Guy Looking At His Phone Doesn't See The Giant Humpback Whale Right In Front Of Him

[Liberal_in_LA]

Photographer Eric Smith caught this image of a man looking at his phone as the whale surfaced at Redondo Beach, Calif., and posted it to Instagram earlier this week:



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[Cooley Hurd]

1. He was binge-watching Battlestar Galactica on Netflix...

...and was looking for Ronald D Moore's address...

[fizzgig]

3. that was so me what i finally watched bsg

so bummed it's not on netflix anymore

[icymist]

2. Ah yes. Get out on his boat, go out to sea to be close to nature.

Problem is he's too busy wondering how his postings on facebook are doing!

[stage left]

4. Sad to be immersed in a screen

while real life passes you by.

[drmeow]

5. I just love how everyone

sits in judgement without knowing a thing about the guy, his situation, and what he was doing. There might be any number of reasons why he's looking at his phone and not the whale which would seem completely reasonable to us. Pictures can paint a thousand words without even coming close to telling the whole story.

The picture was taken in an area through which Humpbacks migrate from December to April - there is a good chance that he's seen Humpbacks surfacing like that even that close to his boat many, many times especially if he owns the boat and is an avid sailor.

[enough]

10. Thanks. And every single one of us who looks at the photo, judges, and comments on it

is sitting somewhere interacting with a screen.

[pinboy3niner]

6. CAPTION: "Captain Ahab misses his chance"

Just call me Ishmael or follow me at @Ishmael.

[lovemydog]

7. 'Call me, Ishmael.'

[pinboy3niner]

8. Yo, gotta thing to do, I'l hitcha later

Ahab to call ya back.

[malaise]

11. ROFL

[suffragette]

9. Reminds me of this old New Yorker cover