20+ Perfectly Timed Photos That’ll Mess With Your Head

1. Tree Hat

Sometimes everything aligns for that perfect second. And, in this case it has made it look like the man crossing the road has a tree either growing from his head, or he's wearing a very, very eccentric hat.The man, is continuing to walk and has absolutely no idea that he's just created an iconic photograph. It's one of those moments that would not have worked so perfectly if you tried to capture it. Sometimes, a coincidence created the most perfect photo as is shown here.(Image Source/ architecturendesign)
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2. Flying Bull

This photo has been taken during a bull fight, whether the person taking the photograph intended to take a photo of the bull in mid air is unclear. Either way, this is an amazing photo of the bull in mid air whilst two dogs sit beneath it. It completely manages to capture the drama of the moment, and the moment where the bull is suspended in mid air.(Image Source/ Rayanworld)
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3. Man in Red

This is so hard to work out that it looks like there is a man infront of her. On first glance, and several glances later, it still looks like that. But she is in fact just airing a sheet over the balcony and the wind has caught it at that precise moment.The shape that it has created looks exactly like a hooded person in red who is floating right infront of her. The moment has been caught at the exact right moment to create such an illusion.(Image Source/ boredpanda)
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4. Fly On The Sun

The photo here has been captured so perfectly that it is as though it has been created artificially. But, it has indeed been caught by a person and the timing just happened to be so right at that exact moment.It created the illusion that a fly is carrying the sun in its arms and legs. Or, that it has landed on the sun which is then making it glow. Its a perfect position in this secind and the two flowers infront make the whole photo very peaceful and inspiring.(Image Source/ boredpanda)
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5. Sun In View

This is one of those photos that either takes hours and hours to be able to capture the sun in this little space at this exact moment. Or, it has to be a total accident and coincidence.Only that could explain how perfectly this shot has captured. Even the symmetry of the photo is perfect. Whoever caught this moment must have been extremely satisfied witht his shot.(Image Source/ themindcircle)
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6. A Bird With Legs

Is this a bird with legs? Or, is this a human with a bird head? Or, is it actually the most perfectly and coincidentally timed photo ever? While it most likely is the latter - the fact that someone has managed to capture this photo is still pretty amazing.It has been times to perfection by the very split second, or millisecond. Birds are very hard to capture at the best of times, nevermind flying infront of a human at the exact precise moment to make it looks as though they are one creature.(Image Source/ Rayanworld)
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7. Fire Angel

This is not a fireman...it's a fire angel. This photo is so effective. And, it was totally unposed, the firefighter in the photo had no idea and was busy getting on with his job. Meanwhile, someone has taken a picture and by a happy accident caught it at the exact moment so that it looks like he has wings.It makes the photo even more special as the firefighter himself is doing a very selfless job and there is something very serendipitous about this photo. The photographer has unintentionally given him wings and turned him into an angel.(Image Source/ themindcircle)
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8. Eagle Girl

One second before, or one second later this master piece would never have happened. It looks like some kind of CGI himan/ animal creature morphed together.The way the bird is looking directly into her face while her body fits exactly within the bird's silhouette has been captured in the exact second. It has created such an unusual effect that if we did not know it was real we may have assumed that it could not have been.(Image Source/ themindcircle)
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9. Treble Cleff

Usually, when we get our head phones tangled up it's not something that we like. And, it usually doesn't turn into a piece of art like this photo here. This photo has been taken on public transport, and the person opposite has obviously noticed that the headphone wires have formed perfectly into a treble cleff.So, they have clearly decided to sieze the moment and take a picture. A moment or sheer coincidence. This would not have happened so successfully if it had been tried purposefully or planned.(Image Source/ rayanworld)
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10. Nosey Cat

This photo could have been planned by placing something that the cat wants to drink in the cup. But, either way, it's a hilarious photo that has been caught here.It makes it look as though the cat has a human chin and nose. The way the cat's eyes are still apparent makes the proportion of the photo perfectly so that it looks just like some kind of animorphism.(Image Source/ boredpanda)
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11. Help

