Playing chicken

Shane Smart

Playing chicken

“Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.” – M. Thatcher.
 

Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
© 2007.

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Playing chicken by Shane Smart
Playing chicken by Shane Smart
  • midzing

    midzing

    so cute,,, great capture,,, hope he didnt scratch your eyes out!!!! (they can be very vicious you know!!!)

  • Nikki Farrow

    Nikki Farrow

    How adorable!!

  • Coralie Plozza

    Coralie Plozza

    great shot..like the title

  • Paul Tait

    Paul Tait

    wow – the context of this photo is amazing. You can see how these critters are killed or injured. Great work.

  • Kimberly Palmer

    Kimberly Palmer

    Precious!

  • Mundy Hackett
  • Gayle Shaw

    Gayle Shaw

    He’s beautiful! This is the best shot of one of our National treasures that I have seen in ages.

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    now how cute is that!!

  • Steve Bulford

    Steve Bulford

    Really cool image, great composition!

  • RonniLeigh

    RonniLeigh

    What a cutie!!!

  • Ljubica Rapaic

    Ljubica Rapaic

    Great shot :)

  • Shane Smart

    Shane Smart

    Thanks everyone for your comments.

    Paul – Your spot on. One of the biggest down sides to tourism in these places is the destruction of so many creatures by cars.

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Cute expression, nice title

  • Roboftheland

    Roboftheland

    rare to see a koala on the ground. lucky capture!

  • DWarren

    DWarren

    I love Koalas and this is a remarkable image of one. Great shot!

  • randi1972

    randi1972

    Amazing!

  • greenfrog153

    greenfrog153

    Very cute. Wonderful capture Shane.

  • aggieeck

    aggieeck

    GREAT SHOT MUST HAVE HEAPS OF PATIENCE.

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    fabulous photograph

  • H M Bascom

    H M Bascom

    Cute little Koala.

  • Snapshooter

    Snapshooter

    LOL – great title. Super capture, good focus and DOF.

    Lars

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner

    AWWWW! I love it!

  • Bramble

    Bramble

    Great shot!

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Wonderful shot, love these guys :)) Hope he was ok …..

  • Albert1000

    Albert1000

    An image that grabs your attention.

  • Simon Mears

    Simon Mears

    cute koala – has a very tight grip.. sharp claws.. they’d do a lot of damage to paintwork on a car. Lovely photo, beautifully taken. And, seriously, a great shame so many are killed on the road to get to new feeding grounds

  • AngelPhotozzz

    AngelPhotozzz

    Beautiful capture of this cutie! Hope he was safe!

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    oh how sweet ! wonderful shot

  • Gozza

    Gozza

    aaw! what a lovley posture it has considering their usual pose. :D

  • mymamiya

    mymamiya

    my wife used to give me that look when she was in a hurry and I wanted to take a picture

  • Shane Smart replied

    Thats the first comment to make me laugh out loud. Cheers.

  • RachelLea

    RachelLea

    how cute!! I would have loved to see this in person, but you captured it amazingly well!

  • AngelArtist

    AngelArtist

    He is so cute

  • Geri Bragg

    Geri Bragg

    great shot !!!

  • MarissaBillings

    MarissaBillings

    Great capture.

    congrats on making the homepage!

  • PEPSI2007

    PEPSI2007

    Beautiful shot!

  • Donna Steele

    Donna Steele

    just priceless

  • jules / Missy frost

    jules / Missy ...

    one of my favorite things in the whole world….could just pick him up and give him a great big ole hug…GREAT shot !

  • KCphoto

    KCphoto

    How adorable! Great capture :)K

  • retsilla

    retsilla

    great shot of Boonie!!

  • Tracy King

    Tracy King

    Best Koala shot i have ever seen. Well done.

  • Michael Eyssens

    Michael Eyssens

    LOL well caught.

  • Cheri  McEachin

    Cheri McEachin

    I just love this—-congrats for front page

  • Susan Grissom

    Susan Grissom

    So cute!

