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You might not be the best photographer in the world, but sometimes everything in the universe aligns so precisely, all you have to do is press the shutter-release button in the right place at the right time. Every now and then, perfect timing can make or break a photo, turning it into a happy accident or a beautiful illusion, so Bored Panda has compiled a list of perfectly timed photos that proves you don't necessarily need expensive gear to take an incredible picture.
From a cool photo of a fabulous ostrich that appears to have the best hair in the world to a struggling substitute teacher sending subtle hints, these perfect timing photos will definitely make you look twice. But remember, it doesn't mean you don't have to work on improving your photography skills. To quote a popular saying, "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." Scroll down to please your eyes with some of the best perfectly timed pictures, and if this collection isn't enough, check out our similar lists full of interesting photos here and here.
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#1
Firefighter In Peru
Neeraj Jha 7 years ago
He must have been an Angel to many stuck in there.. So, pretty accurate.
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#3
Bumblebee Carrying The Sun
#4
Right Place, Right Time
#6
Was Taking Random Pictures Of My Mother And This Came Out
#7
The Struggles Of A Substitute Teacher
#8
When The Timing Is Right
#9
This Guy's Earbuds Made A Treble Clef
#10
Holy Sh*t
#11
Snapped A Lucky Shot Of A Truck Trying To Steal The Sun
#12
Dads Rock
Ronja Rövardotter 7 years ago
Wow! Lucky boy. This I call good reflexes sir. Impressive catch.
#13
Perfectly Timed Photo Of A Wave
#14
Suspicious Hair
#15
Fourteen Wind Turbines All In A Row
#16
Perfect Timing
#17
Maybe She's Barn With It
#18
Lightning Strikes A Plane As It Flies Through A Rainbow
#19
Seen At The Airport In Tel Aviv, Israel
#20
The Moment A Trout Eats A Mayfly And The Second Before Water Tension Gives Way
#21
Watching TV With My Feet Up When Suddenly
#22
In The Right Moment
#23
Perfect Timing
#24
My Cat Has A Six Pack
#26
Took A Picture Of My Fire Pit Last Night And Caught Peter Pan And Tinkerbell
#27
Perfect Timing: Level > Alien
#28
Have Your Own Beer Towel
#29
I Took A Photo Of My Brother. He Jump At The Right Moment And It Looks Like He Has To Go Because His Planet Needs Him
#30
Chief Vitamin Water Surveys His Domain
#31
I Caught A Pic Of Lightning Bouncing Off A Double Rainbow
#32
When You Spend All Summer With Your T-Shirt Off
#33
Dear God What Have I Done?!
#34
What Would You Call This Beast?
#35
Moment When It Looks Like Dilma Rousseff Is Getting Stabbed
#36
The Sweet Escape
#37
Perfectly Timed Shot
#38
Very Unfortunate Time To Blink With White Mascara
#39
Perfect Timing
#40
Perfect Timing
#41
Perfect Timing At Its Best
#42
Amazingly, Perfect Shot Of My Friend Skydiving Into Burning Man
#43
An Airplane Is Silhouetted Against The First Solar Eclipse Of The Decade, Seen Over Bangkok, Thailand, 2010
#44
Dat A**
#45
Long Jump In The Sand
#46
Just The Right Moment
#47
Look At That Body
#49
Yoga In The Park Perfect Timing
#50
Just A Pic That My Friend Took Down At The Beach The Other Day
#52
My Twin Boys Jumping And Landing At The Exact Same Time
#53
Due To The Chair Leg And This Guy's Posture, It Looks Like He's Wearing High Heels
#55
Here's My Best Perfectly Timed Photo
#56
This Is The Hilarious Moment A Curious Pufferfish Managed To Photobomb An Unsuspecting Diver
#57
So I Turned Into A Toad Last Night
#58
Couldn't Ask For Better Timing
#59
Still Wondering Whether He Did This On Purpose Or Not
#60
My Brother Took A Picture With His Iphone At The Exact Moment A Spark Ricocheted Off Of My Ear
#61
Seafoam Splash Captured At A Thousandth Of A Second
#62
What Do You Mean, What's Wrong With Her Feet?
#63
Strange Dirt Formation On My Car Looks Like People Hanging
#64
Perfect Moment
#65
The Invisible Hockey Player
#66
Oh, Good. Another "Holding Up The Leaning Tower Of Pisa" Pic
#67
Two Rows Of Judges Ignore A Gymnast
#68
Timing Is Key (But Luck Doesn’t Hurt Either)
#69
Where We're Going, We Don't Need Boats
#70
Perfect Timing
#71
Watch Me Neigh Neigh
#72
Perfectly Timed Picture
#73
I Accidentally French-Kissed A Dog At Work Today
Black Dahlia 7 years ago
It's good for your immune system. That's why we kiss, to share antibodies.
