This Facebook Group Is Dedicated To Crappy Wildlife Photos That Are So Bad They’re Good
How many times have you scrolled through breathtaking wildlife photography shots and told yourself “challenge accepted”? Well, it turns out it’s not so easy to take that pitch-perfect shot.
Wild animals, they move. A camera, it wobbles. A hand, it shakes. And weather, it’s always a mystery. This is the combination you need to get a spectacularly terrible wildlife pic. In fact, some of the entries are so bad they've made their way into the Crap Wildlife Photography group on Facebook. Here are some of the best-failed shots that may make you think twice about pressing that capture button any time soon.
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I Took This Picture Of A Carpenter Bee Last Summer
I Was In The Middle Of A Zoom When I Noticed This Bastard
Timed My Shot Perfectly. *sigh*
Bored Panda contacted Marina Cano, an award-winning wildlife photographer and Canon ambassador who told us what it takes to capture wildlife like a pro. Marina’s work has been on the covers of National Geographic, and in 2015 she was a finalist of the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest.
With so many funny photos of wildlife and animals surfing around the internet, one cannot help but wonder what makes it so difficult to capture that golden shot. “It lies in how unpredictable the animals can be,” explained Marina, “but that’s also the most exciting thing about capturing the one perfectly timed photo.”
Didn’t Know I Was Playing The Sims
I Went Out To The Balcony To Photograph The Birds, But Instead Photographed A Fish...
Omg I am an idiot. I was thinking how the hell did a fish get up in the air and then I realised it is the bird but the wings are out of view.
Tried To Get A Spread Wings Shot...
According to Marina, the most important thing to know before taking a camera is that “whatever happens in the day you will come back home happy to be in the wild.” On top of that, you need to be passionate, because in this case “you won’t blame anything and just enjoy it.” And how many times have we blamed the wobbly camera, crappy weather, and bad light?
A day in the life of a wildlife photography professional looks “more or less like a normal job,” except when you shoot in the bush. “The days in the bush make this job the most enjoyable profession on Earth.” Marina said she wakes up at around 4:00 and she’s happy to know “I have the rest of the daylight to spend in nature, to be witness, and to expect, if lucky, to capture the most extraordinary action out there.”
Realizing I’d Made A Mistake
When You Have An Encounter With A Rare Predator But Get Photobombed By A Magpie
The real question though is, is that predator sighting you or that magpie? I'd be worried....
In wildlife photography, nature dictates everything. That means that in order to get that picture, you need practice. But some things should be inherent to an animal and wildlife photographer. You need to be able to keep silent, stay still for long periods of time. Remember that nature is their home, and you’re the guest.
You should also learn to keep your eyes open for every little thing. Animals living in the wild have adapted to their environments extremely well. Taking a nice shot usually takes days of hard work and dedication, so you need to be patient.
We previously wrote about the photographer who took a perfect shot of a kingfisher after 4,200 hours and 720,000 attempts. This award-winning shot of an eagle also took Norwegian photographer Audun Rikardsen 3 years of wait. So, yeah, we are talking years of wait in the pro game.
Courtesy Of My Dad And His Ancient Phone... Little Owl Eating Lunch
The poor thing looks so tired and muddy. I want to take it home and give it a bath and blow dry it into a perfect fluffy ball (I do know it wouldn't appreciate any of that, don't worry)
A Most Majestic Tree
And here we have a majestic eagle...... wow look at this fine tree.
I Give You Pizza Squirrel.
When Poles Fly
Took A Photo Of A Drill
Grasshopper
Playtime for kitty. This is a great shot. Look at his face! He's having so much fun!
This Handfeeding The Birds Was Going Great Until He Looked Right At Me And I Realized His Face Was Actually Kinda Scary And He Looked Pretty Pissed Off!
I Got Distracted By The Frog In The Back And Lost Focus But To Be Entirely Honest I Think National Geographic Should Use This Picture As Their Cover.
What kind of setting are they in? It makes the frogs look as big as cats!
Hmmm
Not Amused
Looks like it has eaten a bee and it’s cheeks have swelled up.
The Pinnacle Of My Wildlife Photography Career
I Found A God Of All Pidgeons On A Walk With My Dog
I'm Not Sure Why I Ever Thought It Was A Good Idea To Take A Picture Of The Sheep In The Dark, But It Ended Up Being The Stuff That Nightmares Are Made Of.
Behold, The Majestic Bald Eagle
Doe In Background Was Taking A Crap, Just To Top It Off
Didn’t Know How Funny This Was Until I Sent It To My Daughter...
This Freaky Flying Ghost Child Is Actually A Blurred Great Blue Heron
A Magnificent Swan
Gotta Be Quicker Than That!
Brontosaurus Are Faaaaast
'you Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round.' Low Light + The Wrong Camera Setting = Guess The Animal. Nb No Animals Were Hurt In The Taking Of This Shot.. It Landed Safely On My Patio
Blurry And Screaming - A Mood
How Flippin Weird Do Pigeons Look When They Look Down?
Out Of Focus Mantis Looks Like Cracked Out Mantis
Found This Amongst Some Beauties
Raccoon/Fergus Falls, Minnesota
I Present The Mighty, Yet Gentle, Caribbean Manatee.
This Cougar Was So Close I Was Able To Get A Picture Of It!!!
“Who Needs A Fancy Camera?!” I Say To Myself As I Push My iPhone Up Against My Binoculars. It Was Me. I Needed A Better Camera.
Leg
Someone must have found this phone and pic and posted it for the original photographer who obviously died of fright the moment he took the picture.
Look At The Colors!!!! Where Is He Going.
