# Monthly Photo Competition #5 - April 2023 - “Transportation” **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [April 2, 2023, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019 "2023-04-02T11:19:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/1 "2023-04-02T11:19:14Z")
This is the monthly thread for **April 2023**. The topic this month is “ **Transportation** ”, chosen by @Turek Please note: 1. The general rules for the competition are [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642). 2. **One entry per person per month**. To make the photos easier to review (and to make the voting poll easier to compile) please only post **once** to this thread, with your entry. Your post can include a caption with whatever info you want to give. 3. Please keep all discussion in the [rolling discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642). 4. Once the submission deadline has passed, I’ll put a voting poll **in this thread**. Dates: Submission deadline: **9pm UK time on Monday 24th April** Voting deadline: **9pm UK time on Friday 28th April** Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/2 "2023-04-02T12:15:03Z")
‘When I was one and twenty and courting in my prime’ [![](https://i.imgur.com/Z3juI4N.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Z3juI4N.jpg) (35mm on tripod with wind up timer screwed into cable socket) ---
**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 2, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/3 "2023-04-02T12:35:35Z")
How do you get rid of that line across the top? A 1939 Pierce Arrow. [[Album] Imgur: The magic of the Internet ![](https://i.imgur.com/ueeQGLr.jpeg?fb "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/a/XpxPZTl) ---
**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 2, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/4 "2023-04-02T16:00:00Z")
Should have mentioned that I took that photo at a car show at the Portland Art Museum. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/5 "2023-04-02T16:00:13Z")
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/Q06Cdur.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/Q06Cdur) ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/6 "2023-04-02T16:15:19Z")
Black cat on hood of rusted-out yellow jeep, Bolton-Est, Quebec. ![cat on hood by j_person](https://a4.pbase.com/g13/49/5269649/3/173510699.589da965.JPEG) ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/7 "2023-04-03T17:19:19Z")
Two modes of transportation that don’t normally go together - motorcycles and canoes: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51885436602_96d17e84ce_b.jpg "PXL\_20220203\_141340438") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/31573076@N00/51885436602/) Volta River, crossing from Burkina Faso to Ghana ---
**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 4, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/8 "2023-04-04T17:22:14Z")
Ghost ship. View full size for best appearance. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/nHtcQzJ.jpeg "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/nHtcQzJ) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/9 "2023-04-05T02:37:38Z")
I didn’t realize I had this one digitally [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/15/89251756_26e337596b_z.jpg "Summer at the amusement park.") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/zyada/89251756/) ---
**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 5, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/10 "2023-04-05T20:45:42Z")
Japan, some time ago. It is hot. A fan is mounted for the passengers. I find the shoes with big toes superb. [![](https://i.imgur.com/aSstHLz.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/aSstHLz.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/11 "2023-04-06T20:19:38Z")
Icelandic Ghost Ship [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/thVMZ9r.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/thVMZ9r) ---
**Author:** ![NinthAcolyte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ninthacolyte/32/13676_2.png) [@NinthAcolyte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinthAcolyte)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/12 "2023-04-06T20:32:37Z")
At the drive-in movie a few years ago, back in California. [![](https://i.imgur.com/H0zxoGQ.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/H0zxoGQ.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/13 "2023-04-10T17:06:47Z")
Navigating the back streets of Napoli. (Google photos, please click through) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OToKR20bPp7XHqCABB6jyriHeoU_fDoJawZDbN1iLAuox_O4ekehfiPP_NXQ2MR5k7Ei6Crcv29Wnih4Q0kV2uuLBBOEvhL2X37En7oDzdmvvKvr4nCtjii8EI1LI6JTd0dyoYyCWOI=w600-h315-p-k "New item by David Metsky") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/DuBe6NhpUF2oxqm6A) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/14 "2023-04-12T19:01:49Z")
Riding in the back of a truck in Santa Clara in Cuba I saw this van following us and zoomed right in as the sun had lit the occupants really nicely: [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/5631/22273024410_7a876edb67_b.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/5631/22273024410_7a876edb67_b.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 14, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/15 "2023-04-14T20:21:38Z")
I was driving around rural Michigan, looking for interesting photo opportunities. I drove by an old barn that looked interesting, so I u-turned and asked the two guys standing there if one of them was the owner and could I take a few photos of his barn. He said “knock yourself out.” I found this tractor hidden behind the barn. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/lwrsM9A.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/lwrsM9A) ---
**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 16, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/16 "2023-04-16T21:09:43Z")
The view from my favorite cafe: It’s google photos - click for the full image. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MDgkrUNpDcHSBB3nPMBc8xC07racOgO4P3xLus-HuURO7Inzru36UJX7oSLgfyBgqFZU037bh9dk1-Uy311jccT0Ac8Q-UX-ZotDZTe8QvHt1VcfTWcebyXJv0vMLDJlPQDguCNmw=w600-h315-p-k "New item by j") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/tPvGodVpobXywDee8) j ---
**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 17, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/17 "2023-04-17T12:23:31Z")
Sweet Joe [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52824635918_94cbfc942c_b.jpg "Sweet Joe") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/45215582@N06/52824635918/) ---
**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:** [April 17, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/18 "2023-04-17T20:50:27Z")
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/uaLpsjS.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/uaLpsjS) ---
**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 19, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/19 "2023-04-19T22:09:32Z")
Tough to choose, but I think I’ll go with this one … US101 bridge over the Columbia River at Astoria, OR, with the remains of old piers below. [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaVTvzBYHCENXRYrGkri89p96sYhqs470z0UvaaFWWmK4Lp41hl2fRfGDCnnRsHynBk5Z9ff2mMSxwYgG4onhJKiIIsTzDn_-hsgcWwG9tB6O57Y7auIrU86a8KS52xaJJuTF8kbrRrPiGcH2c6FlQyBKg=w2674-h2006-s-no?authuser=0) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AJFCJaVTvzBYHCENXRYrGkri89p96sYhqs470z0UvaaFWWmK4Lp41hl2fRfGDCnnRsHynBk5Z9ff2mMSxwYgG4onhJKiIIsTzDn_-hsgcWwG9tB6O57Y7auIrU86a8KS52xaJJuTF8kbrRrPiGcH2c6FlQyBKg=w2674-h2006-s-no?authuser=0) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/20 "2023-04-19T22:47:26Z")
Early morning at Carhenge, Alliance NE [![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52831085250_94dedbabdd_c.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52831085250_94dedbabdd_c.jpg) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019.md?page=2)