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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Jeremy Roussak on September 29, 2009, 05:04:38 pm

Title: crab
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on September 29, 2009, 05:04:38 pm

Taken on Lamu, off the Kenyan coast. C&C welcome. Mike, what is it?

[attachment=16887:crab.jpg]

Jeremy

Title: crab
Post by: RSL on September 29, 2009, 05:09:20 pm

Jeremy, Fantastic portraiture.

Title: crab
Post by: Jeremy Payne on September 29, 2009, 05:27:44 pm

Well-done ... you got nice and low and the bokeh frames the subject nicely!

Title: crab
Post by: Ed Blagden on September 30, 2009, 08:15:37 am

Jeremy,

I'm not Mike, but here goes...

Hard to tell because I can't see the size from the picture, but to me it looks like an East African Mangrove Crab (Cardisoma Carnifex).  What is notable is the dimorphic claws, the heart shaped body, and the hairy looking legs.  The adult has a carapace width of around 10cm.  

Ed

ps Nice shot btw.

Title: crab
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on October 02, 2009, 03:44:35 am

Quote from: Ed B

Jeremy,

I'm not Mike, but here goes...

Hard to tell because I can't see the size from the picture, but to me it looks like an East African Mangrove Crab (Cardisoma Carnifex).  What is notable is the dimorphic claws, the heart shaped body, and the hairy looking legs.  The adult has a carapace width of around 10cm.  

Ed

ps Nice shot btw.

Thanks, all. I took the photo over three years ago, so I can't remember exactly how big it was, but that sounds about right.

Jeremy

Title: crab
Post by: stamper on October 02, 2009, 04:41:31 am

Quote from: kikashi

Thanks, all. I took the photo over three years ago, so I can't remember exactly how big it was, but that sounds about right.

Jeremy

It looks like something that was about to eat you! Hope you managed to leg it with your limbs intact.

Title: crab
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 02, 2009, 11:18:07 am

Quote from: kikashi

Thanks, all. I took the photo over three years ago, so I can't remember exactly how big it was, but that sounds about right.

Jeremy

To me it looks about four feet high, six feet wide, and hungry!

Nice shot.


Eric