167. The Blow That Touched All
Possible Camera Used: iPhone 11
Where to Buy: Apple
Avg. Cost: $900*
This optical illusion-filled photograph comes from Susan Cantrell’s collection of forced perspective group photography. It showcases one person blowing on his palm and foregrounding the group of people in the backdrop seemingly falling over from his blow.
The Blow That Touched All @google/Pinterest
It may seem easy to capture such clever photographs, but the process is far from easy: from thinking of such an idea to executing it in freezing temperatures, each step of the way requires skill and excellence. So the next time you take a trip with your friends, you too can become creative and put all your friends in a funny yet memorable frame.
168. What Can Air Do?
Possible Camera Used: Nikon Z 9 Mirrorless Camera
Where to Buy: bhphotovideo.com
Avg. Cost: $5,500*
Did you think air has no weight and is just a vacant entity surrounding us wherever we go? That is not true at all. Air can be as scary as water, both fully capable of changing your body’s anatomy and morphology. Sports aerobics and deep water diving sports are non-scary and relatively safer ways of gauging the effects air can have on our bodies.
What Can Air Do? @boredpanda/Pinterest
This perfectly timed picture encapsulates precisely that: how a deep dive through the air can make a human’s elastic skin crawl to make unprecedented textures. Could you imagine the face of the person in the picture flying just like his hair? Well, now you do.
169. Tapping The Tummy
Possible Camera Used: iPad
Where to Buy: Walmart, Apple Store
Avg. Cost: $450-$600*
Keeping the harmful effects of obesity aside, people with naturally thick bodies are beautiful. No matter the body weight, it is prevalent for friends to jokingly spank or poke each other, may it be for fun or just a laugh. This holds especially true when your friend has a slappable round belly, as is the case for the friends in this picture.
Tapping The Tummy @ba-bamail/Pinterest
A simple tap on the tummy may seem like an event without any consequences when the reality is something else. This perfectly timed picture shows the ripple a simple tap on the tummy can make and how it can be a source of good laughs.
170. Woman Marries Owl Human
Possible Camera Used: Canon EOS R6
Where to Buy: usa.canon.com
Avg. Cost: $2,500*
Imagine yourself getting married. Sounds gleeful, right? But what if you look through your pictures and find out you married an owl man instead? A truly wonderful surprise indeed. That is exactly how the woman in this picture must’ve felt, and we can’t even begin to decipher the groom’s feelings.
Woman Marries Owl Human @boredpanda/Pinterest
Wedding pictures getting photobombed by wailing babies are the worst, but when the photo bomber is a nice furry little owl, things might not seem all that bad. After all, it is not the photobombing but who photobombs. And if it is the best bird of all, it’s all good.
171. Spaceship to the Moon
Possible Camera Used: GoPro HERO 10
Where to Buy: Target
Avg. Cost: $350*
Are you also contemplating whether the structure in the picture is actually an airplane or a spaceship full of scary aliens? We have been there. Unfortunately, for our fantastical imagination, the form in the image is actually a simple aircraft taking flight.
Spaceship to the Moon /Pinterest
The chances of capturing a picture like this are one in a million, so it deserves to be put on the perfectly timed pictures hall of fame. Everything about the shot screams perfection, and if you put it on the backdrop of a utopian television series about humankind’s journey to the moon, nobody would question you.
172. The Torso In The Woods
Possible Camera Used: Sony ZV-1
Where to Buy: Amazon
Avg. Cost: $750*
The torso in the woods may sound scary, but it is actually quite aesthetically pleasing if you look closely. The man in the frame is not cut in half, nor did he use Photoshop to add a picture of the woods between his body frame. The man is holding a long mirror, and the woods you can see are actually the reflection of the trees in front of him.
The Torso In The Woods @the-pillows-egg.tumblr/Pinterest
So why is the person capturing the picture not visible in the mirror? The answer is what makes this picture a perfectly timed one: the photo capturer’s angle of the camera makes them invisible, bringing the beauty of the woods to the forefront.
173. Wrong Racket
Possible Camera Used: Nikon D500
Where to Buy: Amazon
Avg. Cost: $1,900*
This perfectly timed picture falls into the category of the sports bloopers we all love and enjoy. This picture may not be the favorite of the player in question, but it is undoubtedly good for a few laughs. The tennis player’s racket seems to be lodged in his backside when he is actually holding it at such an angle to hit the ball coming towards him.
Wrong Racket @ebaumsworld/Pinterest
Call it fate, the swiftness of the photographer, or just an unlucky angle at the hands of the player, the picture surely tells another story: a tennis player trying to free himself of the racket stuck in his backside.
