# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**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 25, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/21 "2026-04-25T11:31:03Z")
Entry deadline is tonight! mmm ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/22 "2026-04-25T14:26:05Z")
~4.5 billion year old celestial object as seen through forest fire haze. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55229824595_6444046ece_b.jpg "\_DSC0797a") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/197666118@N08/55229824595/in/dateposted-public/) ---
**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:** [April 25, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/23 "2026-04-25T18:41:49Z")
ancient nightlight [![](https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-SywgaamM-4PzOnUMghPb1jQPEFRcRwy8b6XRWrpaxUbiHormGfqqntQaB7Jb2MFWldMTLfbtJ__wYVBQ_4iTow?cn=THISLIFE&res=medium&ts=1777142369507&ts=1777142353) ](https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render/00-SywgaamM-4PzOnUMghPb1jQPEFRcRwy8b6XRWrpaxUbiHormGfqqntQaB7Jb2MFWldMTLfbtJ__wYVBQ_4iTow?cn=THISLIFE&res=medium&ts=1777142369507&ts=1777142353) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/24 "2026-04-25T19:46:51Z")
[![](https://i.ibb.co/PGfmRmVq/message-board-optimized.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/PGfmRmVq/message-board-optimized.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/25 "2026-04-26T01:05:14Z")
Pukaskaw National park (Canadian Shield) [![](https://i.ibb.co/3yq3w2Ky/IMG-4218.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/3yq3w2Ky/IMG-4218.jpg) ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/26 "2026-04-26T11:52:03Z")
Please vote for your 3 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**. Select up to 3. **The voting deadline is 11:45 p.m. US Eastern Time** **on Thursday, April 30.** _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/26))_ ---
**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 30, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/27 "2026-04-30T16:52:56Z")
Giving this a little bump, as voting ends today. (I think I’m far enough off the pace to be considered disinterested.) j ---
**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 30, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/28 "2026-04-30T17:27:57Z")
Thanks for the reminder! ---
**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:** [May 1, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934/29 "2026-05-01T11:07:01Z")
Congratulations to @beowulff for their solid victory! We all anxiously await our May theme. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934.md?page=1)