Crabs by Moonlight | National Geographic

this is the third night that we’ve been

this is the third night that we’ve been up all night shooting craps so these

up all night shooting craps so these

up all night shooting craps so these guys are really tired the crabs are this

guys are really tired the crabs are this

guys are really tired the crabs are this turns out to have been a huge spot you

turns out to have been a huge spot you

turns out to have been a huge spot you know the first time we came out here to

know the first time we came out here to

know the first time we came out here to shoot it never ranked it was the dry

shoot it never ranked it was the dry

shoot it never ranked it was the dry season the whole time which led to a

season the whole time which led to a

season the whole time which led to a really important part of the story but

really important part of the story but

really important part of the story but it wasn’t what we had originally

it wasn’t what we had originally

it wasn’t what we had originally expected which happens all the time in

expected which happens all the time in

expected which happens all the time in this kind of filmmaking but here we are

this kind of filmmaking but here we are

this kind of filmmaking but here we are night three and they’re still crabs the

night three and they’re still crabs the

night three and they’re still crabs the whole island is going off on this spawn

whole island is going off on this spawn

whole island is going off on this spawn when the rains finally did come this

when the rains finally did come this

when the rains finally did come this whole Beach has been going this region

whole Beach has been going this region

whole Beach has been going this region of the island has just been flooded with

of the island has just been flooded with

of the island has just been flooded with crabs

here

here it is nice how that life is mimicking

it is nice how that life is mimicking

it is nice how that life is mimicking the the feel of a moon like a bright

the the feel of a moon like a bright

the the feel of a moon like a bright moon am i then we’re trying to get is a

moon am i then we’re trying to get is a

moon am i then we’re trying to get is a close-up of the small legs they have

close-up of the small legs they have

close-up of the small legs they have inside the the area where they store the

inside the the area where they store the

inside the the area where they store the eggs that pushes out the eggs to

eggs that pushes out the eggs to

eggs that pushes out the eggs to disperse them into the water

disperse them into the water

disperse them into the water you think of all these crabs it would be

you think of all these crabs it would be

you think of all these crabs it would be an easy shot to get but it’s actually

an easy shot to get but it’s actually

an easy shot to get but it’s actually really tough you know we’re shooting at

really tough you know we’re shooting at

really tough you know we’re shooting at night with a lot of light and shadow and

night with a lot of light and shadow and

night with a lot of light and shadow and we need the crab at a particular angle

we need the crab at a particular angle

we need the crab at a particular angle to really expose this really cool

to really expose this really cool

to really expose this really cool biological feature

biological feature

biological feature so despite a lot of crabs it’s really

so despite a lot of crabs it’s really

so despite a lot of crabs it’s really hard for mark

hard for mark

hard for mark to find

to find

to find the perfect crab and the perfect angle

the perfect crab and the perfect angle

the perfect crab and the perfect angle with the perfect life