Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, the king of the selfie, might need to go back to photography 101, after an unfortunate snap during a power walk along the Brisbane River.
Mr Rudd rallied his team for a picture, which was inadvertently taken three metres away from the makeshift bedroom of a homeless man in a sleeping bag on a concrete bench.
Declining to be named, the man told AAP later he'd slept through the entire event.
The river walk may have offered some bad memories for Mr Rudd, who began it near Kangaroo Point where his predecessor Julia Gillard infamously gave a television interview in 2010 declaring there would be no carbon tax under a government she led.
Mr Rudd, who was wearing a vintage 1980 Queensland state of origin jersey with a number 13, set a cracking pace and a TV cameraman worked up a sweat tailing him.
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Mr Rudd offered to help carry the heavy camera, taking the concept of a selfie to a whole new level.
He only stopped once to pose for pictures with a cheer squad of tradies from the Builders Labourers Federation Union, who were off to work on the children's hospital building site.
"Get into it Kev," one yelled.
A lycra-clad cyclist was not as kind: "Vote 1 Tony Abbott."
A man in a boxing boot camp told Mr Rudd "go do some real exercise, stop walking you bum".
But Mr Rudd laughed it off, pumped his fists and said: "That's what we need - more aggro."
He kept the healthy lifestyle theme going later in Tasmania's north, announcing that if elected Labor would give $28 million over four years for a University of Tasmania health and sports science hub at Launceston.
He toured hospital simulation training rooms and got a quick health check from third-year nursing students including Sarah Knight.
"He's definitely alive and kicking, very healthy," she confirmed.
Mr Rudd then ventured to Devonport where he admired carrot digging and bean harvesting machinery and promised $10 million over three years to help Simplot vegie growers upgrade drainage and irrigation systems.
Fog prevented his VIP jet from taking him to an afternoon engagement in Geelong.
He had to return to Launceston where he almost crossed paths with opposition leader Mr Abbott.
Asked about the prospect of such an encounter, Mr Rudd joked: "We should have a beer!"
Mr Rudd will campaign in Victoria on Wednesday.
