A crab frightened out from underneath a rock on Salt Spring Island, BC. After turning over a few rocks and seeing lots of little, fast green and grey crabs scuttle away, I chose to go with one of these bigger purple guys. They're more likely to hunker down initially and run a little slower, and they're easier to shoot! However, as you can see, wildlife has little regard for artistic direction... :-)
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I'd have to agree with earlier comments regarding the blurriness. Tough situation though. You could go with a higher shutter speed and get this fella sharp. But then it wouldn't show motion. If you went with an even longer shutter speed he would no longer be recognizable as a crab. Perhaps not the best choice of subject for this challenge. Then again maybe there are ways of shooting it? Perhaps a slow shutter speed with flash right at that end of the exposure. (Is that rear curtain sync or front curtain sync? I can never remember). He'd have the blur to show his movement, but you'd have him frozen in the end to get the detail. Not exactly sure how to set the camera up to do that though. (Heck, I don't know if MY camera can do that I've pretty much memorized the manual).
Yup , I was right. did not deserve the score you received. did not leave a comment earlier, gave you a 6. composition is good , colors are good. Yes it could have been sharper still... the voters should not have been that harsh.
A good action shot rich in detail with plenty to look at. A good exposure with the rich color tones. Not particularly a motion shot, it is a good macro that could use a little more focus and a little heavier hand on the exposure. A worthy entry into the challenge.
Nice composition, but a tripod would have done you a world of good here for more detail. Also, a frontal view if possible, is 90% the best way to go with animals, in my opinion.
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