Sometimes the background is better than the foreground and there is a big lesson to be learned here… Always check the background when taking a photo!
From funny photobombs and bizarre objects noticeable in the background to children and animals who totally steal the photo.
These are truly once-in-a-lifetime moments captured in time and captured at that perfect moment.
Why not check those other posts out – Mind Bending Photos that will make you look twice, Hilarious Photos That Will Make You Look Twice and Photos Captured at the Perfect Time.
Cheeeese!
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Best accidental photobomb ever
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Cheerleading practice wasn’t going so great
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I may see a better selfie of a man, a baby, and a dog this month but I doubt it
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It’s truly an honor when the Queen does the ‘The Royal Photobomb’
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Unicorns aren’t the only ones that can poop rainbows
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Noooo!
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If only she knew Slash was right behind her!
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It’s behind me, isn’t it?
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Poor Elmo
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Took a picture of a man and daughter at a coffee shop to show them what they would look like in 10 years
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When your dog is fed up with your posing
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Selfie photobomb – Nailed it!
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When you see it
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Halloween 1989. That’s me on the right. My sister is behind me and about to have a really bad day.
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Synergy at its finest
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Sam really enjoyed his new interactive TV
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Little sister is done with your shit!
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On vacation in California with my best friend and took a picture with perfect timing
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My sister was taking pictures of my nephew at school and the little guy in the back looks miserable
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Took a picture with my friends, later noticed the cops in the background
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Attack of the butterfly
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Pretty impressive
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He looks stunning
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We found Waldo
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Perfect timing
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Photobombed by Batman
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The largest photobomb ever
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Nailed it
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This is what we call ‘Caught with your pants down!’
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A friend of mine posted a baby pic of her at Disney…everyone was way more intrigued by what was happening in the background
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Thought that was Chewbacca lurking in the background for a second
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Some friends took a picture and later realized that the people in the background were stuffing a baby in a cannon.
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A young Michael Myers
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