Having survived crossing the road unscathed, the porcupine, drunk on success, decides to try its luck on the railway tracks.

Having successfully crossed the road, the porcupine sets out to try

his luck on the railway tracks. Yet another in the drive-by series.

Thanks for any constructive feedback.

excellent tension. i'm anxiously awaiting the outcome.

Interesting technique to try and show motion.

I really got involved in the story. Did he make it?

It got a good laugh out of me. Success!

It is simply great! the photographic story with your titled one.... are a real gem of a duo! which really has a wonderful sense of humor. There is such an accord ( unity) between the two, the lighted / blurred lines running toward you and this little porcupine( a new word for me...) looks as taking his time to pass ...

 

An unusual timing and sensitiveness on your part, made me smile, and could not leave the place......

Mary;

 

I am happy to report the porcupines was doing fine when I last saw him in the rear view mirror.

 

Jennifer;

 

Thanks. I have been fooling around with this concept of shooting from a moving car with slow shutter speeds for some time now. Sometime they work out and sometime not so much.

 

Cezary;

 

I tried to eek out a bit of drama from this little guys adventure, glad you liked it.... and yes he survived the road crossing. Not sure how he made out on the tracks.

 

Jack;

 

A good laugh is what I wanted to pass along, so success indeed. Thanks for letting me know, as quite frankly, I had half expected to be raked over the coals on this one.

 

Pnina;

 

When I looked at the car in the background and the signs denoting the upcoming train tracks and this little character waddling across the road the story fell together.

 

Porcupines are covered in sharp barbed spines which make them impenetrable to most predators. Consequently they have evolved to move very slowly and they have little fear or need to flee. Sadly, in truth, they often end up killed on the road because they think their spines will protect them from cars. Fortunately this was a dirt road out in the country so the drivers were traveling slowly and evereyone saw this guy and waited for him to get off the road.

Gordon:

 

Very effective shot! It really conveys the motion, not only of the porcupine, but also of the tractor. The blur of the signs helps to make it work, also.

 

BTW, was this supposed to be a pun on the old chicken joke?

 

michael

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.Finding photographic means to render motion and showing the passage of time in my images have preoccupied much of my photography of late.

 

As for the chicken reference, although it did not enter my mind initially, the notion did occur to me while working on the image. I'm saving that one for the next time I see a chicken on the road.

Great end of story, I'm glad he was saved.. I know the animal but the english name was new to me, thanks !

I like the image and the visceral textural quality. And, I really like the title. Nicely done. Dan

Gary Larson would approve ...

What a dramatic story! I've said it before and I say it now, you are the master of blur. I don't think to many people could make a coherent image under such circumstances, but you keep pulling them up and keeping us fascinated with what we can discern and what we can imagine.

Dan;

 

Thanks, visceral seems the perfect adjective for the texture of the blur on this gravel road.

 

C H;

 

I've always been a Larson fan so thanks for that reference.

 

Dave;

 

Just goes to show that you do not always need focus to tell a story. I also suspect cohesion is often overrated :-)

 

I like leaving aspects of an image visually open ended, I think it allows the viewer more freedom and obliges people to become more involved. Goodness knows, the world is already far too blatant.

Despite being mostly a sharpness, detail, and focus freak, I totally love this shot! And your title proves that you are as good with words as you are with a camera.

I think a delusional porcupine trumps a couple of stray dogs any day. Not only a great photo, but a perfect caption.

Jim;

 

As great as my respect is for the pursuit of technical mastery in any endeavor, sometimes just flailing about aimlessly can produce amusing and unforeseen results. Glad you liked this.

 

Jeff;

 

I keep returning to those stray dogs and viewing the image large. That one, really is out of the park! A masterpiece to my way of seeing.

 

This is merely me being silly, because.... well .... I tend to enjoy being silly :-)

truly a unique image ! Well done !