# Monthly Photo Competition #34 – September, 2025 – “Doors or gates” (poll added) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [September 4, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743 "2025-09-04T12:28:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 4, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/1 "2025-09-04T12:28:19Z")
This is the monthly thread for **September, 2025**. The topic this month is “ **Doors or gates**", chosen by Mean\_Mr.Mustard. **Please post only your photo and, if you want, a title in this thread. Any other text belongs in the** [rolling discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642). Exception: discussion can commence in this thread after the poll has closed. The general rules for the competition are [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642). **One entry per person per month** **.** To make the photos easier to review please only post just **once** to this thread, with your entry. Once the submission deadline has passed, I’ll put a voting poll **in this thread** **.** **Submission deadline: Thursday, September 25, 11:45 pm US EDT.** Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/2 "2025-09-04T15:31:10Z")
[![](https://images2.imgbox.com/2f/72/OI4m1YYu_o.jpg) ](https://images2.imgbox.com/2f/72/OI4m1YYu_o.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/3 "2025-09-04T15:44:42Z")
[![](https://images2.imgbox.com/91/c3/e2OxKXvn_o.jpg) ](https://images2.imgbox.com/91/c3/e2OxKXvn_o.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/4 "2025-09-04T23:49:29Z")
[![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreid7sff7zp7z7dpzazxdxeqchbyip5kgogeaejbbyftcrjboxpka7y@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreid7sff7zp7z7dpzazxdxeqchbyip5kgogeaejbbyftcrjboxpka7y@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/5 "2025-09-06T07:00:05Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/zQefQzb.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/zQefQzb.jpeg) ---
**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 6, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/6 "2025-09-06T19:22:25Z")
[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54769848315_6df4a3346e_b.jpg "IMG\_1735") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/54769848315/) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/7 "2025-09-07T02:20:26Z")
[![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMxngt62qDI8CgrmxZN_gAnsmkqLv1O33YXKOsQWr-5ZT_xfuzMiCSQqxRZ_PcRIWJfD6nsp-H1XcpL_gM8Lj2XJqs8umZHUnhWmtcQoEOYCLJDlK8=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Sunday, Sep 7 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPu1T4KcDeJUsnctBg99VGnNRtiWHzhZcrZybN_M7LFisHcQONth9ry5WsKK0p_1Q?key=YjVTVFcyLV9oRk9OZDFBdjJHMi1OUjFLNUU5OTN3) ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/8 "2025-09-07T22:59:12Z")
[![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/Upload_Download/Ivied%20House%20II.JPG) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/Upload_Download/Ivied%20House%20II.JPG) ---
**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 7, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/9 "2025-09-07T23:22:43Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/gi0FDJL.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/gi0FDJL.jpeg) Mesa Verde, CO ---
**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:** [September 8, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/10 "2025-09-08T12:42:36Z")
Blue door [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54773466016_5ffaa61ede_b.jpg "Blue door") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/45215582@N06/54773466016/) ---
**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 8, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/11 "2025-09-08T17:52:28Z")
Valparaiso, Chile street art [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/h6ylQVY.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/h6ylQVY) ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/12 "2025-09-08T22:44:07Z")
Thought I posted this **Golden Gates** [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczM9ByCwlsp2GuavzuRuO2kanKjwfagYxvBSSnJ_kOxbQD3btYnkXvVyBEfTfeuXz4crmceV7ecDZQVggZovPGDTZgCXI5VhiTZasKpHOU-_e9gGqAQ=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Friday, Sep 5 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMqh6yw43CiY0iuyd6O6RhXMMJv_NZfVhq6CdigVxfNExLe49_r2aTQT9lZMlFoMw?key=RlRCYVRtNkZEYXFmYml5Y0pjZTBETzBFb0FXQ3Z3) _click to expand_ ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/13 "2025-09-11T16:36:45Z")
The door to LoLo’s Chicken and Waffles. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54779471672_fdd73d6c73_b.jpg "DSC00300") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/54779471672/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/14 "2025-09-11T17:05:15Z")
This is not a special photograph, but it is so silly, I couldn’t resist entering it. “Door to Nowhere” [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54780373401_649c2a20bd_b.jpg "Door to Nowhere - ND") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/194984876@N07/54780373401/in/dateposted-public/) ---
**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 11, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/15 "2025-09-11T17:29:20Z")
What is a door, and what is it for? [![](https://i.imgur.com/oGFWpHV.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/oGFWpHV.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/16 "2025-09-11T18:54:33Z")
Wrought Iron Gates, Monroe, New York. Kodak ASA 3200 film. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54780898080_4d0f1a2639_k.jpg "Peter Abraham has shared 1 photo with you!") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/203502448@N04/shares/s3PfPX9oh4) ---
**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, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/17 "2025-09-11T22:40:46Z")
two doors [![](https://i.imgur.com/wuDGJdf.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/wuDGJdf.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2025, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/18 "2025-09-13T05:27:47Z")
[“The Watcher by the Threshold”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Watcher_by_the_Threshold,_and_other_tales) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/ajyiibi.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/ajyiibi) ---
**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:** [September 20, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/19 "2025-09-20T16:46:14Z")
Door #1, Door #2 or Door #3? [![](https://i.ibb.co/mFGsXCJV/IMG-0360.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/mFGsXCJV/IMG-0360.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 20, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743/20 "2025-09-20T21:15:23Z")
Stile and footpath off National Cycle Route 21. 11.17 am, 15 September ‘25 [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOwuGX70vLpyBHXLTNaTajbBzcRbmoPhSaIocVb_h1ihMIXs6A8IhbjQwWkS6QRZMYjmFD2m_7hXXIJ7apCKKqmjT8_ypY8IbLZ8BwOqLXEMmJ6gbo=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Monday, Sep 15 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOt-iEI340rz3Ay-k2wXsKI7f-hdBlLeY63rmk7pkHSo7bC1W9bYFULbWFyi7ZSIg?key=ZVdnMlROVVY0Q3o4YUd0QVREOVZRdWM1TS1LZnhB) j ETA, Dammit, click thru for the full picture. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-34-september-2025-doors-or-gates-poll-added/1022743.md?page=2)