Eco-Lens Challenge | Focus on Insects 🐞 | Week 1

Observe • Photograph • Research • Share

🔍 Week 1 focus on: Insects

^{(e.g., beetles, butterflies, ants...)}

Greetings, nature camping enthusiasts
Dear campers, I'm pleased to present a challenge that combines photography + observation + research. Ideal for nature lovers at CCS!

The Eco-Lens Challenge invites you to explore the biodiversity that surrounds us and record it for posterity. We want to foster curiosity, knowledge, and a connection with the natural world. And enjoy the photography skills of participating Steemians.

What is the “Eco Lens Challenge” about?

Grafic	Description
	✅ Observe: Your environment and surroundings, including your home and garden. ✅ Photograph: Take several shots from different angles and distances. Select the 7 best ones. ✅ Research: Research and write a review about the insect, animal, flower, or plant you photographed. Be creative. ✅ Share: The post on Steemit. You can also log your observation on iNaturalist

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How to Participate?

• ✅ Follow the weekly theme: 🔍 Week 1 Theme: Insects
• ✅ Only one insect per post
• ✅ Detailed Description (Minimum 300 words). Your text must include: - A general description of the subject, including full common and scientific names. - Details about its habitat. - Distinctive behaviors you observed. - A couple of brief paragraphs about the process of photographing it. - References to the sources you consulted.
• ✅ Maximum of 7 good-quality photos. Make sure your photos and description align with the current week's theme.
• ✅ Use a variety of required photographic shots: Example: very close-up photos showing details. Photos that show them completely, clearly, and sharply. Photos that show them in their natural environment, where you observed them.
  
• ✅ GPS location: Take photos with the GPS location feature enabled. This adds authenticity and documentary value to your observation.
• ✅ Optional: Share your observation on iNaturalist.org if you already have a profile there.

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Rules and Guidelines

• Title format: "Insect Name + Observation Location" (Example: Genus Plagioptycha, Venezuela).
• Post your entry in the CCS Community.
• Images must be your own. Try to include clear, beautiful, and high-quality images.
• All entries must be free of AI and plagiarism.
• Use the hashtags: #eco-lens #ccs #photography #insects #zoology #country #steemexclusive
• Leave the link to your entry in the comments section of this post and invite three friends to join.
• Share the Google Maps location coordinates
• Visit other participants at the event and leave a comment.
• Optional: Upload photos and description to your profile on Inaturalist.org. Share the link
• Optional: Set @ccscurator as the beneficiary of 10% to support curation and future challenges.
• 📅 The challenge runs from August 26th to September 2nd, 2025

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💥 🏆💱 Pool of Prizes💥 🏆💱

🏆 Ranking 🎁	Prizes
🥇 1st Place:	3 steem
🥈 2nd Place:	2 steem
🥉 3rd Place 1:	1 steem

AND Pluses:

• @ccscurator will vote for quality entries.
• We invite our friends @disconnect and @winwithsteemit to comment and reveal unique Steemit Lottery promo codes for this week's winners.

CC: @disconnect @visionaer3003 @ccscurator

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Sources

• iNaturalist.org + Camping Club Steemit | Windows to Biodiversity

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Original production by @joslud I'll wait for you in the next publication.