Birb
Grab Somebody Sexy Tell Em Hey
Didn’t Realize The Flash Was On...
STEP ONE OF MAKING DESPERATELY NEEDED HOLY WATER BOIL THE HELL OUT OF IT
I Have No Words
As You Can See I Did A Great Job Getting The Road Line In Focus, Which Was Challenging With That Coyote In The Way
I Present To You, The Wondrous King Penguin
So, I Was Taking A Picture Of These Trees? And All Of A Sudden There Was This Coyote! Photo Bomb!
Attack Of The Killer Butterflies (I Saved The Boy, But Now I'm... Hideous)!
Can Anyone Id This Bird Thx
The Key To Being A Crap Wildlife Photographer Is Having No Timing At All Or Any Sense Of Movement Of Your Subject. I Successfully Turned This Great Photo Opportunity Of A Red Fox Straight Into Crap.
So Excited To See My First Sea Otter!
I've seen so many family vacation photos that look like this. 80% background and tiny subjects.
Rare Shot Of A Toucan Stomping An Octopus
You’ve Been Blessed By The Magic Glowing Koi, 7 Years Of Good Luck Coming Your Way
Had To Put My Phone Under The Table And Hope That The Quokka Was Looking At The Camera. It Wasn't.
Mangy Grackle Sunning Himself On My Steering Wheel.
Tried To Take A Handsome Portrait. He Scream.
He Was Cold So I Hold
This 5 Inch Piece Of Badness Charged My Wife And Attacked The Truck Tire When She Tried To Move Him Off The Road. You’re Welcome Little Guy
Pictures Taken Moments Before Disaster
Wood Duck
Screaming Goose, We Call Him Hissy Richard
At Least The Background Is Pretty I Guess
Tried To Take A Picture Of A Nice Little Toad. He Had Other Ideas.
"Nubs" Our Little Tailless Squirrel Buddy
There is an awesome tailless squirrel online. Sabrina_the_squirrel. I check them out everyday since gizmo is gone😭
Birb
I Want To Be Clear That Yes, It's A Rat But It Remains Outside. It Just Keeps Coming To My Windowsill At Night. I Need To Clean The Window To Get A Better Pic, The Second One Is When He Turned To Look Because I Tapped The Window
My Dad Wanted To See What Kind Of Cat Was Gobbling Up The Cat Food He Sat Out Every Night.
Plz Respond
Rip My Neighbours Whose House Got Attacked By A Giant Wasp Of The Blurry Variation Today
Shaky Hands + Night Mode = Ghost Deer
Crappy Composition
A Mink, [friggin] Awkward One Too
I've Been Waiting Years For My Photography Talent To Be Appreciated! Please Accept This Offering Of My Local Wildlife While Imaging The Noise I Made As It Flew Directly At My Face
Bug On Security Camera Lens - Can Someone Id?
So My Daily Staring Competition Starts!! The Little Wanker!!!
All these pictures are hilarious, and somehow (despite their derpy-ness) all the animals are far more photogenic than I could ever hope to be.
These are hilarious! Looks like my attempts at photography
My brother has taken his boat up the inside passage to Alaska many times. He likes to show how many pictures he has taken of water where a whale just was.
Wildlife photographer here, need to figure out how to send photos just for this, lol. I caught a picture of a wasp eating a stolen piece of food from a spooder, but he was in a crack and I couldn't get it, and he just looked mAd at me for disturbing his fine dining
Will someone please explain how to add a photo to the comments? Pretty please.
Load More Replies...Awesome pics!!! You did great, lol. Gave me a great laugh when l needed it. Even though you think they were messed up, l truly enjoyed them.!! Thank you.😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
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These are much more entertaining than ordinary "good" photos. I think most of us can relate.
Can I add a whole film with fantastic shots of pink flamingos - in black and white? Or another whole film of young hippos playing in the river and later being hit on the head with the simple little fact that I had shot it all without any film in the camera?
Bored Panda strikes again. And again I say thank you for this stupid greatness.
I've got lots of these that I like inflicting on my family and listening to their creative excuses to leave.
Yasss. I could add nearly all my photos here, including the ones of my cat.
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See what happens when schools is out? Photo class goes to hell!
All these pictures are hilarious, and somehow (despite their derpy-ness) all the animals are far more photogenic than I could ever hope to be.
These are hilarious! Looks like my attempts at photography
My brother has taken his boat up the inside passage to Alaska many times. He likes to show how many pictures he has taken of water where a whale just was.
Wildlife photographer here, need to figure out how to send photos just for this, lol. I caught a picture of a wasp eating a stolen piece of food from a spooder, but he was in a crack and I couldn't get it, and he just looked mAd at me for disturbing his fine dining
Will someone please explain how to add a photo to the comments? Pretty please.
Load More Replies...Awesome pics!!! You did great, lol. Gave me a great laugh when l needed it. Even though you think they were messed up, l truly enjoyed them.!! Thank you.😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Le torney from mouth of australia, on the Australian clothes line 8193B9C5-0...5-jpeg.jpg
These are much more entertaining than ordinary "good" photos. I think most of us can relate.
Can I add a whole film with fantastic shots of pink flamingos - in black and white? Or another whole film of young hippos playing in the river and later being hit on the head with the simple little fact that I had shot it all without any film in the camera?
Bored Panda strikes again. And again I say thank you for this stupid greatness.
I've got lots of these that I like inflicting on my family and listening to their creative excuses to leave.
Yasss. I could add nearly all my photos here, including the ones of my cat.
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See what happens when schools is out? Photo class goes to hell!