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Sand Crab

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Posted by Chas Spradbery on September 20, 2006 at 8:29 AM
One taken from a trip to Antigua in Feb. Saw this little guy digging out his hole before the tourists hit the beach. I tried in vain to get an action shot of him "throwing" the sand after he had moved it from his burrow. One of those times when 2.5fps is not enough....

Techs

Canon 350D, 300mm f4 @ f4, ISO 200, no crop, slight levels adjustment.
Posted by Alan Woolnough on September 20, 2006 at 2:27 PM
Its an interesting shot Chas,

Although you might have missed the peak of the action, you have definately managed enough action to show this chap going about his business.

I like it

Alan
Posted by Paul Williams on September 20, 2006 at 2:52 PM
I tried getting some shots of these boys in Trinidad a while ago and all I ended up with was blurs, I gave up and took some shots of turtles laying eggs!
Posted by Justin on September 20, 2006 at 5:06 PM
An intriguing looking creature.
Well worth getting the camera out for and I like the way he appears to be clutching a whole 'claw' full of sand.
Posted by PhilH on September 21, 2006 at 6:08 AM
:toast: :toast: a pleasant change... and a pleasure to view
Posted by Terry on September 21, 2006 at 2:35 PM
Cute guy and interesting subject :smile: its good to see something different, hope you didnt get any sand in your camera/lens Chas.