Urban Dictionary defines photobomb: “any time the background of a picture hijacks the original focus”
If you spend time around central London especially highly concentrated tourist spots such as Big Ben, Parliament, Tower of London, it’s obvious London is a photobomber’s dream. I still duck and attempt to stay out of other people’s photos but John has gotten into the game and loves to wave/smile big if he happens to run by when someone is taking a photo. More and more I notice people posing in my photos. Recently, while walking along the canal near Regent’s Park, a runner stopped mid- stride and asked me if I wanted her in my photo. Awkward! If I said “No” she might feel rejected and “Yes” seemed a bit creepy.
During our short weekend trip to Spain, my daughter Logan was taking photos at Plaza de Puerta del Sol when a very colorfully dressed man did his best pose. First he sees his chance:
..and he definitely steals the focus while doing his best vogue:
#Photo credit to Logan
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Thank you so much for the “Best Moment Award” ~ really appreciate it. I’m so far behind on updating posts that I can’t participate right now.
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Hilarious, that second Madrid picture is hilarious. I think I may have to start emulating that guy. Not his dress style, mind you, more simply the attitude.
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Gotta love his attitude 🙂
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Hilarious!! Love this…
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How strange to be asked, by a stranger, if you wanted them to be in your picture. Never had that happen 🙂
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I agree but she seemed genuine as though she knew some photographers like having people in their “scene” ~ I was just so surprised.
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It’s funny, Lisa and I were just talking about photobombs today. I always stop and take pictures for tourists – of themselves but with everyone in the picture. Today I wasn’t sure if one of the fellows actually belonged…
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That’s funny ~ and it’s too awkward to say “do you belong in this photo?” isn’t it? At least there’s always cropping…
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Too funny! And here I thought John was the only ham out there! Maybe that’s why there’s Photoshop, for Photobombs….
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Don’t have Photoshop yet but will have to check out “for photobombs” when I do. Must be to have them taken out of the photo. I think it’s fun to have them in 😉
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Fantastic! You do wonder, living in a big city like London, and travelling too, how many people’s holiday snaps you’re in. How many framed photos on living room walls you’ve inadvertently wandered into. But you can’t avoid all of them. And if you do photobomb someone, may as well make it fabulous like the guy in your Madrid photos!
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I agree ~ this guy in Madrid certainly had the confidence to rock it. Don’t know how he walks with his jeans down around his thighs but that’s another story…
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