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Esquire
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 20:12
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My nephew took a break from skateboarding, his favorite activity, to do something a little less frenetic. A piece of chicken on fishing line did the trick for this catch-and-release afternoon. Bogue Sound is along the Intracoastal Waterway in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina.
Esquire
16th of July 2005 (Sat), 20:18
Oh yeah, crabs weren't the only thing we caught.

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Dante King
17th of July 2005 (Sun), 15:47
Catch and EAT I say! Nice shots.
myth337
17th of July 2005 (Sun), 16:10
BW works for #1.. but the crab kind of gets lost in the wood grain...
love the taste though... :D
abigailandsam
17th of July 2005 (Sun), 18:53
Yeah, the crab does get lost...Could you post it in color?
Great shots...Especially the first one.
Esquire
18th of July 2005 (Mon), 20:01
Here is Mr. Crab in color.

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myth337
19th of July 2005 (Tue), 02:31
ahh.. yes.. now I can see him... ;)
mnfinnkidd
19th of July 2005 (Tue), 15:37
yeah..that's blue it gorgeous...i would use the color...
D Boone
21st of July 2005 (Thu), 10:40
I never had a skateboard... but crabfishing in blouts creek, nc when I was a kid was one of my favorite things to do... thanks for the memory!
Photonut29
21st of July 2005 (Thu), 16:11
looks like a chesapeke bay blue crab to me! when I lived in MD we use to catch those all the time. YUMMY
Great pictures!
nitsch
21st of July 2005 (Thu), 16:25
Nice crab! I like the B&W but I love the colours. I wonder how it would look B&W but with the crab in colour? Do you mind me editing your pic Esquire?
Esquire
22nd of July 2005 (Fri), 13:27
Nitsch - I don't mind you editing it at all. My photoshops skills are pretty shabby, so I just shoot and post. I'd be interested to see what that would look like. Thanks, Esq.
nitsch
22nd of July 2005 (Fri), 14:37
OK, how about something like this? Not sure if it really works any better than the full colour one but it was fun to try.

Aside from the selective colour, I adjusted the levels, boosted the saturation of the crab and applied a touch of unsharp mask then added a border.

http://www.nitsch.co.uk/photos/crab.jpg
Esquire
23rd of July 2005 (Sat), 05:39
Nitsch - Very nice work. I like what you did with the photo. The colors are more intense and the crab really stands out. Thanks. Makes me want to improve my post process skills. Thanks again, Esq.
Becca
23rd of July 2005 (Sat), 05:53
Nice crab, but the best shot in the bunch is your nephew. Looks like Opie come to life!
InskiP
23rd of July 2005 (Sat), 11:11
Definately like the colorized version best, it really makes the crab stand out.
That is a great shot of your nephew, maybe boost the contrast a bit. Try adjusting the levels in PS. See if you can straighten it bit, but no biggie. Looks like fun!