

Excellent shot Chris! Alfred has a point with the placement in frame, but I do love the image as is too.

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by artsevestre on Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:47 pm

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That's a lovely shot! Not only did you catch the crab in a wonderful pose (as if saying goodbye), but I also like the way the foam forms a curve through the image. Nice!

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by Rich S on Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:01 pm

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Nicely captured; I wondered whether the wave was to say "hello" or to tell you to leave her alone! I've never seen one of these, but I'm wondering whether you want to increase the contrast just a bit to bring out the colors a bit more, but that's based in part on your comment.

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by NDCheryl on Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:12 pm

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Very cool shot. I love the pose and diagonal formed but the edge of the tide. Thanks for sharing.

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by Jess Lee on Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:56 pm

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Very nice. I guess eye level is out of the question

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by tagor on Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:21 pm

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Love the shot. The composition on the edge of the water is nice.

I wish the angle was a little lower (perhaps with a longer focal length to control the background).

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by Neil Fitzgerald on Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:48 pm