30+ Photos That Were Surprisingly Captured At Just The Right Moment

These perfect timed photographs will undoubtedly make you look twice, from a fascinating snapshot of a stunning ostrich with the nicest hair in the world to a struggling substitute teacher providing subtle clues. But keep in mind that this does not negate the need to develop on your photographic talents. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity,” as one common adage goes. Scroll down to see some of the greatest precisely timed photographs, and if this collection isn’t enough for you, check out our other photo collections here and here.

Everyone understands that one of the most crucial aspects of photography is time. Excellent timing provides for perfect images, and it may also create an illusion. Here are 40 images that were taken at the ideal moment.

#1 Bumblebee Carrying The Sun

#2 Right Place, Right Time

#3 Was Taking Random Pictures Of My Mother And This Came Out

#4 The Struggles Of A Substitute Teacher

#5 When The Timing Is Right

#6 This Guy’s Earbuds Made A Treble Clef

#7 Holy Sh*t

#8 Snapped A Lucky Shot Of A Truck Trying To Steal The Sun

#9 Dads Rock

#10 uspicious Hair

#11 Fourteen Wind Turbines All In A Row

#12 Perfect Timing

#13 Maybe She’s Barn With It

#14 Lightning Strikes A Plane As It Flies Through A Rainbow

#15 Seen At The Airport In Tel Aviv, Israel

#16 The Moment A Trout Eats A Mayfly And The Second Before Water Tension Gives Way

#17 In The Right Moment

#18 My Cat Has A Six Pack

#19 Miss Ostrich

#20 Took A Picture Of My Fire Pit Last Night And Caught Peter Pan And Tinkerbell

#21 Perfect Timing: Level > Alien

#22 Chief Vitamin Water Surveys His Domain

#23 I Caught A Pic Of Lightning Bouncing Off A Double Rainbow

#24 When You Spend All Summer With Your T-Shirt Off

#25 What Would You Call This Beast?

#26 Moment When It Looks Like Dilma Rousseff Is Getting Stabbed

#27 Perfectly Timed Shot

#28 Very Unfortunate Time To Blink With White Mascara

#29 Perfect Timing

#30 Perfect Timing

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

#32 Long Jump In The Sand

#33 Just The Right Moment

#34 Look At That Body

#35 Smile

#36 Yoga In The Park Perfect Timing

#37 Just A Pic That My Friend Took Down At The Beach The Other Day

#38 Best Photo I Have Ever Taken