UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(self.view.bounds.size);
CGContextRef ctx = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
[[[self view] layer] renderInContext:ctx];

UIImage *savedImg = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();//here is the whole screen image
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

CGImageRef croppedCGImage = CGImageCreateWithImageInRect([savedImg CGImage], self.theBodies.frame);
UIImage *croppedUIImage = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:croppedCGImage];
CGImageRelease(croppedCGImage);

return croppedUIImage;