Ghost Crabs

In honor of the upcoming Halloween holiday, I present the results of my ghost crab hunt. These were taken on Bodie Island, NC in complete darkness, with a flashlight as my only light source.

Once I realized that the light from the flashlight froze them, I thought it would be easy. However, you have to get down on the sand to get into position for a near eye level shot. If you take the flashlight off of them for even a second they are gone!

Cool shots...Really like the second one.

Nice pictures, and thanks for the tip about the flashlights - will try that next summer.

coopert wrote in post #15149314
Nice pictures, and thanks for the tip about the flashlights - will try that next summer.

The best tip is to bring a helper to hold the flashlight. My 9 year old daughter was all for it, then she saw the ghost crabs running all over the place. The first time she almost stepped on one, I suddenly lost my helper .

nice catch!

Very nice work. You can photograph them in daylight, early in the morning. Of course you won't find near the numbers you will at night.

nice shots, like that 2nd one

Nice pics