# Monthly Photo Competition #41 – April, 2026 – “Ancient”: Poll added **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [April 1, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934 "2026-04-01T16:42:20Z")\ **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:** [April 1, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/1 "2026-04-01T16:42:20Z")
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](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642), 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](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imgbb-on-an-iphone-steps-to-display-images-for-the-sdmb/1024594) ---
**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 1, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/2 "2026-04-01T19:11:22Z")
Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55181241657_d0b5bc277e_b.jpg "Arthur") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/45215582@N06/55181241657/) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/3 "2026-04-01T20:34:09Z")
Mayan ruins at Tulum, Mexico [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55182470608_27195bab86_b.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55182470608_27195bab86_b.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:** [April 1, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/4 "2026-04-01T21:27:29Z")
Ancient from the tree’s perspective: [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreigeu54ixqnlw3zpnimywba4zqqzmygdqlkm2xzmwuzrtyknyu3wwi) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreigeu54ixqnlw3zpnimywba4zqqzmygdqlkm2xzmwuzrtyknyu3wwi) ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/5 "2026-04-02T00:09:04Z")
150 million years ancient: [![](https://i.ibb.co/0yT9XtrV/Brachiosaur.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/0yT9XtrV/Brachiosaur.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/6 "2026-04-02T04:33:27Z")
[![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczN_mDFHXwuqwrdlIOMEPVoRky_dK0cFE4y_H3Pv7A5-mF5H26rYcWktkPkyACjxU0dRAAW7lfEs2nP2PjUJshQ9bdbZCU3yEEvM1maFJLNvjuQCoIU=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Thursday, Apr 2 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOAXclGIiVfUaz8qMM2Q0Kjo60Sd4RD7ASVSV-hxQnR950VRp1hD4GbL0rjITd0OQ?key=cmRnYUt5NzY2cWN3eC1hUjFweEdZUnZaX3JZYktR) Strip poker with a cassowary, 60 million years in the making ---
**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:** [April 2, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/7 "2026-04-02T15:26:52Z")
Civita di Bagnoregio, “The Dying Town,” 2025 [![](https://i.ibb.co/nqBgKy59/PXL-20251024-071654699-RAW-02-ORIGINAL.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/nqBgKy59/PXL-20251024-071654699-RAW-02-ORIGINAL.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 3, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/8 "2026-04-03T09:44:52Z")
Tessellated Pavement, _Tasmania_ Formed about 300 million years ago [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMSR6H1a372El_X0WHVslekpuSukxQxXxa8YL6AZ97bEMyHZGJyKLeAnERdpwkO_9jM-U8pOpzS9MQ6R57NjBgN5u_aCkTGXMZIyybAtQ3RnQL6JiM=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Monday, Apr 1, 2019 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNs_w-LT8Shm6i-H6bEKcokTGRtmWNMKYkP6mG5Fn5T-WDKcLa6lQgB44EzjFxa6g?key=QjlqaXJNcS1VdlFzS29Edjdhbl9VeUdZZHNYNTRB) ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/9 "2026-04-03T13:17:08Z")
Maybe not _that_ ancient, at only about 6 million years, give or take. The Grand Canyon from the Moran Point overlook at sunset. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/uWQZ4bl.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/BwWP4uY) ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/10 "2026-04-03T18:11:21Z")
The day I almost died of Stendhal syndrome [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:3siy5gcqa34ugidu2uecpj4h/bafkreidmpo4g5ssqsv6bom7i54osywbgnyoom4neccak7tnydulr2e2dkq) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:3siy5gcqa34ugidu2uecpj4h/bafkreidmpo4g5ssqsv6bom7i54osywbgnyoom4neccak7tnydulr2e2dkq) ---
