Photographs: Reuters
The flip side of life often goes unnoticed. They say a mark of a good photograph is its ability to convey not just the message but also its various hues.
rediff.com has listed some odd moments captured through 2009.
Click on NEXT to see the slide showCaught sighting
Image: Obama with Sarkozy at the G8 summitPhotographs: Jason Reed/Reuters
Let your imagination run riot on this one.
United States President Barack Obama and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy take their places with junior G8 delegates, including Brazil's Mayora Tavares (left), for a family photo at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy on July 9, 2009.
Super Osama Bin Laden candy
Image: Nobody can have just onePhotographs: Jorge Silva/Reuters
A man holds a box of Pakistan-made 'Super Osama Bin Laden, Kulfa Balls' milk and coconut flavour hard candies bought at a bazaar in Kandahar city.
Not quite a headache
Image: A musical dramaPhotographs: Kevin Zhao/Reuters
People's Liberation Army soldiers perform during a rehearsal of a musical drama entitled 'The Road of Revival' at a gymnasium in Beijing on August 19.
The musical drama is part of celebrations for October's 60th anniversary of the founding of Communist China, with the highlight being a massive parade by the PLA through the centre of Beijing.
Striking a pose
Image: Dragon on the chairPhotographs: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters
Santisak Dulapitak has been training his animals to appear in advertisements and movies for more than two decades.
All smiles
Image: The Watchmen logoPhotographs: Luke MacGregor/Reuters
Football in top gear
Image: An automobile soccer matchPhotographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
The British TV show was holding its first Asian tour to the territory.
Making themselves heard
Image: Mousavi's supporters protest on a treePhotographs: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters
One for the climate cause
Image: Underwater cabinet meeting in MaldivesPhotographs: Maldives Government/Handout/Reuters
The Maldivian president and ministers held the world's first underwater cabinet meeting, in a symbolic cry for help over rising sea levels that threaten the tropical archipelago's existence.
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