Tag: perfect timing

Picture of the Day: Coolest. Duck. Ever.

 

COOLEST. DUCK. EVER.

 

surding-duck

Photograph via ubomw on Reddit

 

Why fly when you can surf? This is without doubt, the coolest duck in the history of our planet. It was uploaded to Reddit earlier this week by ubomw and has since spawned an epic photoshop battle.

Unfortunately I haven’t been able to verify if this image was a result of perfect timing or skillful manipulation, and a reverse image search on Google and Tineye did not produce any concrete results. Regardless, it made me chuckle and it’s by far my favourite image of the week, so full kudos to ubomw on Reddit for the find.

 

 

 

 

The 50 Most Perfectly Timed Photos Ever

 

By Internet standards, a perfectly timed photo occurs when two of the following three conditions are met:

1. Perfect Place
2. Perfect Time
3. Perfect Angle

Sometimes the holy trinity of perfectness is achieved and you get an Internet classic like so many of the photographs below. There are countless galleries of these images floating around. I tried my best to compile the most representative of this concept. If you’re craving more, the following links are a good start: r/PerfectTiming on Reddit; Bored Panda (here, here and here); BuzzFeed (here and here)

Enjoy!

 

1.

full-moon-olympic-rings-london-bridge-2012

 

 

2.

lightning strikes statue of liberty perfect timing

Photograph by JAY FINE (via The Big Picture)

 

 

3.

diver whale high five perfect timing

Photograph by MARCO QUERAL (via Daily Mail)

 

 

4.

just a pinch buddah perfect timing

Photograph via Former_Manc on Reddit

 

 

5.

seagull takes ice cream perfect timing

 

 

6.

perfect timings swimmer water

Photograph by ADAM PRETTY (via Photo Blog on NBC News

 

 

7.

eye-of-the-drain-sink

Photograph by Liammm on Reddit

 

 

8.

airplane-breaking-the-sound-barrier-perfect timing

 

 

9.

perfect timing

 

 

10.

Bohemian-Waxwing (Silkitoppa)-3-E

 

 

11.

snowboarder walking on moon perfect timing

Photograph by Frode Sandbech

 

 

12.

lightning rainbow perfect timing

 

 

13.

starbucks fail van perfect timing

Photograph by heuristicus on Reddit

 

 

14.

underwater-fish-photobomb-animal-photobombs

Photograph by Nick Kelly

 

 

15.

obama wizard perfect timing

Photograph by CAROLYN KASTER (via The Atlantic: In Focus)

 

 

16.

eiffel tower crane perfect timing

Photograph by PDP-11 on Reddit

 

 

17.

soldier yawning perfect timing

Photograph via Bored Panda

 

 

18.

praying mantis bike

Photograph by Tustel Ico

 

 

19.

statue cloud perfect timing

Photograph via Loco Lol

 

 

20.

budweiser crown ref perfect timing

Photograph via BuzzFeed

 

 

21.

keel-walk-hugo-boss-suit-boat-sailing-standing-on-rutter

Photograph by Alex Thomson Racing

 

 

22.

the-honeybees-final-sting

Photograph by Kathy Keatley Garvey

 

 

23.

spear fishing perfect timing

Photograph by STEPHANE DUCANDAS (via The Telegraph)

 

 

24.

airplane-passing-the-mooon-perfect-timing

Photograph by Chris Thomas

 

 

25.

belly slap perfect timing

Photograph via nthensome on Reddit

 

 

26.

perfect timing bike crash

Photograph by Bored Panda

 

 

27.

wu tang soccer perfect timing

Photograph via Hypervocal

 

 

28.

dolphin bird murmuration perfect timing

Photograph via hmistry on Reddit

 

 

29.

eagle perfect timing

Photograph by PAM MULLINS (via The Telegraph)

 

 

30.

kite-surfing-with-whale-below-aerial-shot-from-above

 

 

31.

waves-wilma-hurskainen

Photograph by Wilma Hurskainen

 

 

32.

SunBall
Photograph by Waleed Almotar

 

 

33.

statue juggling plane perfect timing

Photograph via Bored Panda

 

 

34.

forced perspective perfect timing

 

 

35.

headless gymnast perfect timing

Photograph by MARTIN BERNETTI (via rusrep.ru)

 

 

36.

wwf wrestling mustache perfect timing

Photograph via CollegeHumor

 

 

37.

four winged bird perfect timing

Photograph by Jens Birch

 

 

38.

2012-olympics-perfectly-timed-graphic-overlay-oympic-ring-glasses

Photograph via postnatald on Reddit

 

 

39.

saints football fart newspaper perfect timing

Photograph via Deeman9 on Reddit

 

 

40.

moving car with hand from above perfect timing

Photograph by Aleksandr Malin

 

 

41.

underwater group photo surfing above perfect timing

 

 

42.

Coincidence.

Photograph by Tea Kolo on Flickr

 

 

43.

moon crane perfect timing

Photograph by BRUNO GERBER (via Huffington Post)

 

 

44.

partial-solar-eclipse-devil-horns-sun

Photograph by Peter Wienerroither

 

 

45.

жахнуло

Photograph by photoDiod on Flickr

 

 

46.

ladybug dandelion perfect timing

 

 

47.

squirrel-photobomb-banff

Photograph by Melissa Brandts

 

 

48.

the-moon-through-north-window-arches-national-park-utah-united-states

 

 

49.

meta flamingo perfect timing

Photograph by Robert Haas

 

 

50.

cats heart shape with tail perfect timing

 

 

 

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Picture of the Day: Under the Bridge

 

UNDER THE BRIDGE

 

Coincidence.

