poor little thing

Exif data: NIKON D300, Focal Length: 105 mm, Aperture: f/5.6, Exposure: 1/1000 sec, ISO Speed: 200, Flash: Not Fired
15/03/2010 at 16:56
Categories: [abandoned] [automobiles]
50 comments

- You mustn't show Evie this she might be upset :-) Well spotted and captured!
Frida @ 2010-03-15 17:33:42 - Had three bugs...they deserve as they get. best...jerry
ordinaryimages @ 2010-03-15 18:11:33 - oh this is a wonderful image . although sad as well
elk @ 2010-03-15 19:04:19 - it does feel kinda sad looking at these old, unwanted cars.. and to think that it still has bright, cheery eyes.. :) nicely captured..
rian @ 2010-03-15 19:40:21 - It's eyes are still bright in latest phase of life! I have had two bugs. They are venerable and small car icons. Nice capture of this bug in the brush.
don @ 2010-03-15 19:55:34 - I think she just needs a little love.
Michael Rawluk @ 2010-03-15 20:09:10 - Yes, very sad end. But the softness of your image expresses your care very well.
Michael Skorulski @ 2010-03-15 20:16:22 - Rich reflections on the long and winding road. Beautiful, Sherri
Stephen Phillips @ 2010-03-15 20:26:03 - oh Herbie! you've seen better days
crash @ 2010-03-15 20:42:15 - I'd say she is happy to be outside. Nice shot Sherrie.
Sabine (foKuspoint) @ 2010-03-15 20:42:25 - I agree; this poor little thing should not have been left to decay; now it is only beautiful to us photographers! I had one of the old-style beetles back in college many years ago; I really enjoyed that car!
Mark Johnson @ 2010-03-15 22:25:03 - Awe, poor thing. Looks so sad there. Nice find, and shot.
Terral @ 2010-03-15 22:31:34 - WOW.....now there's a jewel in the weeds !! Send me the GPS coordinates Sherri, I coming down there and haul that one off. What a find. I had a 1963 and a 1974 and I wish I had them both back. Great find and nicely done.
Don @ 2010-03-15 23:57:56 - wow , full of details, a very interesting photo
fabrizio @ 2010-03-16 01:04:57 - this is beautiful
one of your best
yz @ 2010-03-16 01:49:55 - Nice finding.
Frank de Jol @ 2010-03-16 02:20:42 - Yes..definitely a 'poor little thing'. Great find!!!
Marcie @ 2010-03-16 02:24:03 - Evie would feel sad seing her ancestor in this state!
Great capture Sherri.
Standley @ 2010-03-16 03:49:46 - Evie's grandma!
Turnbill @ 2010-03-16 05:37:37 - Oh, what a find! My immediate reaction is to rescue this bug and bring him home. Sensational composition!
bluechameleon @ 2010-03-16 06:49:18 - Love the textures, beautiful image.
Ashish Sidapara @ 2010-03-16 07:31:09 - Poor beatle!!! Excellent find!
BoB @ 2010-03-16 07:49:04 - What a great find amongst the weeds, lovely rusty detail and textures
JJ @ 2010-03-16 08:53:34 - Bonsoir,
Great texture and composition..created by the Nazis, it has crossed our time .. In France it is called the ladybird..Bravo!
jelb @ 2010-03-16 09:48:56 - Insect decay :(
Ken @ 2010-03-16 11:28:18 - wow one of my favorites - great image and mood
yiannis krikis @ 2010-03-16 11:29:20 - Great composition, texture is right; there is a little sadness in the "eyes" of this "ladybird"...
Have a nice day
Domlortha @ 2010-03-16 11:45:34 - You found a cemetery of old and forgotten cars - a little sad, but I like the textures.
Cerstin @ 2010-03-16 12:45:07 - Nice texture and very appropriate composition!
Samar @ 2010-03-16 13:17:59 - awww, that's very sad, when we had bugs we kept them running and sold them, tragedy of a good pic, Sherri
Elaine- @ 2010-03-16 13:20:17 - They do have such personality, the VW's face is almost alive, and oh so beaten. Loving the inclusion of Aussie poet Mr. Lawson on your site too!
jo @ 2010-03-16 16:57:44 - poor thing indeed. very nice.
Otto K. @ 2010-03-16 16:58:51 - Great angle and perfect lighting. What a hidden treasure!
Arnd @ 2010-03-16 17:31:26 - Very cool image and well processed! I am sorry if this is a duplicate comment:)
kyungmee @ 2010-03-16 23:10:30 - What a wonderful old car - well seen and captured.
Kala @ 2010-03-16 23:36:05 - this is a really great image Sherri and yes, poor little thing indeed!
Diane @ 2010-03-17 09:15:42 - Good shot! Nice dirty post-processing!
Laurens Kuipers @ 2010-03-17 09:54:15 - Very well seen and captured, really a nice picture!
claude @ 2010-03-17 14:26:33 - Very nice shot....looking like the weeds....eventually blending in.....
Sandy Weston @ 2010-03-17 15:14:14 - Great find and a really nice shot, although kind of sad...poor doodlebug!
Susan @ 2010-03-17 18:02:44 - Great shot, i love all of the textures. Great colors to.
Cassy @ 2010-03-17 19:44:17 - As a VW person, this has to make you sad. Hope Evie did not see it.
Nick @ 2010-03-18 08:30:43 - Love this shot, great texture.
Robin @ 2010-03-19 08:31:00 - Love it ! I want the same one !
Boris @ 2010-03-20 06:50:54 - Wow -- there's a hint of HDR going on here. Every texture is almost perfectly exposed. The odd light... mood... subject matter... Goodbye Herbie. Rust in peace.
Chris Cardelli @ 2010-03-22 14:02:55 - Great catch, great title!
Bob Towery @ 2010-03-23 09:34:46 - What a great find and a super image, now I wanna rescue it, I know a few friends who'd give their right arm to get a hold of this!
Craig @ 2010-03-24 15:23:39 - Oh yes... I agree... Poor Beetle...it's a pity... but your angle and textures are beautiful.
Francesc B. @ 2010-04-17 06:38:45 - A picture full of fantastic textures, great ! !
Quark @ 2010-06-28 05:29:25 - My first car was a beetle. If i look to your pic good memories comes back...
The pic is really cool!
Herbert @ 2010-07-02 03:32:20

Oh, my ways are strange ways,
and new ways and old ways,
and deep ways and steep ways,
and high ways and low.
I'm at home and at ease on a track that I know not,
and restless and lost on a road that I know.
- Henry Lawson
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