174. Gen Z Ancient Statue
Possible Camera Used: iPhone 14
Where to Buy: Apple Store
Avg. Cost: $800-$1,000*
You do not necessarily have to be a professional photographer with a great camera lens to be able to capture a timeless photo. Sometimes, you only need to be in the right place at the right time with a creative eye and mind.
Gen Z Ancient Statue @boredpanda/Pinterest
Such is the case of the unknown individual who clicked this picture, amalgamating ancient civilizations with the Gen Z pop culture of round, broad sunglasses. The sunglasses are actually road safety lights, and the statue is actually several miles behind the lights but at a perfect angle. The beautiful cherry blossoms add to the scenery, making it a sight to behold.
176. Did You Say Starbucks Sucks?
Possible Camera Used: Samsung Galaxy S21
Where to Buy: Target, Amazon
Avg. Cost: $750-$800*
This picture is a perfectly timed and hilarious example of bad schemes. If you haven’t figured it out, the delivery van belongs to Starbucks, a world-renowned coffee brand. But the sliding doors of the van seem to be covering the “tarb” letter of the brand name, leaving behind an “S” and a “ucks”. And what do you get when you put them together? “Sucks.”
Did You Say Starbucks Sucks? @sliptalk/Pinterest
The scene wouldn’t have been so bad if there wasn’t a Starbucks logo right behind the “Sucks,” giving off a complete message of “Starbucks Sucks.” We only hope somebody didn’t lose their job – or interest in Starbucks – over this funny happening.
177. The Real Landing on The Moon
Possible Camera Used: Sony a7 III
Where to Buy: Best Buy
Avg. Cost: $2000*
We all know of Neil Armstrong landing on the moon with two other astronauts, Mike Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. But do we know of the real landing on the moon? This perfectly timed photograph seems to be telling the untold story. Shot at the precise moment the parachuter’s feet touch the moon’s surface behind him, this picture has a fan following of its own.
The Real Landing on The Moon @webneel/Pinterest
The moon is actually hundreds of thousands of miles away from the parachuter, but his accurate angle and the swiftness of the photographer make it seem like the parachuter is simply having a stop in the sky, resting his legs on the surface of the moon.
178. Catching Planes
Possible Camera Used: Samsung Galaxy 20s
Where to Buy: Walmart
Avg. Cost: $1,000*
If you thought catching an international plane while running late was hard, try catching one with your fingers. Seems quite impossible, right? Not for the gentleman in the picture. Our best guess is that the picture was captured with a Samsung Galaxy, but the phone model is not quite visible in the reflection.
Catching Planes @teamjimmyjoe/Pinterest
Not that it is the most important thing to look for: the man’s fingers perfectly holding onto the plane’s tailpipe is what makes this picture so aesthetically pleasing, not to mention the remnants of rain. This satisfying picture must have taken quite a lot of precision and the right timing to come into being, and we are all for it.
179. Time to Run
Possible Camera Used: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Where to Buy: Amazon
Avg. Cost: $1,865*
It’s quite surprising how many perfectly timed shots we come across that are actually just moments away from a huge disaster striking. This is not the first image that we have come across of a massive mixture of wind and water about to wipe out everything that comes into its path.
Time to Run @u/SuperCub/Reddit.com
Even in this deathly situation, you can really see what some people prioritize. As many of the individuals turn to run away and save their lives, some stay back with their phones or cameras out, trying to capture the shot of a lifetime. We just hope that all those individuals made it out safely and lived to tell the tale themselves.
180. A Holy Forest
Possible Camera Used: Nikon Z 9
Where to Buy: Best Buy
Avg. Cost: $5,500*
Every movie starts or ends with a shot like this: rays coming in through the leaves, the forest floor looking like it’s being lighted directly by the heavens, and the trees swaying to the tunes of a sweet melody that either represents a beginning or an ending.
A Holy Forest @r/Meditation/Reddit.com
No background music might be accompanying this picture, but just looking at it fills one up with warmth and love. Nature has a way of reaching into our hearts even through mere photographs, and this glowing shot is a true testimony of that.
181. Big Jobs For Tiny Hands
Possible Camera Used: Google Pixel 3
Where to Buy: Amazon
Avg. Cost: $200-$250*
You know how they say that nothing is ever created without a purpose? Even something as small and often annoying as a fly or a bumblebee can be destined to have bigger purposes in the fabric of this vast and extensive universe.
Big Jobs For Tiny Hands /imgur.com
Take a look at this bumblebee, for example. After a long day at work, rushing through flower after flower to collect nectar and find the perfect place to store it, this bee seems to be carrying the sun off into tomorrow. Sometimes all we need is a little camera magic to remind us that even the tiniest things in the world can often lift the heaviest burdens.