A wildlife photographer ended up becoming the subject of an incredible shot after he managed to spectacularly miss the action going on behind him.
The seemingly oblivious snapper was set up in Bushy Park in London - with his long lens trained at the scene in front of him.
However, while he was leaning in looking to get the perfect shot a stag strolled up behind him to check out what he was up to.
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The moment was caught on camera by fellow wildlife photographer Roger Clark, 75, who was out hoping to capture some shots of the red deer while in their breeding season.
Roger said: "We hadn't covered the red deer breeding season this year and with rutting continuing we through we would try our luck.
"We spotted a man with a camera mounted on a tripod intently focused on some deer activity in the ferns in front of him unaware of the large animal behind him.
"Given the angle I was positioned, it looked like the stag was nuzzled up to pick a pocket from his jeans so I took a photo as it looked comical.
"But it was quite bizarre that a wild animal would be so close without being noticed.
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"A few seconds later the deer backed off and with those large beautiful shiny eyes seemed to look at the photographer and say 'your model is right behind you! Am I not good enough for you?'
"The photographer never did realise the opportunity he missed and the red deer and I collectively gave up and wandered off in different directions."
Well, presumably he's aware of it now and is most likely kicking himself when he seen how near he was to an unbelievable close-up photo of the deer.
Hard lines, eh, mate?
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The impressive shot, could be a contender for next year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
This year the short list included a little monkey scratching his a***, a laughing seal and a sea turtle flipping off the camera person - which ended up being crowned the winner.
The global competition was founded by Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam, both professional photographers and passionate conservationists, and is free to enter.
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As well as giving us all a bit of a laugh, the competition aims to raise awareness of wildlife conservation in an engaging and positive way, working alongside main competition partner, The Born Free Foundation.
Featured Image Credit: Solent News/Richard Clark