152. Get Off The Beach, ASAP
Possible Camera Used: Panasonic Lumix S5
Where to Buy: Amazon
Avg. Cost: $2,298*
This photographer managed to snap a perfectly-timed photo of a so-called “tsunami cloud” rolling into Australia. Hopefully, he or she got indoors right after taking the shot, as this roiling, terrifying-looking storm looks like it means business.
Get Off The Beach, ASAP @r/SkyPorn/Reddit
You have to move fast when you want to catch weather imagery such as this, as storm clouds tend to move very quickly. Tsunami clouds, also known as roll or shelf clouds, develop ahead of coming storms, acting as a warning sign to tell you to get inside, ASAP.
153. A Bold Little Hunter
Possible Camera Used: Nikon D850
Where to Buy: Nikon USA
Avg. Cost: $2,500-$5,500*
Even the most snake-phobic among us have to agree that this is at least a somewhat cute photo. This tiny snake caught a little fish, and he looks quite pleased with himself, as he should. Interestingly, it’s rather unusual for most snakes to eat fish.
A Bold Little Hunter @r/NatureIsFuckingLit/Reddit
According to AZ Animals, most snakes aren’t able to digest fish bones, and they’re usually not good enough at catching them to make fish a good food source. But, for little water snakes like these, fish are the equivalent of a prime rib at a high-end restaurant.
154. This Swan Looks Innocent To Us
Possible Camera Used: OnePlus 11
Where to Buy: OnePlus United States
Avg. Cost: $699*
Swans are beautiful and elegant, but, make no mistake, they will fight. Swans tend to exhibit the most aggression towards other swans, particularly over territory and resources, but they’re not afraid to snap at humans when they’re nesting.
This Swan Looks Innocent To Us @r/aww/Reddit
Once they’ve settled in a place, it’s theirs, and they are ready to battle to the death over it. “Caution: Swan Is Aggressive,” this sign reads, and, true to form, the swan is trying to rip the sign down with his beak.
155. UFO Cloud
Possible Camera Used: iPhone
Where to Buy: Apple
Avg. Cost: $699*
Not much is known about this incredible photo, but it looks like someone was looking to the sky for this one. Clouds come in all shapes and sizes, including this one that looks otherworldly. The UFO shape isn’t something you see all that often, which is why this photo is so perfectly timed.
It looks like it’s made of cotton candy, but is it really a spaceship masquerading as a cloud? That’s between the photo taker and the aliens, the rest of us will just have to guess and enjoy the picture from afar.
UFO Cloud ©Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo
156. Cheeky Chimp
Possible Camera Used: iPhone
Where to Buy: Apple
Avg. Cost: $699*
Monkies and chimps are incredible creatures that humans have been observing for centuries, not least because they’re so similar to us in many ways. Chimps can like the interactions with humans as well, especially when they can communicate with them. This cheeky chap isn’t concerned with being photographed, he’s too busy relaxing.
Cheeky Chimp ©MarclSchauer/Shutterstock
Many photos like this exist, some better than others, but all with one thing in common: sheer cuteness. This perfect snap could easily make its way to print and become a poster, but when it comes to chimp photos, it’s a saturated market.
157. Swimwear But With A Twist
Possible Camera Used: iPhone
Where to Buy: Apple
Avg. Cost: $699*
Summers are everyone’s favorite, and swimming in the cool beach water on a lazy Sunday is one of the primary reasons why. It is also the best time to take all those cute summer pictures you can reminisce about in the coming winters or even years.
Swimwear But With A Twist @cheezburger/Pinterest
But the fun summer vibes often come with embarrassing beachwear fails. These swimwear fails do not always mean ripped panties or sagging shorts; they may also entail flowery umbrella-like beach shorts you only know you are wearing once you return home, lay in bed, and go through your camera roll.
158. A Sunny Embrace
Possible Camera Used: Nikon D850
Where to Buy: Nikon USA
Avg. Cost: $2,500-$5,500*
There is nothing like going to the beach, watching the sunset lying on the soft sand, and softly breathing your worries away. Beach sunsets are also the perfect place to click some great pictures, especially with the setting sun and cotton candy skies.
A Sunny Embrace ©Anton Jankovoy/Shutterstock
But just as getting that perfect picture supposedly pushing the leaning tower of Pisa is not as easy, making it seem like you have the setting sun in your arms is also quite hard, but thankfully, possible. This perfectly timed photograph is a masterpiece that you can’t simply capture with a nice camera alone.
159. You Made The Sky Happy
Possible Camera Used: iPhone
Where to Buy: Apple
Avg. Cost: $699*
Half of the people in the world are sky people, with their camera rolls filled with cotton candy skies melting into blue and white cloudy hues. But the melting cauldron of vibrant colors is not the only factor that makes these sky pictures mesmerizing: birds play a role in their embellishing.
