I mostly ID plants, and many people don’t realize how to photograph plants for the best chances of getting a correct ID. Here’s what I like to see: A closeup of the leaf A full-plant photo Side AND top views of flowers What do you ID, and how can people photograph it better?

Hi edolis i was linking observations of plants and insects, or plants and fungi etc. with observation groups in the past. People do however not seem to recognize these connections. So i work with links in the description now. Its certainly better to document both species with iNat, than to just gi…

[image] mreith: People do however not seem to recognize these connections agree. I think a link in the description is the best option.

[image] graysquirrel: A closeup of the leaf A full-plant photo Side AND top views of flowers Predominantly plants in the coastal plain of SC. I echo what graysquirrel mentioned as well as adding… Fruit/seeds (if available) Plant in it’s environment - a lot can be gleaned from the habitat…

I bet you would get an answer to this one of you put it on Diptera.info.

As a general rule for plants I would suggest users to: photograph as many part of a plant as possible including the habit even though this may seem time-consuming. Do not focus only on flowers! Collect samples if a plant seems not so rare. A sample allows you to observe a character that could have…

[image] Italopithecus: As a general rule plants I would suggest users: 1 That is very general. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Sorry but the message has been posted by itself (!?!) and you are very quick!

Well first its not my observation, co i cant put it on another website. And second i already made a ID … am just searching for an iNater willing to confirm, which seems in many cases much more difficult, than to make the ID in the first place. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35001605

[image] edolis: well, when I use the phone photoshoot app instead of inaturalist photo app I easily get to 1 pics a second (once you have setup tap to shoot). I have some field time but rarely have much in the way of photo processing time later, so I always use the app too. Either way is fine…

I did not mean photo processing… my problem with my mobile is that is difficult when you chase a moving object to check the focus. To fix the issue, as I mentioned, i lock magnifiation and zoom, set expo to spot auto and take a lot of pics. When I got time later (any time later, the pics are there i…

Identifiers - what do you ID, and how can observers make it easier to do so?

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That is very general.

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