Man Takes Perfect Picture Then Notices Star Jumper In The Background

We all know the struggle of trying to capture the perfect photograph. I don't think I can name a person who takes just one photo and settles - you've got to take at least 10, right? And even then, once you think you've nailed it, you end up staring at it for about half an hour until you can no longer recognise what the hell you've taken a photo of so you just delete it.

But sometimes, on those rare, sweet moments, you manage to take a half decent photo. Until you notice there's someone in the distance doing a star jump. Eh?

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Gavin Best and his mates fancied a New Year's Eve stroll around Belfast, and he couldn't resist taking a snap of the scenery to share with his friends. It is a pretty nice shot. There's a few hills, a nice sky and the other scenic bits which you need to nail a nature shot. You can imagine he'd be proud to share that to his mates and followers on Twitter.

But after a closer examination, the 43-year-old noticed all wasn't as it first seemed. In the distance, probably taking their own carefully orchestrated photo for Snapchat, is someone doing a star jump. You probably didn't notice at first - it's pretty easy to miss. But talk about timing.

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Speaking to the Mirror, Gavin couldn't believe the chances that he'd captured the shot.

He said: "When I looked at the photos afterwards on my mobile I didn't spot anything; it was only a few days later when I was looking through the photos on my laptop that I noticed something over there, so I zoomed in.

"I thought it was a hell of a coincidence that I'd happened to capture that exact moment - I hadn't even realised there was anyone over there when I took the picture.

"By pure chance the timing was perfect and it created a funny shot."

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Credit to the jumper - that's a strong star jump they've managed to execute.

Gavin posted the photo to Twitter and it swiftly racked up more than 1,200 likes. He told the newspaper: "I posted the photo on Twitter because I thought it was a bit special and worth sharing.

"It would be pretty mad if you managed to find them."

You can't help but wonder if someone, somewhere, has zoomed into a photograph of them jumping on a hill to see Gavin in the distance taking a photo.

Words: Sian Hamer

Topics: Viral, UK News, Interesting, Twitter

Will Fitzpatrick

Will Fitzpatrick is a Subeditor at LADbible. Will graduated from the University of Liverpool with a BA in English Language and Literature, and has previously worked as music editor at The Skinny North. He has written for a variety of publications including Clash, The Fly, The Line of Best Fit and Razorcake.