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A real live alien

Oct 15 2026 | By: Jim Zuckerman Photography

Sally lightfoot crabs in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, stand out dramatically against black lava rocks. Photographing them at eye level makes a particularly bizarre and compelling image simply because their faces are so alien-like. I took this shot with a 70-200mm telephoto, and the settings were 1/250, f/11, and 640 ISO. If the sun is out, as it was here, the best lighting scenario you can hope for is for the subject to be facing the light. Front lighting minimizes distracting shadows. Otherwise, the harsh light creates shadows that tend to go very dark or black and makes the subject seem garish.

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Oct 15, 2026, 11:12:36 PM

Rohinton Mehta - Brilliant!

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