#74
The Wind Had Some Perfect Timing
#75
Did You See That, What If Its Real?
#76
New Schrödinger Experiment
#77
My Mom Accidentally Caught Lightning When Trying To Take A Picture Of Palm Trees During A Storm
#78
This Sun Giving A Shoulder Rub To This Navy Officer
#79
Tried To Take A Picture Of The Sunset While Driving And A Bird Totally Ruined My Shot
#80
This Dog Trying To Catch The Ball
#81
Buddha Sunglasses
#82
Perfect Timing And Reflex
#83
The Timing Of This Photo Makes It Look Like The Policeman Is Dancing On The Crime Scene
#84
4-Winged Goose
#85
Sometimes You Get Lucky With Timing. Would Love It If You Could Draw This Snap Of Me In Sri Lanka.
Anna Sheridan 7 years ago
This is taken straight from /r/redditgetsdrawn in case the caption didn't make sense
#86
That Mysterious Triumphant Ghost Caught In A Broken Light Bulb
#87
The Exact Moment Her Phone Was Lost Forever
#88
Can You Do That?
#89
The Moment My Son Knew The True Power Of The Force
#90
Tony Stark's Dog Is A Player
#91
Just The Right Moment
#92
Perfectly Timed Pool Picture
#93
Cow Jumping Over Herding Dogs
#94
Picture Of My Daughter Crawling, Looks Like She Is Writing Profanity
#95
Picture Taken Right When Another Camera's Flash Went Off
#96
My Friend Captured The Moment The Wave Came For A Hug
#97
Goalkeeper Cats
#98
Perfect Timing And Classic Dad Reaction
#99
Timing Is Everything
Rachel Kaufman Parra 7 years ago
It looks like the affect you get when you use Panormic mode on iPhone and subject(s) move
#100
Coming In For A Landing
#101
My Wife Managed To Capture The Least Manly Shot Of Me Launching Fireworks
#102
Snapped Pic Of My Nephew. Perfect Timing?
frederic eeckman 7 years ago
Well, it depends. If he's diving in the water, then the timing is perfect. If he actually can walk on water, then it was just a lazy shot :D
#103
My Sister Passed Out At The Exact Moment The Judge Said "You May Kiss The Bride"
#104
Perfectly Timed Photo Of A Cyclops Kitty
#106
Risk It For A Biscuit
#107
Old Baby. My Son Just As He Plopped Down From Standing
#108
My Friend Took This Picture Of Me Exactly When The Lightning Struck!
#109
At An Air Show Today, I Accidentally Caught What Looks Like A Tiny Black Hawk Stealing A Child
#111
This Picture Was Taken At A Pet Orphanage In Texas
Chloe Oldenberg 7 years ago
Just some cats coming down from the ceiling, what's so weird about that?
#112
Time To Run
#113
We Had A Crazy Storm Yesterday That Produced A Tornado, Softball Sized Hail, And Flash Flooding. My Friend Snapped A Picture Of The Aftermath
#114
My Friend Posted A New Profile Pic With Her Boyfriend, And Everyone Took A Double Take
#115
Went To A Petting Zoo. Friend Got Stepped On By A Pig. I Couldn't Have Planned These Pictures If I'd Tried!
#116
Perfectly Timed Shot Of Godzilla
#117
The Perfect Timing Of This Odometer And Trip Meter
#118
“We’re Good Parents I Swear”
#119
A Picture Of My Wife And Daughter Taken At Precisely The Right Moment
#120
I Caught A Plane Passing In Front Of Tonight's Super Moon
#121
Fauxhawk
#123
Wheel Waits For The Right Moment To Make A Dash For Freedom
#124
Perfect Timing In Aerial Acrobatics
#125
Perfect Timing
#126
Perfectly Timed Photo Of My Niece
#127
Oh So Majestic
Memento Mori 7 years ago
caliing Renske's bluff. perfect shadows allude to actual photo. derp's on you hon. nice shot!
#128
The Moment My Older Brother Fell Into The Lake. Taken By My Sister-In-Law
#129
Took A Picture Of A Stealth Bomber Flyover, Was Not Disappointed With The Timing
#130
On Vacation In California With My Best Friend And Took A Picture With Perfect Timing
#131
I Think They Call This "Perfect Timing"
#132
The Waterbending Skills Are Strong With This One
#133
Perfect Timing
#134
Perfect Timing
#135
Perfectly Timed Photo
#136
One, Two, Thr-
#137
I Took My Daughter Sleeding For The First Time. This Is Her Trying To Avoid The Ramp
#138
Keep A Close Eye On The Puck
#139
Timing!
