This Facebook Group Is Dedicated To Crappy Wildlife Photos That Are So Bad They’re Good (50 New Pics)
Forget everything you learned at that once-in-a-lifetime wildlife photography class. And if there’s not much to forget to begin with, I’m talking drawing a blank page. We are now entering the alternative National Geographic where no definition, missed focus, awkward poses, and a shaky frame are things to be proud of.
“Crap Wildlife Photography” is a community that celebrates all the failed attempts at catching a grand prix pic of nature. From an out-of-focus mantis and an eagle hidden by a lamppost to a blurred carpenter bee that resembles a coffee stain, the amazing photos are iconic in their own crappy way. A whopping 266K members and counting must be loving the safe space for remarkably low photography standards. And honestly, who wouldn’t?! Let’s take a look at the new batch of their crappiest wildlife photos, and if you just joined in, don’t forget to check out part 1 right here.
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This is actually a fantastic photo. Shouldn't be in the crappy ones section.
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I Spent Thousands Of Dollars And Several Days To Get A Chance To Photograph A Great White Shark. Here It Is
Crap Wildlife Photography is always a safe space to share failed attempts at capturing wild animals. But chances are, many of the entries were not meant to end up there. In fact, many have likely tried hard to take the pitch-perfect picture.
Animals in motion are particularly susceptible to becoming a crap wildlife photo. So if you still wanna try your luck next time, there’s a thing or two you should know about making it work. Most importantly, set the right camera settings before everything happens; find the right combination of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
If you often end up with blurry images, you probably haven’t “set fast shutter speed in order to freeze the animals during that right moment,” argues Julian Rad, wildlife photographer and contributor for Expert Photography. He also suggests ”taking images with an open aperture.” It allows a fast shutter speed.
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He even has the fish facing forward so it is more aerodynamic.
I'm picturing the fish about to be dropped in a warzone. "Incoming Flying Fish, ETA 10 minutes..."
Wouldn't surprise me if "Flying Fish" was the nickname for a munition for a torpedo that then goes airborne to its target.
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When I was a child, we used to play a game where one child left the room and the other kids hid an item somewhere. When the child who had left came back in again they had to find where the thing had been hidden, and for each place they were searching they could ask "Bird or fish?" for high or low in order to get a clue. This photo would be terribly confusing with the fish high and the bird low. Not to speak of how amazing this shot would have been if that bird had been navigating above the green grass instead of over the gray road.
"Come with me brotha from anotha motha! I'll bring ya to the ladies😉"
We have hawks in our neighborhood and we’ve found “leftovers” from them in our yard.
Eagle: like what you see? Fish: yea! Eagle: cause you will never see it again in A minute
You have heard Raining Cats and Dogs, even Raining Men. Well there's a new one in town When it rains fish catch the Birdseye Express.
Wrong Disney movie. Looks like a sea gull hauling a clown fish out of the water to visit a certain dentist
Gosh I would kill to take this picture...my ospry pictures consist of a dot in the blue or part of a wing.
nothing different going on here .. this is now they para-sail when they are not a sail fish!
And you know there is one pissed off fish marketer right now.
What You Get When You Are Running A 90 Second Night Exposure At 2000 Iso And The Red Ass Firefly Is Attracted To Your Red Light On The Camera
This Guy Pecks On Our Door Almost Daily And Brings Offerings Of Bugs Snakes And Lizards
Another very important thing is making sure your ISO settings are in place in order to achieve that good image quality. “Figure out your camera’s limits and experiment a bit with ISO,” says Julian. This is very important for the overall impression of your final image.
The reason for a blurry image is likely a camera shake. And a lack of sharpness ruins even the best photos. Consider using the image stabilizer, or turning on an image stabilization feature if your camera has one.
I Accidentally Shot This Photo While This Little Bastard Was Attacking Me. Triggerfish Are The Best
Interesting Place To Coccoon....
Car Camping In Idaho A Few Years Ago. Bull Elk Came Up On The Car In The Middle Of The Night And I Had My Own Jurassic Park T-Rex Experience
The Beautiful Whitetail Deer. Full Of Grace... And Our Idiot Cat Who Mistook Her For My Dog And Decided To Give Chase
You're mistaken. The cat is full of grace! The deer is just scenery to let your cat shine.
Best Crap Shot I've Taken!
The Magnificent Sight Of An Elephant On The Dusty Plains Of Africa Scratching Its Balls On A Termite Mound
I Tried My Best, Ok
Some Get Magestic Hawk Shots... I Get These
Tried To Get The Perfect Picture Of A Deer In The Rain. Instead I Get A Picture Of It Bolting, And It Looks Like It Has A Bird Nest With A Single Egg Instead Of An Ass
When Your Subject Is Moving Far To Quickly For You To Possibly Capture It In Focus
I've Never Seen This Animal Before! Does Anyone Know What It's Called?
