# Monthly Photo Competition #46 – September, 2026 – “Stone” \[poll added\]
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** photo
**Created:** [September 2, 2026, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762 "2026-09-02T10:34:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2026, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/1 "2026-09-02T10:34:53Z")
This is the monthly photo competition thread for **September, 2026**. The topic this month is **“Stone”** chosen by **Twoflower**.
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: Friday, September 25, 11:45 pm US Eastern Time.**
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/2 "2026-09-02T14:39:53Z")
“Rock bear” - pattern on a stone wall
[ ](https://i.ibb.co/RpLCPSWH/rock-bear-1.png)
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### Author:  [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/3 "2026-09-02T20:06:01Z")
[ ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreide4ggy5eudvruhofoyylyzz45bs2dilcmoeosvkcb5k4ptlbrr7e)
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/4 "2026-09-02T23:17:30Z")
**Instructions for using ImgBB on a PC:**
1. Open ImgBB site in new tab
2. Click on START UPLOADING
3. Select desired image from my files, click OPEN
4. Back to ImgBB site, click UPLOAD
5. Copy the URL
6. Open new tab and past URL in address bar
7. Right-click on image and click on COPY IMAGE LINK
8. 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)
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### Author:  [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/5 "2026-09-03T02:39:35Z")
George Washington Bridge on the NJ side. Palisades cliffs. Click through a couple times for full-sized.
[ ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/Upload_Download/Jersey%20PaliCliffs%206147.JPG)
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/6 "2026-09-03T02:51:21Z")
[ ](https://i.ibb.co/YBDrCQDs/IMG-3918.jpg)
“Giant Rock”, of Landers CA, near DD coordinates ▲ 34.333, -116.389 — 08 Jun 2026
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### Author:  [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/7 "2026-09-03T18:46:14Z")
Badlands National Park, near Wall, South Dakota.
[ ](https://i.ibb.co/Z1KBxtVL/000096320019.jpg)
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/8 "2026-09-03T19:37:41Z")
[ ](https://i.ibb.co/35cxGwwy/Glacier-Park-Stones.jpg)
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/9 "2026-09-03T19:51:02Z")
[ ](https://i.imgur.com/AfAc46v.jpeg)
Smith Rock State Park, Oregon
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### Author:  [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/10 "2026-09-03T20:54:49Z")
Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Abruzzo, Italy
[ ](https://i.postimg.cc/6phgbKZB/PXL-20260605-112404267-2.jpg)
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/11 "2026-09-07T20:41:54Z")
Nearby to “Hanging Rock”.
[ ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPQehd7HXdJNYjHdtbn2JKFtpyq8d5o2-lVQn8pM8N4JERXHTW0Xi6qHYoHdWFnsw?key=b1R3ZTZxTm1EYlpEZW5HeUNhRzhSbGtaVEN0bk53)
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### Author:  [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/12 "2026-09-07T22:41:19Z")
[https://i.ibb.co/HfyD2Fq1/DSC-0016.jpg](https://i.ibb.co/HfyD2Fq1/DSC-0016.jpg)
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### Author:  [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/13 "2026-09-07T22:58:14Z")
[ ](https://i.ibb.co/JwTRdBH0/DSC-0016.jpg)
Rocky Shore, Lake Kirkwood
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### Author:  [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/14 "2026-09-07T23:28:52Z")
[ ](https://i.ibb.co/v55RX84/20260906-133439.jpg)
Hug Point, Oregon Coast, 9/6/26
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### Author:  [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/15 "2026-09-08T02:24:20Z")
Uluru
[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/55515340975/)
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### Author:  [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/16 "2026-09-13T19:52:17Z")
Grandstaff Canyon, Moab UT
[ ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczPYX73vQY1jD6M6H-6cwLCMjTPJtPzttflITQptRsCEP9LxiIPP2k4aoRVWAGs3XFr2GCdVPRBLG3lLe8EezyePt__srL0QcR621v9pkKGpm6iSbMXKpifQp0TFgM8LtBt5g8uTigx9FKVUKk7i7A52JQ=w1708-h2278-s-no?authuser=0)
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### Author:  [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/17 "2026-09-14T13:03:04Z")
Stone bird
[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/45215582@N06/55519414637/)
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### Author:  [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/18 "2026-09-17T01:23:09Z")
Large stone forever falling, falling
[ ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOC6YfuEs2RqdwqXm00uL3EP25o5aM0ODrECytRsyqSUndg7fOe08Flq02bnLBqBg?key=bjM4SVJmOFNmWkMxTUlyLTdmQklvdWQ0REZGSkNB)
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### Author:  [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/19 "2026-09-17T01:53:07Z")
Lago Puelo, Chubut, Argentina.
[ ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:3siy5gcqa34ugidu2uecpj4h/bafkreiarffttadinyqad6txhv2l4otc4il2w4aib667b7iyjqbmimezbjy)
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-46-september-2026-stone-poll-added/1032762/20 "2026-09-17T01:58:05Z")
Nothing but stone.
[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/194984876@N07/55531978052/in/dateposted-public/)
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