Tree Crab
The first of my pics from my trip to Christmas Island last week. Get ready for lots of crab and bird pics!
One of the 14 million famous red crabs from Christmas Island climbs a tree in the jungle.
Taken with a Canon 5D and 24-105mm lens @ 105mm, f4, ISO 1000, 1/15th sec, handheld
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kathy s gillen...
excellent shot and details
Steve Bullock
Very cool Alex!
jason owens
excellent capture Alex.!!.how did you go with the fights as there has been alot of stuff going on with aviation companies pulling out of fights to C.I. due to the condition of the air strip??..
Richard Barry
OK, now this scares me a little. I mean, what if it grabs you… What then??
Houndstooth St...
Its ouch! They are pretty placid! I was walking on a road that has been closed and there was a 1m track up the middle which was clear for me to walk along, with about 1000 crabs either side scurrying about! Wait til you see a pic of a robber crab, will upload soon! They are MONSTERS! (In size but not in nature, they are harmless unless you try to arm wrestle one!)
Sandy Stewart
Very nicely taken with perfect choice of dof! Lovely lighting highlights the crab perfectly! Enjoyed the information you added, just as I have enjoyed reading the information on all your work! :)
CindyG
This almost looks like selective color as it takes a moment to register the background after seeing the vivid color of the crab. Great shot!
Samantha Goode
Fantastic capture. I can’t wait to see more of your crab images.
Phillip Weyers
Lovely crab and lovely shot.. what a magical place!
Phillip Weyers
Oh.. and nicely done hand-held at 1/15th sec.
Houndstooth St... replied
Ha, thanks, pushing my hand held limits thats for sure, haha! It was pretty dark in there and i hate using flash for nature stuff.
Luann Ryan
Cool !!!
LAmBChOp
creepy crawlies everywhere… hmmm.. wondering if you went to sleep in a tent, would you wake up with red crabs.. yikes. Pretty and bright they are.. I’ve seen on TV the migration when they go across the road. That must be something to see.