"Best" photos you've uploaded on iNat

[maite39]

This one is my dog… I know it doesn’t count, but I like the pic

[screedius]

Every once in a while, I get a really nice shot. I don’t have a fancy camera or anything, so the conditions have to be just right. Here’s a few of my favorite shots:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165352881

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96636709

www.inaturalist.org/observations/39557075

www.inaturalist.org/observations/41017402

[stop4snakes]

Probably this Arboreal Salamander (Aneides Lugubris)

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They are so pretty, and always pose so nicely, there are some of my favorite creatures to photograph with my struggling iPhone camera ;)

[thebirdersway]

Here are the best photos I’ve uploaded to iNat. All credit goes to my mom. She is the one who took the photos.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/245567778
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/245568180
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/245568381

[ItsMeLucy]

Those could be postcards. I love them madly. Kudos to your mom!

[thebirdersway]

Thanks so much!

[sriharsha444]

I saw this schizomid under a rock few days ago:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252265447
I’m happy with the pics! I wonder how many of you knew these creatures existed even.

[ollehanna]

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[oksanaetal]

Welcome to the Forum, @ollehanna ! Great photos :-)

[donna165]

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/208664988
Not the most common elephant photo. This elephant was having so much fun!

[jeffersonashby]

I was very happy with this Northern Pygmy Owl and this Green Heron photo. This photo of a Brown Booby and Magnificent Frigatebird isn’t quite as good of a photo, but it was a really cool interaction to see!

[jweaver22]

I really enjoyed getting a shot of this water snake.

[GothHobbit]

Wow! I hope to get a photo as good as your Green Heron one of these days.

[eyekosaeder]

I’ve upgraded from phone+macro lens to an actual camera recently, and I’ve taken a few decent ones already. I still need to practice a bit (I still don’t get perfect stacks), but these three I think are pretty good:

[danly]

Those are better than “decent.” The dimples! The hairs! The cellophane wings! Wow!
What do you mean by “stacks?” I have a good camera and recently got a macro lens, but haven’t played with it yet.

[eyekosaeder]

Thank you! :)
For very close macro like this, depth of field is tiny. One way around that is focus stacking, which is just taking lots of images in rapid succession while shifting the focus (moving the camera in my case) and then using software to combine the images.
You can see some out of focus slices in all three of my images where I moved too fast so that no shot was taken with that area in focus. (On the antennae of the Chrysomelid beetle, the thorax of the Staphylinid beetle, on the middle of the sipder’s prosoma)

[jjshaef]

I’ve been trying out bird photography this year, and I’ve taken several photos that I am proud of, although I’m still excited to improve my photography!

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/245333732

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251383941

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/249444459

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252083647

[beagleye]

Blue-faced Meadowhawks are stunning dragonflies, known for their vibrant colors. They’re often found basking in sunny patches surrounded by shade, creating perfect conditions for striking photographs.

[danly]

Those are wonderful - not just from an iNat standpoint, but from an artistic standpoint - beautiful compositions!

[jjshaef]

Thank you!