Something completely different, a photo from Kobenhavn, East

Photographer's Note

Something completely different

Today I present something completly different, totally new for me, an animal in one of my pictures. Indeed, not something I normally upload, but today I do. :-)
I found this little crab on the pier in Dragør. Other pictures from this little village not far from Copenhagen can be found here:
Harbour in Dragør
Dragør Havn.

The crab (Dutch, krab, Danish, krabbe) belongs to the group of crustaceans and lives never far from water. There are about 4,500 species of crabs.
Not so much to say about this picture, for further information about the crab, can I refer to Wikipedia.

I hope you like this little novelty in my gallery. :-D

Rossignol, weswang, singuanti, riclopes, efigesta, feather, Fixfocus, alvaraalto, supereira, jhm, nels, Steft, emjleclercq, paura, mcmtanyel heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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weswang (18247) 2006-03-08 17:32

Hi Lars, It is something totally different. You did an excellent job to capture this creature a close range and show the details. I attempted to try to take some similar picture before, each time. I have to chase the crab because they tried to hide from human beings all the time in the wild. I was not able to get anyone close to the quality as you have here. Nice DoF and excellent details. Well done.

rbcy1974 (20758) 2006-03-08 17:48

Hello Lars
I like that you are experimenting, nice result,, I like the details of the crab and the way its positioned in the frame?
Regards
Daniel

andr3w (595) 2006-03-08 18:45

Hello Lars,

Good capture and very sharp image. The details as everyone notices is just exceptional. Your experiment worked pretty well.

Cheers!

Andrew

riclopes (35577) 2006-03-09 3:49

Hej Lars,
I love it! Once in a while it is very refreshing to show something completely diferent. Well done!
The image of the scrab is very clear and well composed, with nice shades on its 'skin'. I like its shape from this POV and the background works well. Poor 'guy' - 'he' must really scared!
Hilsner,
Ricardo

efigesta (12188) 2006-03-09 6:12

Hi Lars

great macro here, with a nice colors and pov

regards
manuel

cjmm (4479) 2006-03-09 9:53

Hej Lars!

Nice capture here. I share the experience of other poster regarding my "crab photos". They start moving fast as soon as I get close and end up with OoF and motion blurred photos.

(Mmm... maybe they fear that I would eat them?)

Hilsner, saludos,
Carlos

feather (51130) 2006-03-09 11:25

Good macro shot Lars; you have captured such sharp detail; even the little hairs on its claws. The background is almost camouflage.
Kath

Fixfocus (9385) 2006-03-09 13:24

Hoi Lars,
Almost a macro close -up.Excellent sharpness and details,a nice find from your walk.
Greetings,
Hermann

Rossignol (2289) 2006-03-09 13:50

Hi Lars
This is a very different shot for you. I like it a lot, you've got in close and kept sharp focus so we can see lots of the anatomical detail on this crab.
Peter

singuanti (15250) 2006-03-09 15:07

Hi Lars. That's great focus and clarity. With this POV we can appreciate its scariness in its entirety. Thanks for sticking your neck out and trying something different Lars!

pastadog (13111) 2006-03-09 16:13

Hi Lars, probably a difficult shot and the result is very nice, in addition to color and details there's also texture, with a bit of imagination I also see a "face" with an expression! Well done and regards, Daniel

alvaraalto (42804) 2006-03-09 16:29

Hallo Lars,
When I saw this lovely image and perfect picture of these crab I immediately decided to make a workshop. This time I didn’t use Paint Shop Pro but my old Minolta Z3 camera.
Groet Rob

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cessy (13647) 2006-03-10 4:40

hi Lars
very nice capture of the crab, hmm. is it eatable ? :D, coz I love seafood :)

supereira (9576) 2006-03-10 7:49

Great shot.I like the details.Good composition and framing.Good colors,light,textures and sharpness.Well done!

xavshot (69835) 2006-03-10 14:54

Bonsoir Lars
superbe netteté sur cette photo. Les détails sont excellents... belle qualité de l'ensemble
Bravo
Xavier

Stepan (27210) 2006-03-11 3:55

I must admit I prefer when you shot the city !
Whatever, a funny close up on an ugly animal !
Stéphane

jhm (211736) 2006-03-11 4:36

Hi Lars,
Een totaal metamorfose ten opzichte van uw gebruikelijke foto's, maar zoiets moet kunnen, misschien niet zo geschikt voor TE maar het is zeker de moeite om te kijken.
De kleuren die zich zo aanpassen aan de natuurlijke omgeving, dit is wonderwel, en dat er zoveel soorten bestonden was mij ook al niet bekent, ik ben ook geen bioloog niet waar!
Goed gedaan, prettig weekend gewenst!
John.

nels (2623) 2006-03-11 15:06

hi lars good crisp clear shot never thought of photographing them i collect them in summer when they are casting there shells (we call them peeler crabs) and use them as bait for catching cod in winter

adrian

Kenny10pin (19301) 2006-03-11 20:09

interesting critter, I havent seen a crab with such colour before, but there is a first for everything, great sharpness here and framing, well done

cam (9043) 2006-03-11 22:35

Hi Lars
I like them pinkish-orange!HUMM
The details are very good,so much that you can see,embossed on its back,another crab or maybe an ant,
So a good capture.
Charles

rosaline (0) 2006-03-12 3:37

Hi Lars
A good natural history study with nice detail. The shadow of the crab works well to and gives some depth to the image. You have picked up nice details on the shell too. Well done.
Aubrey

Steft (6109) 2006-03-13 8:36

Lars, leuk om een keer iets heel anders op de foto te zitten. Ik vind het eigenlijk maar enge beesten, maar hij staat zeer goed en duidelijk op de foto. Grappig om de ws van je vader te zien. Inderdaad maakt een Canon foto's vaak een beetje blauwig en mat.
Groeten,
Stef

sixTL (8596) 2006-03-17 9:25

Hello Lars, very excellent shot! Good job!

Regards Artur

emjleclercq (15778) 2007-01-16 18:59

What can I say : a very nice crab, but this is not a "crabe" in French, this looks like an "étrille" (a kind of swimming crab, as can be seen with the flat rear legs with barbs on the sides). Mostly used in soups rather as an ordinary dish, since there is nt much to eat on them...

All the best,

Emmanuel

paura (25802) 2008-07-23 11:22

Lars,
Well composed macro here, friend. Details are very vivid and the lighting very nice.

Abraço

Paulo

jmdias (115100) 2017-10-28 5:48

lars

I saw some of them at distance but I never got a photo. this is a perfect close up of the animal. perfect.

hugs

jorge

mcmtanyel (68447) 2018-10-27 14:47

Hello Lars,
Yes, it's different, alright. Was is alive? 👍
Regards,
MT

pajaran (115831) 2020-04-24 23:05

Pozdrav.
Interesantan pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lep morski rak. Lepi detalji na oklopu.
Lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Zelim vam sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja.

mkamionka (74351) 2022-05-26 3:15

Hi Lars,
So funny that I found it now. I have recently posted a photo of a crab as well. I think I will add one more later. These are so charming.
Great quality with perfect sharpness.
Very well done,
M