You Made The Sky Happy @mpapiers/Pinterest
You are a lucky photographer if you capture these sky birds swimming in the sky in perfectly aligned flocks, and the luckiest if you freeze the moment when they seem to be giving the sky an expression of its feelings! A smile makes everything better and brighter, and this picture deserves the top spot in the perfect pictures hall of fame because it helped the sky smile bright!
160. A Little Spill
Possible Camera Used: OnePlus 11
Where to Buy: OnePlus United States
Avg. Cost: $699*
Who doesn’t like vacationing near a beautiful waterfall? Absolutely no one. The large number of people who travel yearly to Niagara Falls is a testament to the attractiveness of waterfalls: a magnetizing power held by falls all over the world. There is no stopping the ways you can use these falls as a backdrop, even if your only prop is a used water bottle.
A Little Spill @buzzfeed/Pinterest
This perfectly timed photograph shows how you can spill a whole waterfall just from an empty bottle and use the power of optical illusions to create something straight out of an animated movie.
161. Talk About Straight Lines
Possible Camera Used: Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera
Where to Buy: Abe’s of Maine
Avg. Cost: $4,749*
This photo seems to be taken straight out of an entertaining movie with excellent visuals. Most probably taken from a drone, a helicopter, or a hill higher than the one in the picture, this perfectly timed photograph captures the beautiful slanting rays of sunshine but in a straight, mesmerizing line.
Talk About Straight Lines @hellogiggles/Pinterest
It accurately depicts nature’s beauty and instills a soothing sensation in whoever takes a glance at it. Our Earth is a truly wondrous place; all we need to do is get out of the scuffle of everyday life and take time to witness its beauty. Of course, keeping a good camera with you never goes wrong.
162. Caught You.. But In A Picture!
Possible Camera Used: Samsung Galaxy A3
Where to Buy: eBay
Avg. Cost: $70-$120*
Taking children anywhere is synonymous with ending up tangled in an entertaining grapple that is bound to become a good childhood memory or an embarrassing story to tell when they are all grown up. Such a scrimmage is even more likely to happen in parks and beaches, where children are supposed to run around untethered.
Caught You.. But In A Picture! @ebaumsworld/Pinterest
A similar case of untethered can be seen in this picture, where two girls are caught in the air in one of the most perfectly timed photographs. The crash looks like it would have hurt, but at least they got a good memory out of it.
163. A Plane In A Cage
Possible Camera Used: LG V30
Where to Buy: Amazon
Avg. Cost: $239*
Planes fly at a speed unfathomable to most. When seen from land, the airplane may seem to be crawling in the skies at an ant’s pace but is actually zooming through the clouds in an almost movie-like scenario. So how do you cage a flying airplane? You use the power of a camera.
A Plane In A Cage @plus.google/Pinterest
This picture is accurately timed to capture an airplane amid aesthetically pleasing buildings housing apartments, perfectly depicting the contrast between land and Earth. Although there isn’t much known about this photograph, it is unequivocally a masterpiece in its dichotomy, disparity, and aesthetics. So, the next time you spot an airplane zooming over you, be quick in whipping out your camera!
164. The Impending Splash Of Doom
Possible Camera Used: iPhone 5S
Where to Buy: Walmart
Avg. Cost: $95*
Caught right before impending doom, this picture is bound to give all parents the heebie-jeebies. A little girl dressed in beautiful multicolored boots and a clean pair of pink shirt and pants caught milliseconds before everything turned muddy brown.
The Impending Splash Of Doom @drollfeed/Pinterest
There is no doubt that children should be left to their own devices when it comes to playing in nature. It helps them grow and learn at a pace suitable to their mental standing, but this process seldom comes with many hard and stubborn stains. So, if you are a parent who gets scared easily, better to look away from this picture.
165. A Smile From the Gods
Possible Camera Used: iPhone 5S
Where to Buy: Walmart
Avg. Cost: $95*
Imagine this: you are having a bad day, and your gaze falls to the sky only to see it smiling down upon you. Day made! Even if you aren’t lucky enough to witness such a celestial smile coming straight from the gods, this perfectly timed picture should elevate your spirits. What is a big goofy grin peering down from the skies if not a means of spreading happiness through the coincidences of the world?
A Smile From the Gods @/Pinterest
Although it seems almost impossible for clouds to take the shape of a smiling face in front of the Sun, this perfectly timed picture shows that nothing is impossible in this world, not even a smile from a cloudy sky.
166. Glasses That Could Not Get Any Funkier
Possible Camera Used: iPhone
Where to Buy: Apple
Avg. Cost: $699*
If you take in the contents of this picture briefly, you would conclude that the boy sitting on top of an adult’s shoulder is wearing round, transparent glasses with bubbles flying around him. Only a closer look can reveal the true nature of the boy’s accessories: glasses made out of nothing but bubbles!
Glasses That Could Not Get Any Funkier @boredpanda/Pinterest
Visual illusions are busy at work in this picture, misguiding onlookers. But what are the odds of two perfect bubbles floating right around the child’s eyes at the exact moment a photographer took a picture? The world is truly built on chances, and perfectly timed photographs corroborate this notion.