Multiple photos per observation
When you have multiple photos of a nature sighting, they should all be posted as a single observation. To make identification easier, it's a good idea to have multiple photos of a sighting from different angles, etc. (2 to 3 pics is ideal). Here's how to get multiple photos to show-up in a single observation.
1) Upload 2 or more photos to iNaturalist together (similar steps to a single photo),
2) Drag & drop each additional photo on the right on top of the left most photo,
or using your mouse/cursor draw a box around all photos and click on the "Combine" button
above.
3) You are done.
Photo tips from iNaturalist:
Take multiple photos: Many organisms, particularly plants and insects, cannot be identified to species from a single photo. Show students how to take multiple photos from different angles (top, bottom, side, front, back), and/or photos showing different features of the organism. For plants it's especially important to take pictures of flowers or fruit. Photos of flowers or fruit AND leaves are the most helpful. Be sure to add multiple photos of the same organism to the same observation.
Here's a short video tutorial on taking a good set of photos for observations:
https://vimeo.com/167341998
The MVFN iNaturalist project team
(denisag2)
