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Naturalizing in the BVI
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05/01/2024 06:29 PM
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I recently discovered the iNaturalist website (and phone app)... a 503C organization that collects crowd-sourced nature observations. It contains a fairly sophisticated database of computerized species identification, like reverse image search but quite a bit better. Beyond that, there is a user base of millions, including experts in all sorts of biological organisms, who will confirm or correct the submitted observations to a high degree of accuracy. This has added another whole dimension to my visits and photography! I had such an amazing time just a few days ago traipsing barefoot on Prickly Pear, stalking and photographing the scarlet Ibis and other birds. Learning the names and other facts about the BVI wildlife makes them that much more interesting to me. In case anyone is interested, if you follow this link it will show the (so far small) set of observations I have made in the BVI: MrEZgoing's BVI wildlife observationsThe website is free and has no advertising. Highly recommended!
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Re: Naturalizing in the BVI
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05/02/2024 08:56 AM
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Thanks Matt!
I'd love to learn how you get your great drone shots!
I used to get annoyed by the little birds at Setting Point that hunt for scraps and foul the deck. Now, I'm like "Behold! the Ruddy Turnstone!"
Also, for years I've seen those weird upside down jellyfish in the mangrove shallows of Biras Creek. I loved finding out they carry the awesomely celestial scientific name of Cassiopea andromeda.
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Re: Naturalizing in the BVI
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05/06/2024 08:38 AM
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I haven't tried using the camera underwater on it's own, but I used to have a couple Nikon Coolpix's and they never lasted very long. On this last trip, I didn't use the strobe at all, but used the M52 120 degree wide angle lens.
The camera should take sharp pictures underwater without the housing, but the built-in flash is probably not ideal from a backscatter perspective, and the 24mm equivalent lens underwater makes it tough to get close enough to reduce the amount of water you are shooting through. I'm definitely working on all this myself, just getting started on UW.
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