Photograph by Tea Kolo on Flickr

 

In this perfectly timed and beautifully framed photograph by Tea Kolo, we see a sailboat passing under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. A hole in the fence perfectly encircles the sailboat, making for a creatively framed shot.

The photo was first spotted on Colossal’s semi-regular Flickr Finds posts where Jobson (site owner) compiles images that caught his eye while perusing Flickr’s extensive archives.

 

 

 

 

Picture of the Day: Sky is Falling

 

SKY IS FALLING

 

What a moment.

 

At first glance it may seem like the rock is about to fall on the poor raccoon, but upon closer inspection you’ll see it’s actually a perfectly timed photo and perfectly captured reflection of the sky in the pond behind. The photograph was taken at the Hinckley Reservation in Northern Ohio and the photographer (Raccoon Photo on Flickr) says the image is completely unedited and the water that day was very still.

Hinckley Reservation is the site of the nationally known annual return of the buzzards. Located in Hinckley Township in Medina County, the reservation is dominated by the 90-acre Hinckley Lake. Another attraction of the reservation is Whipp’s Ledges, with elevations rising 350 feet above Hinckley Lake and formed more than 250 million years ago.

 

 

 

 

Picture of the Day: The Eye of the Moon

 

THE EYE OF THE MOON

 

the-moon-through-north-window-arches-national-park-utah-united-states

 

In this perfectly timed shot we see the moon through the North Window arch at Arches National Park in Utah. The park is located in Eastern Utah and is known for preserving over 2,000 natural sandstone arches. The park is 76,679 acres (31,031 ha) in area. Its highest elevation is 5,653 feet (1,723 m) at Elephant Butte, and its lowest elevation is 4,085 feet (1,245 m) at the visitor center. Forty-three arches have collapsed due to erosion since 1970. [Source: Wikipedia]

First spotted on Reddit, a reverse image search on Google and Tineye did not uncover an original source for this photograph. If you know who took this fantastic capture please advise in the comments!

*Update: Many thanks to Soulful Nature on Facebook for help identifying the photographer! Check out their page on Facebook for more great pics!

 

 

 

 

Picture of the Day: Moving the Eiffel Tower

 

MOVING THE EIFFEL TOWER

 

crane-in-front-of-eiffel-tower-perfect-timing-paris-france

Photograph by PDP-11 on Reddit

 

In this perfectly timed photo by Redditor PDP-11, we see a crane in the foreground lined up exactly with the Eiffel Tower, as if it were about to move the colossal structure at any moment.

The photo was taken from the user’s apartment. He says he had to lean out the photo just to get the alignment correct. This particular view of the Eiffel tower can be seen from the north part of 16ème near Place Victor Hugo.

 

 

 

 

Picture of the Day: The Earthquake Rose

 

THE EARTHQUAKE ROSE

 

the-earthquake-rose-art

Photographs by Norman MacLeod

 

On February 28, 2001, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake, located some thirty miles (48 km) below the surface of the Earth moved the ground for a bit more than half a minute. Damage was surprisingly light on account of the epicenter’s depth. A sand tracing pendulum located at a shop in Port Townsend, Washington, called Mind Over Matter (since moved to Sedona, Arizona), produced some very interesting patterns.

The smooth curves you see on the outside are what you normally see when someone sets the pendulum in motion. The seismic activity is responsible for the rose-shaped pattern you see in the middle. A beautiful design by one of nature’s most powerful forces.

 

 

 

 

Picture of the Day: Portrait of a Self-Portrait

 

PORTRAIT OF A SELF-PORTRAIT

 

portrait-of-self-portrait-at-concert

Photograph via 21000 on Reddit

 

In this perfectly timed concert photo, we see a crowd shot that was taken at the exact moment a concert-goer was taking a self-portrait. Details are sparse and I was unable to determine where this shot originated from, but the poster on Reddit claims it’s unedited.

Another commenter, who demonstrates some impressive camera knowledge in his personal assessment, agrees that it was likely an instance of ‘perfect timing’.

 

 

 

 

The Most Perfectly Timed Graphic Overlays in Sports

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Yesterday, Redditor iR3C0N7 posted a perfectly timed graphic overlay of former Liverpool football manager Rafael Benitez. Like most sports broadcasts, graphic overlays are used to show statistics, game information and player names.

In the comment section, other Redditors contributed more examples of perfectly timed graphic overlays in sports. Below you will find the top 5. If you know of any other perfectly timed overlays, please let us know in the comments!

[via iR3C0N7, Plagiarismo, barf314, duck867, PeruTheGnar]

 

Rafael Benitez

rafael benitez perfect timing animated gif graphic overlay

 

 

Robin van Persie

perfect timing soccer goal animated gif

 

 

C.C. Sabathia

cc sabathia spiderman perfectly timed graphic overlay animated gif

 

 

Rob Ryan

rob ryan animated gif perfectly timed graphic overlay

 

 

Steve Novak

steve novak animated gif perfect timing graphic overlay

 

 

 

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Picture of the Day: The Eye of the Drain

 

THE EYE OF THE DRAIN

 

Photograph by Liammm on Reddit

 

Certainly a contender for ‘perfectly timed’ photo of the year is this shot by a Redditor named Liam, who took a seemingly mundane photograph of a sink full of soapy water draining itself. Why Liam was even taking such a random shot to begin with makes the shot even better:

“My friend said something around the lines of, ‘Liam, you take too many photos.’ So I ran around the room taking photos of everything and showing him all of them, then this happened and we got spooked.” – Liammm on Reddit

 
And voila! An awesome shot that now sits #1 on Reddit at the time of this post. Oh and the thumbnail version of the image looks even more ‘eye-like’, check it out below!