# Monthly photo competition #2 - Jan 2023 - "Skies" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [January 4, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679 "2023-01-04T20:56:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kelevra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679/21 "2023-01-11T20:18:11Z")
[![](https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-IsCXFCVetwpY2EKFABETQpriPge5JLF_0upiTV9okBSSGAEBLtx26143sDQCU7m7?cn=THISLIFE&res=medium&ts=1532177334) ](https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-IsCXFCVetwpY2EKFABETQpriPge5JLF_0upiTV9okBSSGAEBLtx26143sDQCU7m7?cn=THISLIFE&res=medium&ts=1532177334) Storm coming ---
**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:** [January 11, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679/22 "2023-01-11T23:19:17Z")
God of Thunder [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/89WQumx.jpeg "God of Thunder") ](https://imgur.com/89WQumx) ---
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679/23 "2023-01-19T22:15:17Z")
Fireworks, iPhone SE, no processing. On google photos, so you need to click on the photo to see the full image. Actually, I think the best bit about the photo is the weird way the sky illuminates a line of poplar trees, which have annoyingly been cropped, so you need to click on the photo to see them. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lPdBDZ9-Em6f0LpJWXyf9JuiP_rHnqEFYLyBMgpelEGKFK9TdoaBIK6iKUIW5EtbIruz_0dSAzmSXQlju9l0yFXHiM6fxrfZTSvpDADzEx-4wJ5JrPvjMx8V4HnWfhvPcp4pNkFgLg=w600-h315-p-k "New item by j") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/RxL5MggM16UFTdW58) j ---
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679/24 "2023-01-19T22:29:35Z")
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/dkFp4Uo.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/dkFp4Uo) San Simeon Creek and beach at sunset. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679/25 "2023-01-21T19:01:27Z")
[![](https://i.ibb.co/4KH366S/762-C72-EA-40-E8-42-E5-9117-3534922-AA065.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/4KH366S/762-C72-EA-40-E8-42-E5-9117-3534922-AA065.jpg) Late summer cloud puff bursting into view. They were surreal like, appearing low and sliding east. N bound afternoon commute home. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679/26 "2023-01-23T21:39:20Z")
And we’re closed. Thanks everyone. Any pics submitted below this post won’t count. Polls will be up ASAP - might be tomorrow before I get a chance. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679/27 "2023-01-24T21:24:46Z")
Please vote for your three favourite 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**. **Important note** : it seems you can’t have a poll in Discourse with more than 20 options. So to accommodate all the entries, I’ve had to split them into two polls. **You still only get three votes, across both polls**. Think of it as one big poll - you can pick any three from across both lists. There’s nothing technically stopping you voting three times in each poll, but **please don’t do that**. You get three votes period. The voting deadline is **9pm GMT on Sat 28th January 2023** (I’ve pushed this back a day from the date given at the top of the thread because I didn’t get around to making the poll until today). _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679/27))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679/27))_ ---
**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:** [January 28, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679/28 "2023-01-28T21:00:19Z")
…and voting is closed. Thanks everyone. I’ll tally up and post the winner(s) later. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2023, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679/29 "2023-01-29T11:13:55Z")
And we have a winner! Congratulations to @beowulff who gets to pick the next topic. Thanks to everyone who entered - another fantastic crop of pictures. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-2-jan-2023-skies/977679.md?page=1)