# Monthly Photo Competition #16 – March 2024 – “Patterns” {Poll added} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [March 11, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719 "2024-03-11T21:41:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [March 28, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/21 "2024-03-28T01:05:56Z")
Patterns of light. [![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:** [March 29, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/22 "2024-03-29T11:19:39Z")
Please vote for your three favorite photos, using whatever criteria you feel is best. All Dopers are welcome to vote - you don’t need to have submitted a photo. **You cannot vote for your own photo**. You get three votes. **The voting deadline is 11:59 p.m. US EDT on Sunday, March 31.** _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/22))_ ---
**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:** [April 1, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/23 "2024-04-01T12:53:01Z")
We obviously have a tie between two very worthy submissions. Should we have a tie-breaker vote or just leave it as a tie? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/23))_ ---
**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:** [April 5, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/24 "2024-04-05T01:19:08Z")
Assuming anyone is interested in continuing, perhaps @Fiendish_Astronaut and @Strinka can collaborate and come up with a May theme. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/25 "2024-04-05T01:28:14Z")
I would like to. I sent a PM to @TwoCarrotSnowman, no response. Hopefully he will rejoin us. @Mean_Mr.Mustard, you are greatly appreciated. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/26 "2024-04-05T02:10:14Z")
Thank you. I also messaged the Snowman (literally 5 minutes ago). mmm ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/27 "2024-04-05T04:05:05Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Assuming anyone is interested in continuing, perhaps @Fiendish_Astronaut and @Strinka can collaborate and come up with a **May** theme. > > mmm Typo or are we skipping a month? ---
**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:** [April 5, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/28 "2024-04-05T08:54:21Z")
Damn if only I had not voted for @Strinka 😉 I will message him now and see if we can come up with a theme for April before the end of the day. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/29 "2024-04-05T10:42:29Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Typo or are we skipping a month? Oops, typo. April. mmm ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/30 "2024-04-09T12:41:16Z")
I’ve tried messaging @Strinka but no reply. I’m aware it’s already 9th April. Shall I just set a theme or is it too late? ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/31 "2024-04-09T13:27:08Z")
Let’s do it ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/32 "2024-04-09T14:18:26Z")
@Fiendish_Astronaut and I have talked and decided the theme for next month will be “Change”. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719/33 "2024-04-09T21:56:54Z")
It’s called a [Bug Hotel](https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&sca_esv=f84ae1a24cb31e32&q=bug+hotel&uds=AMwkrPuqwXpjCzpL-buz66vNrYYDRY8t0SqXEM2Cy0OSnK-f2yloHv_mEJC6bQReS2BYcBH3Qn-iig3MfMIfik6uK75DMXaHdBR7ta1b7arnW1D8M_2WLIceagWfUXIp3cItTxeUzeOSzBbRO68FU3foSIYzLkmz_exao4-kOSDL2oDe54N3WAI5Y3-dqPkMBpesBMGCIQHhTpQ65B2YaAUH_nj0qTEGrkpImIjAfSj5f-dP_WGaX1eVCDRLiSqoFNM2UjDAwQibmx-42b8XrcOJGdxP9acJYZhYaG5_o1xdcQ31gqRyFN0&udm=2&prmd=ivmnbtz&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjl14K4j7aFAxVuWEEAHYkXBeYQtKgLegQIChAB&biw=1200&bih=592&dpr=1.33) (and probably other things). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-16-march-2024-patterns-poll-added/998719.md?page=1)