Just like telling a joke properly, timing is everything in photography. A second too soon or a second too late, and you miss the shot of  a lifetime.

This is not one of those photos. Pretty lame, actually, but more than ample fodder for an Overnight Open Thread.

[Image found here. She’s reading the  “Focus” Section of The Sunday Times 15 August 2010 edition. Can’t see it online unless you pony up some pounds for the U.K. rag. Screw ’em. I won’t even link it.]