The Slovak assassination attempt photo that nearly got away

FILE PHOTO: Security officers move Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico into a car after he was shot at close range in an assassination attempt, after a government meeting in Handlova, Slovakia, May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

(Reuters) - It's every amateur photographer's nightmare: you spy a once-in-a-lifetime picture, and you forget to change your camera settings.

But it can happen to a seasoned professional, too.