Two Majestic Bald Eagles, One Photo Bombing Sea Lion... And A Crappy Auto Focus
Beautiful Brown Hyena In Namibia
One Of The Rarest Moments I've Ever Come Across In My Entire Life. Nailed. It.
I Stayed In Nashville And Was Told There Was A Baby Groundhog In The Garden. I Got Obsessed With Seeing It And To My Delight It Appeared On The Last Morning. I Think It Thought It Was Hidden Behind The Pole
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Behold The Red-Bellied Woodpecker Feasting On A Block Of Fresh Suet
Oeh, I love the antics of squirrels. Especially the European red ones. They're so cute.
Disappointed Old Man Dove Gives You One Minute To Get The Heck Off Of His Lawn
Hey Sexy
I Don’t Want To Talk About It
He Caught Me
Came In Looking For A Midnight Snack, I Assume
It's That Crazy Door To Door Salesman Again
He’s Angry About Something
‘Eagles In Speedboats’ Would Be The Name Of My Hipster Synth Electro Band
I Was Going For Cute, Then He Turned Around
Eat Mee!
A Snow Bunting Tries To Put More Spin To Its' Crap Story
Ok, I’m Going!
Nessie? Is That You? (Don’t Do Panorama Photos With Animals)
Last Year These Guys Came Up Through A Vent Into My Kitchen... The Cats And Dog Watched Calmly And Disinterestedly As I Scooped Them Up With Oven Mitts And Cursed Myself For My Single Status
Ineffective Means Of Deterrence
Haha, this reminds me when I was at the hospital in the outdoor garden. My daughter pointed out an owl high on one of the windows. I attempted to take a photo of it until a pigeon landed on it’s head and I realised it was a deterrant,
That Time I Learned Snakes Can Climb Brick Walls
Noticed A Carpenter Bee Following Me While I Was Doing Yard Work Today, So I Decided To Take A Picture
"What Do You Mean I Can’t Eat Inside!!”
Walking Home From The Bar One Night, I Was Challenged By This Powerful Trash Panda
WATCH OUT for the laser eyes! Quick,Duck! Or fry on the ground u stand.
My New Camera Had A Night Mode And Was Trying To Get An Owl On The 4th Of July. I Think We Got Nuked Instead
Needs A Cuddle, Whatever It Is
Not Quite The Majestic Leopard Shot I Wanted
We All Have Days Like This
A Graceful Kudu In South Africa
Put A Trail Cam At Floor Level By The Front Door To See The Feral Cat We Thought We Were Feeding. Will Never Go Out That Door After Dark Again
Well... There Was A Frog Here
Not Quite Sure I Interpreted The "Crap Wildlife" Part Of The Name Of The Group Name Correctly, But One Thing Is For Sure: This Polar Bear Is Not Peeing
Note: this post originally had 111 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
This was enjoyable. Some photos are not much more than standard bad and some are truly extraordinary masterpieces in their own right, and then there is every nuance in between.
I laughed so hard I had tears running down my face! My cats now think I've finally lost it for good.... !
People in 1980s : I bet people will get pics of UFOs and aliens by 2020............ People in 2020 : Look at this elephant scratching its nuts....LOL...
This is the funniest Bored Panda grouping yet. I enjoyed it so much I watched it twice. Just what I needed during our "stay at home" period.
Don't mind me. Just gathering up the hundred new meme templates I found.
I loved every photo 😍 you can spend a you can spend a lifetime trying to catch photos like this I know they're much more rare than an actual good photo
I don’t know why the group is called “Crappy Wildlife Photos”, because a lot of them are good and capture very funny actions.
These are hysterical and some are actually quite good! A shame to call them “crappy”. I would love some of these captures and have some of them. I love these!!
These were all happy accidents! You couldn't plan these pics for any price.
I laughed all the way through this. Some were majestic and some were not! Thank you for giving me something to think about other than you-know-what!
This was enjoyable. Some photos are not much more than standard bad and some are truly extraordinary masterpieces in their own right, and then there is every nuance in between.
I laughed so hard I had tears running down my face! My cats now think I've finally lost it for good.... !
People in 1980s : I bet people will get pics of UFOs and aliens by 2020............ People in 2020 : Look at this elephant scratching its nuts....LOL...
This is the funniest Bored Panda grouping yet. I enjoyed it so much I watched it twice. Just what I needed during our "stay at home" period.
Don't mind me. Just gathering up the hundred new meme templates I found.
I loved every photo 😍 you can spend a you can spend a lifetime trying to catch photos like this I know they're much more rare than an actual good photo
I don’t know why the group is called “Crappy Wildlife Photos”, because a lot of them are good and capture very funny actions.
These are hysterical and some are actually quite good! A shame to call them “crappy”. I would love some of these captures and have some of them. I love these!!
These were all happy accidents! You couldn't plan these pics for any price.
I laughed all the way through this. Some were majestic and some were not! Thank you for giving me something to think about other than you-know-what!
