Just The Right Angle

They say timing is everything, but some photographsbecome

 brilliant or hilarious because both the timing and the angle work

 out just right. Sometimes this means catching people or objects

 lined up perfectly at the ideal moment. Other times these are 

staged for maximum effect. Here are 20 examples of photos 

taken at the exact right angle.

Illusions of Distance: These can be anything from poetic to 

comedic or even crass, as the above images demonstrate. 

Almost always such shots are staged, but sometimes in

 public you might catch just the right elements in alignment

 to create an accidental masterpiece of art or humor.

Impossible People and Animals: these can be silly or sublime, 

depending upon the subject, but almost inevitably result in 

a confused double-take. We all know what people can and 

can’t do, how they are built, what the limits of the human 

body are, yet some images challenge the brain and 

create illusions.

The Art of Juxtaposition: a set of objects, people and/or 

animals behaving normally independently can take on a

 new life entirely when properly juxtaposed in a picture. 

What might seem like very ordinary behavior, from grabbing

 a magazine to stretching for a job, can take on a new

 and strange meaning when captured on 

film from just the right angle.