https://www.matttilghman.com Experiences Through Imagery Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:37:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.22 https://www.matttilghman.com/photos/orange-green-sally-lightfoot-crab Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:08:32 +0000 https://www.matttilghman.com/?post_type=product&p=3591 The bright orange Sally Lightfoot crab contrasts against the rock's green algae, in the Galapagos Islands.

These Sally Lightfoot crabs are everywhere in the Galapagos Islands! They're not found only on these islands -- they are pretty much ubiquitous across the New World tropics. However, whenever I'd see them in the past, it was a cool and noteworthy sighting. In the Galapagos, you quickly tire of them, because they are literally everywhere you look. I took this photo when I was still intrigued by the crabs, before I got bored of them. But nevertheless, the photo has had staying power for me. It's not so much about the crab as a neat wildlife finding, but rather as a beautiful color contrast against the green algae on the rocks. Not so much a study in zoology, but rather a study in color.

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]]> The bright orange Sally Lightfoot crab contrasts against the rock’s green algae, in the Galapagos Islands. These Sally Lightfoot crabs are everywhere in the Galapagos Islands! They’re not found only on these islands — they are pretty much ubiquitous across the New World tropics. However, whenever I’d see them in the past, it was a cool and noteworthy sighting. In the Galapagos, you quickly tire of them, because they are literally everywhere you look. I took this photo when I was still intrigued by the crabs, before I got bored of them. But nevertheless, the photo has had staying power for me. It’s not so much about the crab as a neat wildlife finding, but rather as a beautiful color contrast against the green algae on the rocks. Not so much a study in zoology, but rather a study in color.

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]]> https://www.matttilghman.com/photos/graspus-graspus-sally-lightfoot-crab Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:22:13 +0000 https://www.matttilghman.com/?post_type=product&p=3580 The Galapagos Islands' nearly iconic orange Sally Lightfoot crab has a fitting scientific name: Graspus graspus

The Galapagos Islands are overrun with wildlife in general, but especially one creature in particular: the Sally Lightfoot crab. These crabs are everywhere. And they are very pretty, too -- a bright vibrant orange. When keywording a photograph of wildlife, I always look up the scientific name, if I don't already know it. When I found out the scientific name of the Sally-Lightfoot crab, I chuckled a bit. Graspus graspus. What a fitting name for a crab, grasping at everything with its claws. Especially these crabs, that constantly walk around picking at algae on the rocks. It seems like an almost comical scientific name to me!

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]]> The Galapagos Islands’ nearly iconic orange Sally Lightfoot crab has a fitting scientific name: Graspus graspus The Galapagos Islands are overrun with wildlife in general, but especially one creature in particular: the Sally Lightfoot crab. These crabs are everywhere. And they are very pretty, too — a bright vibrant orange. When keywording a photograph of wildlife, I always look up the scientific name, if I don’t already know it. When I found out the scientific name of the Sally-Lightfoot crab, I chuckled a bit. Graspus graspus. What a fitting name for a crab, grasping at everything with its claws. Especially these crabs, that constantly walk around picking at algae on the rocks. It seems like an almost comical scientific name to me!

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