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