15 Perfectly Timed Photos That Will Make You Look Twice

1. Getting on a plane

Potential camera: iPad Where to Purchase: Apple Store, Walmart Average Price: $450–$600* For as long as there have been portable commercial cameras available, people have been taking precisely timed, quirky, entertaining, and occasionally terrifying shots of historical landmarks. Travelers swarm the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Taj Mahal, and innumerable other temples, ruins, and statues to recreate the vistas they've seen in films or on postcards.

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Spotting an Aircraft @imgur/Pinterest It's unlikely that you will find many postcards with a statue snatching a plane's tail. It simply lacks the kind of atmosphere that most cities strive for. Remember to check the "statue coming to life" insurance box the next time you travel with United Airlines. If something is there, it's there for a purpose.

2. City of Bubble Explode

Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera Could Be Used Purchase Location: bhphotovideo.com Average Price: $5,500* It is always a pleasure to have the water work as an aid for a well-timed picture. Still water makes for amazing reflections, particularly around dawn and dusk. It's important to never underestimate the confusion and disarray that arise when the water is disturbed. However, recognizing the possibilities in raindrops, snowflakes, and bubbles requires a keen-eyed photographer.

City of Bubble Explosion ©Dangiras/Shutterstock Bubbles, indeed. All they see is reflected back into these liquid spheres. Once upon a time, this exploding bubble displayed a 360-degree panorama of the city it called home. Then it burst. And like the world that vanished with the final snap of the Infinity Gauntlet, it vanished in an instant.