Man unknowingly took one in a million picture and didn't realise till days after

Smartphones have made it so easy for us to snap a photo in an instant.

But snapping so many photos over time, we might not even look at them until years later to find out that we've been photo-bombed or something unexpected is in the background

That's exactly what happened to hiker Gavin Best who was out on a walk in Cavehill, Belfast, Ireland, on New Year's Eve, when he took a few photos of the beauty of the scenery.

At first glance, Gavin's photo shows a grassy hill with a rocky crag in the distance, under a dramatic skyline. You can vaguely make out that something is floating over at the right side.

But, it wasn't until he looked more closely at the photo that he noticed a tiny detail that turned it into a one-in-a-million shot.

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Tucked away in the scenery was a man at a peak, mid-star jump - which is pretty amazing. Thanks to high-resolution cameras on phones today, you don't need fancy photography equipment for quality photos.

So when zoomed in, you can clearly see the man's sprawled arms and legs in the air.

'When I looked at the pictures on my phone afterward, I didn't notice anything unusual; it was only a few days later, when I was going through the photos on my computer, that I noticed something there and zoomed in,' the avid hiker explained.

It's hard to say if the jumper had noticed Best and decided to photobomb the shot or if he was just having a bit of fun on his own.

Some people even wondered if the photo was staged, however, Best denied this saying he hadn’t seen anyone in that area at the time when the photo was taken.

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Either way, it's still pretty cool.

Best was so impressed by the unique shot that he took to Twitter in 2018, before Elon Musk took over ownership of the platform to rebrand it as X.

He captioned the photo: 'Took this photo a few days ago. Just spotted something in the distance and zoomed in. How's that for coincidental timing?'

The photographer added: 'I posted the photo on Twitter because I thought it was a bit special and worth sharing.'

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