**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:** [April 4, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/11 "2026-04-04T04:10:47Z")
Iron age spiral carvings, Isle of Arran, Scotland — click through to zoom in [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/Upload_Download/IMG_7807.JPG) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/Upload_Download/IMG_7807.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/12 "2026-04-06T00:16:52Z")
Giant Sequoia [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNtdFC7eAkweemuO_XUL2Wk-t0sU6msfg-yqHT0KT2O4kkRbAA-EjS9RUaQlc0EGdrvemBXZsWyDI2x1g5V4I4a8F0h56Q1Jfb274vEQ_8AfAdsfD_HvWIIMMO71cvjl12XAEGCMUeqbFBXnM4xKHcTxQ=w1246-h1660-s-no?authuser=0) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNtdFC7eAkweemuO_XUL2Wk-t0sU6msfg-yqHT0KT2O4kkRbAA-EjS9RUaQlc0EGdrvemBXZsWyDI2x1g5V4I4a8F0h56Q1Jfb274vEQ_8AfAdsfD_HvWIIMMO71cvjl12XAEGCMUeqbFBXnM4xKHcTxQ=w1246-h1660-s-no?authuser=0) ---
**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:** [April 7, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/13 "2026-04-07T21:20:41Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/oy1lxE5_d.png?maxwidth=520&shape=thumb&fidelity=high) ](https://i.imgur.com/oy1lxE5_d.png?maxwidth=520&shape=thumb&fidelity=high) Taken at the old Crow Creek Mine in Alaska ---
**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:** [April 19, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/14 "2026-04-19T20:16:33Z")
14th century clifftop monastery, Meteora region, Greece [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55218090039_159368d0f3_b.jpg "IMG\_9154") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/55218090039/) ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Blaylock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_blaylock/32/3235_2.png) [@Bob\_Blaylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Blaylock)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/15 "2026-04-19T20:44:02Z")
  Almost as ancient as I am. [![](https://img.nikonsrc.com/image/2YjSR23C-ELCR-66fKn3qja2ZAbLPxzLZ0c0Gmb5lOGasNxvhR1SQm0QAXgNdJ7j9dXPxvXZHHJi_pWM54Un4Q/item.JPG) ](https://img.nikonsrc.com/image/2YjSR23C-ELCR-66fKn3qja2ZAbLPxzLZ0c0Gmb5lOGasNxvhR1SQm0QAXgNdJ7j9dXPxvXZHHJi_pWM54Un4Q/item.JPG) ---
**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:** [April 19, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/16 "2026-04-19T21:48:46Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/y1HoAWC.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/y1HoAWC.jpeg) ---
**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:** [April 20, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/17 "2026-04-20T19:39:03Z")
At the Forum: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55219179947_b7b11d3e16_b.jpg "DSC\_6729.NEF") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/55219179947/in/dateposted-public/) ---
**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:** [April 20, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/18 "2026-04-20T19:51:50Z")
The Crowhurst Yew, St George’s Church, Crowhurst, 11.09 AM 7 April 2026. Click through for full image. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOcdEG45tL1FJAJvwgyFdGjnNJ8aUZUHpN-RvCJtRgrY8M2d20MN8X-BZcPjBoLHDtL0mIAltcOBADUXU4tQUXxjIIudQc5Nls8E4rBrIRlZrkmY5o=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Tuesday, Apr 7 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMey5mCH46u9b6kPcNIDD7S2XqKvovlyezMws90glGhG9Ft5LSs2movbO1oVCHNeA?key=T0NmVHZEVldPVTJqX3dVdmU5T3BvdFRpRDZkcW9R) j ---
**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:** [April 20, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/19 "2026-04-20T20:06:17Z")
Ooops - wrong thread. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/20 "2026-04-23T11:20:06Z")
The Bantay Bell Tower at the Parish of Saint Augustine of Hippo: at Bantay, Ilocos Sur Province, Philippines; 07 Jan 2026 [![](https://i.ibb.co/d438Z6kn/IMG-2227.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/d438Z6kn/IMG-2227.jpg) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934.md?page=2)