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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: From Above IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D7000
Location: John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
Date: Mar 5, 2015
Aperture: 3.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Date Uploaded: Mar 6, 2015

Also known as the ghost crab! This cute little creeper got up close and personal with my shoe for a few solid minutes.

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 81
Avg (all users): 5.8642
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 5.7143
Avg (non-participants): 6.0256
Views since voting: 368
Views during voting: 145
Votes: 81
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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08/03/2015 09:30:46 AM
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

A cute subject that meets the challenge well.

What a lovely little crab, you've captured it nicely with a shallow DOF isolating him from the sand background, I disagree with one of your commenters, the eye looks in good sharp focus, exactly how it should be, the problem is that the detail on the shoe canvas competes. It's a shame his eye is obscured by sand it makes it feel rather painful!

What I don't like is that the shoe dominates the crab and the image as a whole, I feel there is a strong argument for a judicial crop close to the crab's leg, a square would probably work well, there is just too much shoe and too much distracting detail in it. I like that the crab forms a diagonal within the image it strengthens the composition.

Thanks for submitting, Sid
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03/16/2015 05:11:10 PM
I thought this was awesome -- it was an 8 from me. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/15/2015 08:11:52 PM
Good technical qualities. Nice framing too, and it looks like you connected (literally) with your subject.
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03/14/2015 08:18:47 PM
This is really cool shot!

This is one of my special mentions
Very adorable! poor sand in the crabs eye, just wanna get it out of it perfect timing
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03/14/2015 08:32:21 AM
Crab eyes needs to be in focus instead of the sneaker top.
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03/12/2015 03:52:06 PM
Very cute. I hate when I get sand in my eye like that.
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03/09/2015 01:24:30 PM
I like it, specially the fact the he seems to be looking at you. I think a clean converse would make it better, together with some fill in the left. 5
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