Monthly Photo Competition #41 – April, 2026 – “Ancient”: Poll added

This is the monthly photo competition thread for April, 2026. The topic this month is “Ancient” chosen by @romansperson

One entry per person per month. In this thread, please post only your photo and, if you like a brief title. No other text related to your image is permitted.

There should be no discussion of active photos, here or elsewhere, until after the poll closes. Discussion after the voting concludes, either in this thread or the rolling discussion thread, on your own photos or on others’, is encouraged.

It is recommended that you not use Imgur to host your photos, as some members may not be able to see your submission. A hosting site that seems to work better is ImgBB. See instructions below.

Once the submission deadline has passed, I will post a voting poll in this thread .

Submission deadline : Saturday, April 25, 11:45 pm US EDT.

Good luck!

Instructions for using ImgBB on a PC:

Open ImgBB site in new tab
Click on START UPLOADING
Select desired image from my files, click OPEN
Back to ImgBB site, click UPLOAD
Copy the URL
Open new tab and past URL in address bar
Right-click on image and click on COPY IMAGE LINK
Back to the Dope, paste image image link

Link to posting images from an iPhone courtesy of Bullitt:

ImgBB on an iPhone, steps to display images for the SDMB - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board

Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh
Imgur

Mayan ruins at Tulum, Mexico

Ancient from the tree’s perspective:

150 million years ancient:

Google Photos

Strip poker with a cassowary, 60 million years in the making

Civita di Bagnoregio, “The Dying Town,” 2025

Tessellated Pavement, Tasmania
Formed about 300 million years ago

Google Photos

Maybe not that ancient, at only about 6 million years, give or take. The Grand Canyon from the Moran Point overlook at sunset.

The day I almost died of Stendhal syndrome

Iron age spiral carvings, Isle of Arran, Scotland — click through to zoom in

Giant Sequoia

Taken at the old Crow Creek Mine in Alaska

14th century clifftop monastery, Meteora region, Greece

Imgur

  Almost as ancient as I am.

At the Forum:
Imgur

The Crowhurst Yew, St George’s Church, Crowhurst, 11.09 AM 7 April 2026. Click through for full image.

Google Photos

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Ooops - wrong thread.

The Bantay Bell Tower at the Parish of Saint Augustine of Hippo: at Bantay, Ilocos Sur Province, Philippines; 07 Jan 2026