# Monthly Photo Competition #10 - September 2023 - “Shadow and light” **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [August 31, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424 "2023-08-31T20:30:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/1 "2023-08-31T20:30:26Z")
This is the monthly thread for **September 2023**. The topic this month is “ **Shadow and light** ”, chosen by @aurora_maire Please note: 1. The general rules for the competition are [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642). 2. **One entry per person per month**. To make the photos easier to review (and to make the voting poll easier to compile) please only post **once** to this thread, with your entry. Your post can include a caption with whatever info you want to give. 3. Please keep all discussion in the [rolling discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642). 4. Once the submission deadline has passed, I’ll put a voting poll **in this thread**. Dates: Submission deadline: **9pm UK time on Monday 25th September** Voting deadline: **9pm UK time on Friday 29th September** Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/2 "2023-09-01T10:08:52Z")
Fading light, blowing dust, big horizon. Cinematic, even. Taken with a Canon 90D with 55-250mm lens. [![](https://i.ibb.co/tqRwxsb/IMG-4644.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/tqRwxsb/IMG-4644.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/3 "2023-09-01T16:49:56Z")
This is my friend Trevor. We went on a photography day out to [Fountains Abbey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountains_Abbey) a few weekends ago, and while he was busy shooting the inside of the chapel, I spotted an opportunity for a shot of my own. Taken with my none-more-hipster Fuji X100T, and posted with Trev’s permission. [![](https://i.imgur.com/9txgpZh.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/9txgpZh.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/4 "2023-09-01T21:48:40Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/emYp2XS.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/emYp2XS.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/5 "2023-09-09T16:08:35Z")
On the bayou… [![](https://i.imgur.com/PjoBpqP.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/PjoBpqP.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/6 "2023-09-09T17:30:21Z")
No guts, no glory [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/8175/7992013034_948863fc5f_b.jpg "Frank Buglioni - no guts, no glory.") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/cttm/7992013034/) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/7 "2023-09-09T17:55:32Z")
I may have posted this one before, but it fits the category pretty well. I took this on a foggy early morning on Lake Samish, WA. [![](https://i.imgur.com/2aligQi_d.jpg?maxwidth=520&shape=thumb&fidelity=high) ](https://i.imgur.com/2aligQi_d.jpg?maxwidth=520&shape=thumb&fidelity=high) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/8 "2023-09-09T18:18:45Z")
November of last year. Bryce Canyon at sunrise. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/xkzSfsg.jpeg "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/xkzSfsg) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/9 "2023-09-09T19:58:36Z")
Dusk falls over the harbor in the little village of Kagawong in northern Ontario. [![](https://i.imgur.com/mtU5C0a.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/mtU5C0a.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/10 "2023-09-09T20:37:56Z")
Sunset, Houlgate, Normandy 7 Sept. Click for full image. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AIL4fc_XrEPyIgCgTFNOCiziYvM-2JL4vlhlbwq9KuC_Ph-8YkcyX3YQ_BVkYFFGsfPETYDSMB9gpQpuHyohj04xF1riEot50on8pXVCiXm88-aZA2PrgFI=w600-h315-p-k "New item by j") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/mMEkXnpLRXFfGWU58) j ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/11 "2023-09-09T20:43:32Z")
Brussels, the Palace of Justice (complete with scaffolding since… uh, forever) after sunset, from the 20th floor of my hotel: [![](https://i.imgur.com/g306EXo.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/g306EXo.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/12 "2023-09-09T22:30:07Z")
Too literal? [![](https://alex.strinka.net/photography/photos/Lsmks09.jpg) ](https://alex.strinka.net/photography/photos/Lsmks09.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/13 "2023-09-09T22:53:44Z")
I’m sticking with the Irish theme like with the last two contests. Taken at the Rock of Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53176117664_88907056aa_b.jpg "IMG\_1735") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/53176117664/) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/14 "2023-09-09T23:08:19Z")
[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/15/89251756_26e337596b_z.jpg "Summer at the amusement park.") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/zyada/89251756/) ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/15 "2023-09-10T14:34:10Z")
In the afternoon light, shadows, like vines climb my patio wall: [![](https://i.imgur.com/R6pi6xm.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/R6pi6xm.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/16 "2023-09-11T18:20:51Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/2kPGBwU.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/2kPGBwU.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/17 "2023-09-11T20:55:20Z")
My rocking chair. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/AsPVwZK.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/AsPVwZK) ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/18 "2023-09-12T16:55:02Z")
[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53182270052_01123b7dba.jpg "FB\_IMG\_1477100305338") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/31573076@N00/53182270052/) ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/19 "2023-09-13T02:59:35Z")
Moonrise over Michigan. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/G5FbZzL.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/G5FbZzL) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-10-september-2023-shadow-and-light/989424/20 "2023-09-13T19:07:27Z")
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