There's a whole world out there, but sometimes we seem to think it only lives on our mobile devices. Just look at what this guy missed because of his.

The guy on his phone calls himself a "whale watcher." Needless to say, he needs some work on his watching skills. To see a whale, you actually need to watch the water. Thankfully, Eric Smith was paying attention and snapped this incredible photo. I wonder if the guy with his nosed buried in the phone ever did see the giant humpback...

There's a whole world out there and sometimes we just have to look up to see it... myself included.

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