Help. This picture is so fitting for the content. This substitute teach was sitting in on a class and, let's face it by the expression on his face the guy is feeling a bit dejected.The way he has his head infront of the projector board has made it look like he has 'help' written on his forehead and it sums the picture up perfectly. Whichever classmate caught this moment, I'm sure they were pretty proud that day.(Image Source/ themindcircle)
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12. My Icecream

Seagulls have a reputation for stealing food and being brazen. And, this photo has captured this perfectly. How the seagull is upside down we are not sure. Perhaps he was actually perched on the head of the person trying to eat this very ice cream.Either way, the seagull wanted it and it's taking a good bite out of it. The fact that they managed to get this moment on camera, particularly with the seagull so close to their head is impressive...(Image Source/ rayanworld)
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13. The Chosen Toilet

The chosen toilet seat. The sun is shining through the window and illuminating the toilet. The way it seems to fill the bowl with light whilst not the seat literally makes it look like there is a lighbuld in the bottom of the toilet.Someone has clearly gone into the bathroom intending to use the toilet and found this and just had to take a picture of this moment.(Image Source/ architecturendesign)
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14. Glass Or Water

This is such an amazing photo. It does not look coincidental or accidental it looks like the most perfectly professional image. But, water cannot be timed and so luck definitely plays a part.The photo makes it appear as though the water is glass, the way it captures the light and reflection it looks as though it is not even real. And, the way it is so smooth it looks like it is a smooth surface, not even liquid at all.(Image Source/ architecturendesign)
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15. Transporting the Sun

This photo has happened so perfectly that it appears as thought the sun is literally sat in the transport container. It makes it appear as though if the truck started to move, it would take the sun along too as if it can be transported around from place to palce.The way the sun is place perfectly in the confines of the truck makes the whole picture look so effective. Again, at any other time or angle this would not have worked but whoever took the photo has managed to get the exact moment.(Image Source/ architecturendesign)
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16. New Hair

Do you like my new hair? Do I suit brown or should I stick with white? There's a whole narrative that's portrayed with this one picture. It's just like a kid when they are trying on their mums clothes ect.Of course I'm sure the foal is totally unaware that the mother's hair is draped right across it's head placed perfectly like a wig. But, there's also the part of you that wonders if the foal is secretly smiling as he tests out his new hair do. She looks quite pleased with herself.(Image Source/ architecturendesign)
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17. Googly Eyes

This is a rather spooky photo. Because somehow, the frog and the lady's face merge so perfectly that it is hard to tell whether she looks unusually like a frog or whether the frog has grown eyebrows and hair.The proportions of this photo are perfect and only in this second before either of them moved an inch could this have created such an image.(Image Source/ rayanworld)
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18. Lightnening Rainbow

This aircraft that we can see in the bottom of the photo was actually struck by lightening (the aircraft was fine) at the exact time a rainbow appeared. It is an amazing photo which captures two of natures wonders simultaneously.And, what makes it even more amazing is that the line of lightening follows the exact line of the rainbow. This is something that could never be recreated because it's something we've never seen before.(Image Source/ boredpanda)
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18. Totally Unaware

The beauty of this photo is in the fact that the two men are totally unaware. It would not have the same humour effect it they were posed behind the sign.But, because the two of them are looking quite serious as they wait it looks totally out of place that they are suited and booted on the top hald and wearing red bikini bottoms on the bottom half. This is a brilliantly caught moment.(Image Source/ boredpanda)
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19. Hold Back the Sea

This is definitely not an accidental photograph. But that does not mean that it has not required being timed to perfection. If there's one thing that's unpredictable and will certainly not stay still for a photo - it's the sea.Yet somehow, in this picture the woman lay down on the sand perfectly outlines the sea. There isn't a single drop that has escaped past her body. It makes it seem as though she and the sea are attached.(Image Source/ rayanworld) 
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20. Hose Pipe

This one certainly isn't the awe inspiring moment where it seems like fate has alligned. Definitely not...but it's created a very funny illusion all the same. The man is stood infront of the hose and it has unfortunately made it appear as though the guy is weeing. To clarify, he's definitely not. But, because the photo has been taken in that spli second it looks exactly like he is.
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21. Soaked

