[Photos] Timing Is Everything: Animal Photography

by Corey Melton

May 2, 2012

Animal photography requires a great deal of time, patience, and let's just say it ... it takes a bit of luck. This post has some of the best examples of perfectly timed animal photos which seem like pure luck. Most of these shots are so incredible that if you blinked you would have missed it! But as a popular saying goes, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” What about you? What part does luck play in your photography? via BoredPanda

: Photo by David Maitland

: Photo by Urs Schmidli

: Photo by Hakan Pekbelgin

: Photo by Mahmoud Edeeb

: Photo by Pam Mullins

: Photo by Tustel Ico

: Photo by: José Luis Rodríguez

: Photo by Anders Grönlund

: Photo by Yaki Zander

: Photo by Vedran Vidak

: Photo by yaki zander

: Photo by cherly

: Photo by Harry Roekens

: Photo by Carli Davidson

: Photo by Roeselien Raimond

: Photo by Marina Cano

: Photo by shimi eni

: Photo by Eigil Rasmussen

: Photo by Rick Ehrenberg

: Photo by Geoffrey Baker

: Photo by Peter Winnan

: Photo by Peter Dam

: Photo by John&Fish

: Photo by Peter Dam

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33 Comments

Michael - May 3, 2012

Some nice compositing...

John Godwin - May 3, 2012

The first image in this series wasn't a result of perfect timing. I happened to read the shooter's explanation of it, and he states that he happened across this scene, and that he watched them locked in that pose for over two hours.

Also, this kind of thing is getting more and more common on FStoppers, and it doesn't belong. These "AMAZING EXMAPLES OF STUFF I GOT FROM FLICKR" posts are lame as hell, and as I've said before, I come to Fstoppers to be either entertained or educated. This provides neither.

It wouldn't be so bad if you actually researched any of these shots or scrutinised them slightly before you throw them up.