  • wonka001

    wonka001

    Wow, this is the kind of work I envy, excelent peice.. where do I get me one of those?

  • KBSImages

    KBSImages

    Adorable!!!! GREAT shot, I hope the little fella made it off the highway…..Kim

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    excellent photo…

  • JennyLee

    JennyLee

    What a brilliant photo….. I hope the koala made it accross the road in one piece!

  • brosnaich

    brosnaich

    Excellent images. These guys are just so adorable.

  • Craig Wilson

    Craig Wilson

    Love the colour and detail on this little fella..

  • Cain Doherty

    Cain Doherty

    Wonderful, I hope it moved. My parents said they saw one in the same position coming home from Apollo Bay. Seems a habit is developing for living on the edge!

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool

    Love ths, too cute!

  • LaurenTaylor  Photography

    LaurenTaylor ...

    how adorable! great capture

  • Naomi Mawson

    Naomi Mawson

    Great picture – he looks so windswept! I love the comment to – that got a chuckle!

  • Scott Denny

    Scott Denny

    Great image. Love the perspective. Great colors and tones. I hope it made it to a safe place.

  • Lee Kerr

    Lee Kerr

    Lovely; I know people like that

  • Maria Medeiros

    Maria Medeiros

    So cute!

  • LENA WEHNERT

    LENA WEHNERT

    ha! So Australian like!

  • tigerwings

    tigerwings

    Oh, Dear….That’s a dangerous game….But he is so Darn Cute! Excellent Shot!

  • Maria Medeiros
  • Anna Vegter

    Anna Vegter

    Great capture!!

  • Nic Relton

    Nic Relton

    Strong image and a sad truth!

  • AllshotsImaging

    AllshotsImaging

    Great image Shane. It not only shows the Koala, but also demonstrates how windy it can get at KI as can be seen by his ears blowing in the breeze!

  • Amy-lee Foley

    Amy-lee Foley

    Aww their so gorgeous
    powerful shot!

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung

    cool as hope he actually didnt get knocked over, well done

  • Alex  Cearns

    Alex Cearns

    Love this shot. When i was on KI in April this year i actually found one who had been clipped by a car. A bloody nose and period of shock followed but then he walked off and was ok. It didnt surprise me that he had been on the road, more so that someone could clip him and not even stop or care. Hopefully the guy in your pic made it across ok. :)

  • LeighAth

    LeighAth

    their furs looks so snuggly
    lol
    obviously they’re not though :P
    ~Leigh

  • Louise Robinson

    Louise Robinson

    Gorgeous capture! I love how the colour of his fur almost blends in with the road :)

  • linda858100

    linda858100

    EXCELLENT

  • EarthGipsy

    EarthGipsy

    Love the quote! Very appropriate for this poor litte fella.
    Great capture – you even captured the wind from the passing cars thrashing his ears around.
    Nice work indeed :-)

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    beautiful shot

  • karenuk1969

    karenuk1969

    Such a cute face!

  • Jamie Lee

    Jamie Lee

    Fantastic capture

  • Tamara  Kenneally

    Tamara Kenneally

    Wonderful work! Have I seen this somewhere before? Has it been published?

  • Shane Smart replied

    Thanks Tamara – I have shown this image on a couple of sites but it has not been published.

  • Steve Bullock

    Steve Bullock

    Would love to have you involved in the Australian Wildlife book?!

  • Steve Bullock

    Steve Bullock

    Wouldl ove this shot mate, steveb013@hotmail.com

  • Elli Christou

    Elli Christou

    I just love how his little ears are blowing in the wind. Incredibly adorable. Not to mention, fantastic photography :)

  • Danielle Espin

    Danielle Espin 8 days ago

    Dangerous title, Lovely capture though…

  • Kendra Taber

    Kendra Taber 5 days ago

    ahhhhhhhh..love this too!

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