The moment before he gets soaked. This picture has managed to get that exact moment of time, before it all goes downhill (literally), and the guy underneath who is perfectly untouched right now is about to get completely soaked by water.This is clearly a moment of luck for the photographer because this photo could be recreated 1000 times and it would never manage to get such a moment. The water is suspended less that a centimeter above his head.(Image Source/ rayanworld)
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22. Mermaid

No, this is not one very long and very flexible person. It is indeed two people. One of them with their head out of the water and one of them with their legs out of the water to make it look like they are attached.The perfect timing of this photo and the exact positioning really makes it look as though it is one body. In fact, it takes some time and concentration to work this one out before you realise that the two sections are not attached.(Image Source/ rayanworld)
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23. Get the Ball

There's only one thing on this dogs mind - to get the ball. And, he's going to any lengths to get it. He's managed to jumo around ten feet off the ground whilst doing some acrobatic twist.It's impressive. Thankfully, this dogs fine moment has been captured on camera and it an be savoured forever. This really is a moment of glory.(Image Source/ boredpanda)
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24. A Very Small Bird

FIrst off you may not notice anything, then you notice something on his head. On closer inspection - we realise it is in fact a bird. The position of this photo is pretty miraculous. There is a bird stood on top of this mans head.A very small bird indeed. Actually, it's stood on something that we cannot see in the distance. But the angle and the way the man is stood makes it look as though it is literally stood on his head. Right in the centre. The timing of this photo is perfect. It looks like a very tiny seagull.(Image Source/ rayanworld)
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25. The Magic Sledge

Never mind a magic carpet, this guy clearly has a magic sledge. There is something very freaky about this photo. Perhaps it's because the man in the image looks so static.Of course, the sledge has obviously hit a bump at some speed and lifted straight into the air. But, what it looks like is totally different. it looks as though hes sat on this sledge, which is just suspended in the air magically with no support.(Image Source/ themindcircle)
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26. A Horse Inside A Horse

Again, you have to do a double take at this photo. At a first quick glance it looks as though it is eating something. Then you realise it's another horses mouth. It's a horses mouth in a horses mouth.The horse has opened it's mouth just as the other horse is stood behind him, perfectly angled at that moment to make it appear as though it is literally inside it's mouth. This photo has been created with pure luck. This is certainly a photo that could not have been planned.(Image Source/ themindcircle)27. Wide OpenThis time it's not a horse inside a horse. But, in a similar vein, this time we have a lady who looks as though she has a hand coming out of her mouth. The girl in the picture is talking as someone is taking a photo and the giy in the background is raising his hand so that at that particular second and angle, it looks like the hand is comong out from within her.This looks like a very casual photo gone wrong - or totally right depending on how you see it. It may not have been the candid they hoped for, but it's definitely a more memorable photot that's for sure. (Image Source/ Pinterest)
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28. Framed

Perfectly framed within the centre of a fluffy dogs tail as it curls perfectly around these two people in the background. How the person taking the photo noticed this photograph opportunity is impressive.Or, perhaps they took a photo shoot of their dog and then happened to notice this happy accident. It's as though the dog has wrapped it's tail around these two people. Sometimes, the unexpected photos turn out the best, even if not in the way it been planned.(Image Source/ Pinterest)
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29. Angel Wings

Is this a real life angel? Everything about this photo is so perfectly timed that it actually messes with your head as you try and work it out. There is something about it that makes it scarily realistic.You have to double check to notice that these aren't some kind of wing attached to her body but actually painted on the wall behin as she passes unknowingly as someone takes the photo. She's strolling along reading her phone and all the while she's turned into an angel for a brief second, without noticing anything.(Image Source/ rayanworld)
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30. Falling Head Over Heels

This is either the best wedding photo ever...or the worst. I think when any couple dreams of the first kiss moment being captured on camera - it's all about romance. Not, your bridesmaid face planting the floor.But, on the other hand it's hands down the best wedding photo for comedy value. We've heard of falling head over heels - and this bridesmaid literally did it. And, it's been caught on camera forever. I'm sure this wasn't her proudest moment.(Image Source/ eBaum'sWorld)
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