50 Perfectly Timed Photos That Will Mess With Your Head

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. Now and then, perfect timing can make or break a photo, turning it into a happy accident or a beautiful illusion, so A&D has compiled a list of perfectly timed photos that proves you don’t necessarily need expensive gear to take an incredible picture.

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 exciting photos. From a fantastic 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 make you look twice. But remember, it doesn’t mean you don’t have to improve your photography skills. To quote a famous saying, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

01. Firefighter In Peru

Ricardo Cuba Zavala

02. When The Timing Is Right

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03. Bumblebee Carrying The Sun

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04. Right Place, Right Time

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05. Pier Sunset

John H. Moore

06. I Was Taking Random Pictures Of My Mother, And This Came Out

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07. The Struggles Of A Substitute Teacher

DedRuck

08. When The Timing Is Right

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09. This Guy’s Earbuds Made A Treble Clef

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10. Holy Sh*t

Trololman72

11. Snapped A Lucky Shot Of A Truck Trying To Steal The Sun

Diginixy

12. Dads Rock

saraboulos

13. Perfectly Timed Photo Of A Wave

Grant Ly

14. Suspicious Hair

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15. Fourteen Wind Turbines All In A Row

Grown_Man_Poops

16. Perfect Timing

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17. Maybe She’s Barn With It

Streetmix

18. Lightning Strikes A Plane As It Flies Through A Rainbow

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19. Seen At The Airport In Tel Aviv, Israel

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20. The Moment A Trout Eats A Mayfly And The Second Before Water Tension Gives Way

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21. Watching TV With My Feet Up When Suddenly

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22. In The Right Moment

Streeb-Greebling

23. Perfect Timing

VladislavMiloslav

24. My Cat Has A Six Pack

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25. Miss Ostrich

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26. I Took A Picture Of My Fire Pit Last Night And Caught Peter Pan And Tinkerbell

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27. Perfect Timing: Level > Alien

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28. Have Your Own Beer Towel

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29. I Took A Photo Of My Brother. He Jumps At The Right Moment, And It Looks Like He Has To Go Because His Planet Needs Him

WhatStartsTheHeart

30. Chief Vitamin Water Surveys His Domain

BisonST

31. I Caught A Pic Of Lightning Bouncing Off A Double Rainbow

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32. When You Spend All Summer With Your T-Shirt Off

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33. Dear God, What Have I Done?!

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34. What Would You Call This Beast?

Jagdeep Rajput

35. Moment When It Looks Like Dilma Rousseff Is Getting Stabbed

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36. The Sweet Escape

Richard Silvera

37. Perfectly Timed Shot

Tom Samuelson

38. Very Unfortunate Time To Blink With White Mascara

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39. Perfect Timing

Tina Sokolovskaya

40. Perfect Timing

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41. Perfect Timing At Its Best

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42. Amazingly, Perfect Shot Of My Friend Skydiving Into Burning Man

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43. An Airplane Is Silhouetted Against The First Solar Eclipse Of The Decade, Seen Over Bangkok, Thailand, 2010

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44. Perfectly Timed Photo

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45. Long Jump In The Sand

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46. Just The Right Moment

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47. Look At That Body

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48. Smile

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49. Yoga In The Park Perfect Timing

Czarvana

50. A Pic That My Friend Took Down At The Beach The Other Day

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