ABC News – by AVIANNE TANThis Instagram photo shows a man missing a humpback whale surface two feet away from him because he was glued to his phone.
The moment was caught during a whale watch in Redondo Beach, California, professional photographer Eric Smith told ABC News today.
“A small private sailboat maneuvered really close to the whales, and this guy on it was literally sitting in that position and never moved,” Smith said. “He could have been texting his mom in the hospital for all I know, but I thought it sucked that he missed such a wonderful moment happening just two feet in front of him.”
Smith said he had about five photos of whales with the private sailboat in the background, but the guy never got off his phone in any of the pictures.
“We’re all guilty being buried in our phones, even me,” Smith said. “You think life is better on your phone, but we’re missing what’s happening around us.”
Hey Angel-NYC. This reminds me of a editorial cartoon I saw a while back that showed people walking off a cliff while texting. It is about the rudest type of behavior to invite someone over to watch the game and you can’t even get their attention because they’re glued to their cellphone. It makes a guy just want to “bitch slap” them out of their stupor.
oddly enough he was looking at porn.
LOL Nottoobitter!
This is a good example of why people in this country have no idea of what is going on around them.
What if the whale was calling him on a cell phone: “HEY, ASSHOLE, LOOK TO YOUR LEFT!!!”
No “We’re all guilty being buried in our phones,…”. Me I had the most religious experience in my life at 65 feet under the water when I heard these beautiful God creatures sing. No we all are not guilty of being buried in our phones…just many of the moronic/sheeple in amerika are…