# SDMB Monthly Photo Competition - rolling discussion thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [November 27, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642 "2022-11-27T20:27:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 111
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2204 "2026-05-06T21:32:13Z")
I followed your link and it went to a page or screen called evergreen dot com and that’s all it showed was the words evergreen. ? ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2205 "2026-05-06T21:35:23Z")
That’s because the URL is wrong. It’s [https://postimages.org](https://postimages.org) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2206 "2026-05-06T21:38:52Z")
Sorry about that! I can’t seem to get anything right about this. 😐 ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2207 "2026-05-06T22:00:11Z")
It’s an easy mistake to make. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2208 "2026-05-06T23:14:24Z")
I see it, and would comment on it if it wasn’t against the rules. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2209 "2026-05-07T00:05:06Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I see it, and would comment on it if it wasn’t against the rules Ominous! 😂 ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2210 "2026-05-10T14:20:16Z")
I wish my entry was sharper but there was a bank protest nearby and I didn’t want to linger. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2211 "2026-05-10T20:22:22Z")
Interesting. Already we have two entries from Catalan Spain, with almost certainly a third coming up ( I’m in Mallorca at the moment, and there’s some fabulous stuff here). Must be the culture. j ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2212 "2026-05-11T14:18:24Z")
I have an already taken photo I want to use but I can’t find it, also just in front of my house there is another interesting graffiti, maybe I’ll take a photo of it and use it. Decisions… ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2213 "2026-05-12T00:00:28Z")
Well, it’s not even mid-month; you have some time to decide. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2214 "2026-05-13T01:31:47Z")
I got nuthin this month, will be sitting this one out, but look forward to voting when the time comes. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2215 "2026-05-13T02:04:15Z")
It’s frustrating as I am in a very graffiti friendly city but it all happens far away from where I live, so the only way to get there is a long journey. But also it’s Autumn and the sun is sporadic at best. A dark dingy alley is not worth the effort. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2216 "2026-05-13T02:40:59Z")
Come to think of it, I might have something for this month, if I can get the right angle to photograph it from. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2217 "2026-05-18T14:25:31Z")
Palma de Mallorca has some fabulous street art. This was actually my favourite but I never managed to take a decent photo. Click thru, as usual. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMIhe7Yijw0OyeBK8-5TXb6EpcCPnU55OOSvaAYXM3GGdlDdrXLIJibr-6Y7Did7psoUdXy4vFkAg6dtvENWTc-RlGYJ6KhJxkTVxDsf5mZOogKurw=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Sunday, May 10 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPdSeeYrepzGYH4AfDQta6lerhfzIGHCPmKL_-RBrtHKDDowPueAswN5t32POvYBg?key=dDhxY0lzdm5rSHJ1bkJTTFdzWTZBYThWOUpqeHJR) How bad we are but oh how good we are going through it (according to google translate). 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:** [May 18, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2218 "2026-05-18T14:49:56Z")
And again… [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczN6iBdKVIjNKypK9MwW6_dXnLVVTUrYLXbVsphNCojJKDZstVMpbC7YgsQiCOOBMPmBWNQHgTwTE1BKJNi5JuALK5teFN7qivnbf5cqQUrTeNVPY5E=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Sunday, May 10 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNb3b-CcnfG5jeHvzbhhOBUJt-MiHpD7scUorr_bhLPfPBcxYADZq80a_bA4NT7-Q?key=b21Dc2hiUjYzenpSRWZBUmw3djhqWUkzMHM4V1pB) j ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2219 "2026-05-18T14:53:41Z")
I would translate it as “How bad is our situation but how good is the time we are having” ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2220 "2026-05-18T14:58:32Z")
Thank you - I knew someone would sort that out! To be honest, I thought it was Spanish, but in Palma your first instinct is always to assume that it’s probably Mallorquin, that variant of Catalan being the local language. And, if you’re looking at a small sample, depending on the composition, I might struggle to distinguish Mallorquin from Spanish anyway j ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2221 "2026-05-18T15:02:27Z")
Looks like Spanish to me. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2222 "2026-05-18T15:09:01Z")
I’ll take your word for it! I was just musing on how easily I can be fooled because of my lack of familiarity with this family of languages. j ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/2223 "2026-05-18T15:14:34Z")
It is ambiguous, it could also be past tense. Something like, to make it more idiomatic / natural sounding in English: What a horrible situation we find ourselves in but, oh! what fun we had! And I can attest that it is Spanish, not Malloquin or Catalan. Great pictures, all of them. Clearly inspired by **[Banksy](https://banksy.co.uk/)**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=110) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=112)