#140
Perfect Timing
#142
Thought This Was Perfectly Timed
#143
Perfectly Timed Photo Of A Dog Yawning
#144
I Shot A Kid At The Zoo, Perfect Timing
#145
Sun Caught The Blade At Just The Right Time
#146
Took This Picture At The Perfect Time
#147
Perfect Timing Of Light On The Hotel Name
#148
Perfectly Timed Cat
#150
Perfectly Timed Selfie
Csaba Hegedűs 7 years ago
I imagine the guy spending the whole match sitting backwards hoping for that shot.
#151
My Friend Caught The Exact Moment The Dog Ran Into Her Daughter And Pushed Her In The Pool
#153
A Couple Of Years Ago, My Friend/ Coworker Set Her Hair On Fire While Blowing Out The Candles On Her Birthday Cake. This Was Taken The Split Second Before Anybody Realized
#154
Ever Wanted To Know How You'll Look At 80? Just Take A Perfectly Timed Photo Bailing From A Skateboard And Landing On Your Feet
#155
A Bee Flew In Front Of My Camera At The Perfect Time
Patti McKay 7 years ago
if we don't take care of them, this may bee the only thing left to remind us!
#156
My Friends Local Paper Caught Him Dodging A Puddle
#157
My Friend Captured The Shockwave From The Starter Pistol At His Sister's Track Meet
#158
Jack Is Pissed About Being The Nyan Cat
#159
The Lightning Struck The Moment My Friend Took A Photo
#160
Caught Red Handed
#161
Governor Of Michigan, Rick Snyder, Getting Kicked In The Face
#162
She Slipped Trying To Pop The Soap Bubbles
#163
Caught A Lady Through The Train Gap While Taking A Selfie
#164
I Waited Patiently For Several Minutes For Just The Right Moment To Take The Third Photo... My Wife Wasn't Amused!
Black Dahlia 7 years ago
I thought everyone was amused by a curiously snaky rabbit pene in the a*s.
#165
Ended Up Taking A Photo At Exactly The Right Moment Yesterday
#166
My Hammock Broke
#167
I Framed This Gorgeous Photo Of Teddy As The Sun Was Rising... At The Last Minute, Joey Decided To Photo Bomb
#169
The Exact Moment My Buddy Was Bit By A Horse
#170
None Of The Gear, None Of The Time
#171
Man Has No Head Due To Timing Of My Photo
#172
Taking Too Long To Take A Photo Of Her Food On The Beach
#173
This One Got A Little Greedy
#174
Nigel Farage Looks Like Hitler In This Photo
#175
Perfectly Timed
#176
Perfectly Timed Photo During A Mls Match
#177
The Timing Makes My Dog Look Like A Space Man
#178
Perfect Timing
Marnee DeRider 7 years ago
This is one of the very few shown that actually fits the "mess with your head" part.
#179
Accidentally Captured A Seagull Stealing My Food
#180
Perfect Timing! Meet Benny (The Jet) And Bowzer (My Favorite Ginger)
#181
Friend Snapped A Picture Of The Police The Instant They Were Spraying Him With Mace
#182
Perfect Timing In Whistler, Canada
#183
Jesus, Is That You?
Dana Erasmowitz 7 years ago
It would sooner be Apostol Peter, trying to walk on water, taking the leap of faith ...
#184
A Friend Took A Picture Of Me At A Crossfit Competition
#185
Emu Eating. Perfect Timing
#186
Jenga
Memento Mori 7 years ago
not really messing with my head but the oversized Jenga is pretty rad
#187
Accidental Renaissance
#189
One Move And I'll Blow Your Damn Head Off
#191
Falling Asleep At The Wheel
#192
Perfect Timing Picture. He Was Fine Though!
#193
Me Falling Into A Lake In Croatia
#195
One Of My Favorite Pictures. Took Me At Least A Hour Of Shooting To Get The Right Timing
#196
Girl Gets Bit By Squirrel
#197
I Almost Died Today, And My Mom Got A Perfectly Timed Picture Of My Dad Saving Me
#198
My Son Batting A Ball Back Into My Daughters Face
#199
First Time Shooting A.44 Magnum. My Girlfriend Was Taking A Picture Behind Me And Timed It Perfectly
#200
Accidentally Snapped This Of My Sister Trying To Put Her Sunglasses On Today, Thought You All Might Appreciate It
#201
Spot The Ball
#202
Friend Sent Me This Photo Of A Basketball Game Timed Perfectly
Black Dahlia 7 years ago
That must have been one helluva tension-filled minute window in which he had to get the shot.
#203
My Friend With Horrible Technique
criminalgirl 7 years ago
I find this very unsettling coming from Scotland. No gun culture here. No wonder so many Americans get killed with their own weapons, it's just tragic.
#204
This Optical Illusion
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