it has down all the elements the legs the pincers the ice stalks the antennae
the pincers the ice stalks the antennae
the pincers the ice stalks the antennae so took a few images the shadow looked
so took a few images the shadow looked
so took a few images the shadow looked amazing the lighting was great yet there
amazing the lighting was great yet there
amazing the lighting was great yet there was just something missing
coconut crabs are really good indicator
coconut crabs are really good indicator of how untouched and how pristine an
of how untouched and how pristine an
of how untouched and how pristine an island environment really is they’re
island environment really is they’re
island environment really is they’re large they’re fairly predictable they’re
large they’re fairly predictable they’re
large they’re fairly predictable they’re pretty slow and they taste phenomenal
pretty slow and they taste phenomenal
pretty slow and they taste phenomenal I’ve heard and looking at the sheer
I’ve heard and looking at the sheer
I’ve heard and looking at the sheer number of coconut crabs on the a toll
number of coconut crabs on the a toll
number of coconut crabs on the a toll and really illustrates how untouched and
and really illustrates how untouched and
and really illustrates how untouched and how intact our da Burris terrestrial
how intact our da Burris terrestrial
how intact our da Burris terrestrial environment really is nobody there the
environment really is nobody there the
environment really is nobody there the largest restful crustacean on our planet
largest restful crustacean on our planet
largest restful crustacean on our planet 2 3 kgs in weight there is talk about
2 3 kgs in weight there is talk about
2 3 kgs in weight there is talk about leg spans of 3 foot plus they are the
leg spans of 3 foot plus they are the
leg spans of 3 foot plus they are the true beasts of the crustacean world so
true beasts of the crustacean world so
true beasts of the crustacean world so one evening when one of the Rangers was
one evening when one of the Rangers was
one evening when one of the Rangers was measuring one of the larger crabs her
measuring one of the larger crabs her
measuring one of the larger crabs her head torch cast a shadow onto the ground
head torch cast a shadow onto the ground
head torch cast a shadow onto the ground and it was this most incredible arachnid
and it was this most incredible arachnid
and it was this most incredible arachnid science fiction shadow that was just so
science fiction shadow that was just so
science fiction shadow that was just so iconic and so I have to somehow
iconic and so I have to somehow
iconic and so I have to somehow incorporate that beast like silhouette
incorporate that beast like silhouette
incorporate that beast like silhouette into the image of the coconut crab I
into the image of the coconut crab I
into the image of the coconut crab I really wanted to pay homage to all those
really wanted to pay homage to all those
really wanted to pay homage to all those horror and science fiction films because
horror and science fiction films because
horror and science fiction films because a lot of these alien creatures have a
a lot of these alien creatures have a
a lot of these alien creatures have a crab-like resemblance
as I was walking back to the station I
as I was walking back to the station I walked past this old coral rock building
walked past this old coral rock building
walked past this old coral rock building here and I took my torch put it sort of
here and I took my torch put it sort of
here and I took my torch put it sort of eye level with a large crap that was
eye level with a large crap that was
eye level with a large crap that was sitting in front of the building and it
sitting in front of the building and it
sitting in front of the building and it costs the most kick-ass shadow was just
costs the most kick-ass shadow was just
costs the most kick-ass shadow was just one of those just like you go whoa so I
one of those just like you go whoa so I
one of those just like you go whoa so I had a person in the doorway and all of a
had a person in the doorway and all of a
had a person in the doorway and all of a sudden the first image started coming
sudden the first image started coming
sudden the first image started coming together and you start going okay all
together and you start going okay all
together and you start going okay all right this is working you know the
right this is working you know the
right this is working you know the balance of the image the light the head
balance of the image the light the head
balance of the image the light the head towards the light streaming out and of
towards the light streaming out and of
towards the light streaming out and of course the crab shadow on the wall there
course the crab shadow on the wall there
course the crab shadow on the wall there was again one element missing and as I
was again one element missing and as I
was again one element missing and as I was thinking about that there was a crap
was thinking about that there was a crap
was thinking about that there was a crap that was scuttling along and that was
that was scuttling along and that was
that was scuttling along and that was the last piece of the puzzle the last
the last piece of the puzzle the last
the last piece of the puzzle the last element that had to come together
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