Freaky Photo Appears to Be of a Giant Seagull Towering Over a Woman at the Beach Accidentally Snapped by Her Friend
In 2018, Paula Northway Poland went on a trip with her friends to Texas. While they were at the beach, one of her friends took a photo of her as she was feeding the seagulls.
They did not realize at the time that the photo had been photo-bombed. The friends had planned this visit to escape the chilly winter of Utah, and since they were in Texas, a trip to the beach was a must.
Poland said:
“This was our first day at the beach, and my friends sat on the shoreline while I went to the water to feed bread to the seagulls so I’d be away from people.”
Poland was not aware that her friend, Christine Mather-Poole, was taking a picture of her while she was feeding the seagulls.
Poland shared, “Christine snapped this picture, and it wasn’t until later that we noticed this magnificent photo-bomb had taken place.”
While Poole was taking the picture, the trick of perspective came into play. Just as the shutter clicked, the seagull flew up.
When Poland was going through the pictures with her friends that night, they saw a large bird looming over her. It was both hilarious and freaky at the same time.
It looks like the larger-than-life bird has been photoshopped into the picture, but it was the effect of forced perspective.
It was a coincidence, but a very memorable photo for all of them.
“Christine wasn’t even aware he had flown into the picture. She didn’t notice it at the time,” Poland said. “It was just luck.”
Poland is so fond of the picture that she had it printed and put it up in her living room. Although snapped by chance, it is a picture worth showing to everyone.
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