Crab

[Ian Cassell]

Canon 7D
Sigma 100-300mm f/4 @ 300mm
1/400 sec f/11 ISO 400

Crop for composition, levels, sharpening in CS5
NR on BG in Noiseware Pro

[Joel Eade]

Wow! Amazing colors and patterns. Looks like he would be dangerous to handle:)

[P-A. Fortin]

Quite an interesting creature indeed. Another image from St Maarten?

Did you crop significantly? I see something that I can't explain (lack of experience kicking in here). The front part of the image and the crab looks very neat, sharp and clear. However the "read-half" of the crab looks softer, but noisy as well. I thought it might be the focus that would be on the front, but at f/11 I guess it should not be an issue.

Beside that, very nice image. I love the very small catchlight in the eye.

[Ian Cassell]

Thanks, folks. Yes, P-A, another St. Maarten image (I got home about an hour ago :( ). I too was wondering about that look and think it is a combination of wet shell with bright un-diffused tropical light (it was a midday picture), but I'm not sure. No, it's not a significant crop.