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Eglė Bliabaitė

49 Panoramic Photo Fails That Are Actually Accidental Masterpieces

Eiffel Tower Google

Sweeping landscapes, majestic skylines, views as far as the eye can see. That’s the beauty of panoramic photography. It can take us on an epic journey that “normal” pictures can’t come close to. But only if the person holding the camera knows exactly what they’re doing, has a steady hand and the world doesn’t make any sudden movements.

Panoramic perfection is not easy to achieve. More often than not, expectations do not meet reality and instead of an artistic masterpiece, we’re presented with a masterpiece of a different kind. One which deserves its rightful place in the comedic hall of fame.

Bored Panda has put together a compilation of some of the wildest, funniest and cursed panoramic photos spotted online. Expect missing torsos, oversized "lower backs," two-headed dogs, and a rather drunken Eiffel Tower. These are the moments when everything tried to come together in one glorious, ultra-wide frame but failed spectacularly, with hilarious results.

#1 Friend Tried To Take A Panorama Of Her Dachshund

Panoramic perfection isn't achieved overnight. It'll likely take a few hits and misses before many people are finally able to get the money shot the first time around. But there are some tips and tricks you can dip into to get to the finish line a little faster.

Let's assume you're using your mobile phone. Once you've selected Panorama mode, you should see a screen with 1 or 2 arrows and a line across the screen. Start by pressing the round shutter button, then move your phone across the scene you wish to capture, from left to right or right to left.

#2 Don't Use Panorama With A Moving Goat

#3 My Dog Is A Cerberus

You'll need to have a steady hand and not make any sudden movements in order to keep the arrow on the line. If you pan too fast, your camera may struggle to put all the images together, and your final shot could end up featured on a listicle like this one. You can tap the square to stop once you've reached the end of your panorama scene.

#4 Just Going For A Hike

#5 This Panorama Of My Cat Turned Out Pretty Well

#6 I Took A Panoramic Picture Of Our Living Room. But My Cat Decided To Walk Through

Holding the phone vertically works best when capturing landscapes and many other panoramic shots. Photographer Kathy Eyster also advises that you practice the start and end points of your panorama before recording and that you use the 1x lens to prevent distortion.

"Don't have objects too close to the camera to avoid 'curved' lines that are supposed to be straight," adds the expert.

#7 When Panorama Pic Goes Wrong

#8 My Friend Is Studying Abroad In London And Took A Failed Panorama

#9 What Happens When You Take A Panoramic Photo And Your Dog Runs Into It

#10 Panoramic Photo Gone Wrong

#11 I Moved While A Panoramic Photo Was Being Taken, And Ended Up Looking Like A Picasso Painting

#12 Panorama Gone Wrong

#13 Panorama Problems

#14 I Was Taking A Panorama While A Goat Was Walking. Came Out The "Centigoat"

#15 Mushy Cat

#16 Panorama Doggo Gone Wrong

#17 Tried To Take A Panoramic Picture Of The Eiffel Tower Today, It Went Surprisingly Well!

#18 So Apparently, You Can Unwrap Your Face Using Your Phone's Panoramic Mode

#19 A Panorama That Went A Little Wrong

#20 My Response To The Disembodied Floating Legs: My Boyfriend Took A Panoramic Photo Of Me While Swaying To Some Jams

#21 Tried Recreating The Spider-Man Meme With A Panorama And Tripped On My Way To The Other Side

#22 My Panorama Created The Horse Equivalent Of A Unicycle

#23 I Took A Few Pics At Lake Louise Today And Google Offered Me This Panorama

I am not the guy in the photo, that's my friend whom I photographed against the background!
This was Google's work and not my terrible photoshopping skills!

I literally took like 3 pictures, one with them in, and two without them. And for some bizarre reason, Google Assistant offered me a really strange panorama of the 3 photos spliced together.

#24 My Wife's Hawaiian Panorama Photo Of Her Dad Didn't Turn Out As Expected

#25 My Kid Took A Panorama Photo Of Me That Went Horribly Right

#26 Panorama Fail - Niagara Falls

For some reason, my aunt can't figure out how to take panoramic pictures on her phone, which leads to a lot of horrible but great pictures, like this gem from Niagara Falls.