Did that porcupine have coffee X-D
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I’ve got a lot of bad photos (she says proudly 
). But this one is very bad:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137877689
I thought the butterfly was odd for the area, but I couldn’t get a clear pic.
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New submission https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/168443104 Do you even see a wasp in that blur?
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You have set a high bar for bad.
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I’m surprised there’s not more observations that look similar. I’ve seen many wasps with that color red that flee just as I get close enough. It’s comical at times because I’ve only managed to get decent pictures a handful of times. And they aren’t even that decent.
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Wasps are the most frustrating because they’re so cool but are so difficult to photograph. Quite vexing.
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Either moth sheets https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/168781154 or dead are the easiest options https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/242390987
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Case in point, this beautiful cuckoo wasp. 
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123032932
Squiggles AKA sand lance.
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New bad photo I took last Sunday.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172057420
RG 
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I once posted a blurry, low-res cropped photo of a dragonfly taken from ~100ft away, but I was amazed to find that a local expert was able to identify it to the species level based on color, size, and range: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30845487
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I told my husband that this would hit research grade almost immediately and he didn’t believe me.
Jokes on him https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173626484 (though it doesn’t hurt that our only non-vagrant hummingbird is the Ruby-throated)
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New contender! https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173708111
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I think I saw this guy in a 60’s movie starring Raquel Welch.
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I’m thinking of all the new species (for me) I could add to my iNat life list if I could just get past how bad the photos are.
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Well, there’s this white-tailed deer.
Was easy to recognize when it was right next to the car, but by the time I had whipped out my phone…
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In my case, it was the shot that never happened. I was hiking and saw a coral snake right in front of me. I have always wanted to see one and was so stunned to see it that I sat staring and gaping at it for about ten seconds. By the time I pulled myself together and grabbed my camera, it was gone. I have replayed that moment in my mind for two years now.
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I wish we lived in a perfect society full of only well-meaning people where things like camera glasses wouldn’t (rightfully IMO) be seen as a huge threat to privacy. I’d be willing to face ridicule and wear bulky and ugly eyewear if it meant not missing those kinds of shots.
Although given how I mess up simple shots even with good gear, I’m probably better off waiting for us to be able to read data straight off the optic nerve.
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IMHO, your pic is not bad at all; it just needed to be cropped much closer to the subject! iNat’s CV and IDers would all benefit!
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Ever since I’ve been getting into road iNatting, I’ve been taking more and more dodgy shots with just my phone or (if going to a particularily good place to iNat) with my camera. Some turn out surprisingly good, others show the ID marks alright, others are… not my greatest.
Here’s those observations: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=road-inatting&user_id=bitsnbirds&verifiable=any
I think this is my worst one. Granted I did take it out of a moving vehicle but with telephoto lens. As a birder, the only thing I can really do is make an educated guess. Sparrowhawk or maybe a kestrel.
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