[ecurbh]

I really think Gollum is not there (I have looked for it too). Notice that it is full daylight during that shot, and Gollum detests sunlight, and even moonlight for that matter. I doubt he would be in such an exposed place in the daytime.

[2Jedismom]

You are probably right about Gollum. I had not thought of that. The scene goes very fast and I wasn't sure.

What do you make of the smoke and the corn field? I think it's a hobbit fireplace, not a car.

[BibChr]

Notice that it is full daylight during that shot, and Gollum detests sunlight, and even moonlight for that matter. I doubt he would be in such an exposed place in the daytime

My very thought. And Jackson's pretty darned good on not messing up details like that — though such a subtle foreshadowing would be cool, at that point in the movie! But a "floting log" could have accomplished that, and would have been true to the book.

Dan