# 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:** 27
**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:** [July 28, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/524 "2023-07-28T21:48:29Z")
Really interesting. I balanced roughly equally three ways (or as close as I could with the poll) in that I think the subject and photographic merit are both important… but the ones that jump out at me always have that indefinable _something_ that grabs my attention. Picking my three favourites is usually instinctive rather than scientific. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/525 "2023-07-29T08:32:04Z")
A quick request: can everyone remember (or write down) who they voted for, and check the poll every now and again to make sure their votes are all still counting properly? I’m keen to avoid a repeat of last month’s problem 1 or at least catch it early. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/526 "2023-07-29T17:15:33Z")
OK, I have written down three strange user names on a piece of paper. If I die under mysterious circumstances, the detectives will tear their hair out trying to understand this “important clue”. 🤣 ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/527 "2023-07-29T17:25:00Z")
> [@Monthly Photo Competition #8 - July 2023 - “Summer”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-8-july-2023-summer/986782/20): > > It’s summer, a perfect time to stay in a $5 motel. > I took this today - anyone know where it is?   Found it. https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=%213m2%212sen%214v0%216m8%211m7%211s2E4pKXXgPk0Y8FbP1wMb9w%212m2%211d35.196245%212d-111.6485778%213f252.39%214f11.529%215f0.9 ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/528 "2023-07-29T17:30:16Z")
Yep. How did you do it? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/529 "2023-07-29T18:11:47Z")
Yes, I tried to scribble mine so that no one can read them but 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:** [July 29, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/530 "2023-07-29T19:00:06Z")
> [@TwoCarrotSnowman](#): > > …but the ones that jump out at me always have that indefinable _something_ that grabs my attention… Yeah, it’s the ones that jump out at me that I vote for. Granted this will be in part the subject and the technique etc (so I tried to allow for these in @Karen_Lingel 's polls). But mostly it’s, _Wow, me like!_ And, frankly, I don’t think it should be any other way. j ETA: and, for whatever reason, I seem to largely agree with the mood in the room. When I got my shortlist down to four just now, the photos currently in first, second and third place were on it! (The fourth photo on my shortlist had zero votes. Curious.) ---
**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:** [July 31, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/531 "2023-07-31T21:34:24Z")
Quick reminder that the deadline for voting is tomorrow night (just under 24 hours from now). I’ve done my duty and voted, and as usual it was a tough choice. I don’t think I’m going to be in the frame for picking the next one! 😀 ---
**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:** [July 31, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/532 "2023-07-31T21:41:35Z")
I hope it’s not too much of a hijack to say I learnt some great tips about finding the location of photos from this YouTube video and so I wonder if you also used Overpass Turbo? > **[how to find a street in 2 minutes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl2Q9xH8e7M%2F)** > > learning is funedited by: rawcruz (linktr.ee/rawcruz) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/533 "2023-08-01T20:53:20Z")
And that’s it for another month… and congratulations @Scougs who wins the competition! @Scougs, please PM me with your choice of theme for the next one (as ever, I’ll gently gesture towards the first post in this thread which has some guidance about picking a theme). Another fantastic month - well done all. ---
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/534 "2023-08-01T21:12:42Z")
I am quite ridiculously pleased! Thanks for the votes. The photo was very much a right place, right time cellphone shot. Tobermory on the Isle of Mull is a special place. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/535 "2023-08-01T21:14:14Z")
I don’t mind sharing that you got one of my votes. I loved the way the light was hitting the boats. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/536 "2023-08-01T21:29:56Z")
Hi everyone, the theme for August, chosen by @Scougs is “Home”. I’m looking forward to this one - I love seeing how themes are interpreted. The competition thread is [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-9-august-2023-home/987932). Good luck! ---
**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:** [August 2, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/537 "2023-08-02T12:25:57Z")
Well, I don’t usually like to enter right away, but I took this photo the other day and can’t imagine I’ll take one that would fit this category any better. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/538 "2023-08-06T15:34:55Z")
@enipla I’m replying here to the question you asked in post #11 of the competition thread, because I’m trying to keep the competition threads only for the photos themselves (it makes compiling the poll much easier). To answer your question…you can interpret “home” however you like. Either of the suggestions you made are fine, as are any other interpretations. If you feel it’s on-topic, then it’s on-topic. In other words, it’s a _very_ wide brief, by design. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/539 "2023-08-06T16:28:39Z")
Ok. Well this is a picture of moose in our yard. He’s about 25 feet from our front door. We have to be a bit cautious. But it’s kinda cool having these guys around. [[Album] Imgur: The magic of the Internet ![](https://i.imgur.com/OudkHjg.jpeg?fb "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/a/rOimEru) Ya need to click the picture to see his full rack. He’s a big fellow. I guess home is where the moose are. And bears. Don’t forget the bears. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/540 "2023-08-06T16:42:40Z")
`[[Album] Imgur: The magic of the Internet ![|600x315](https://i.imgur.com/OudkHjg.jpeg?fb "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/a/rOimEru)` In order to have your picture show up in its entirety, you need to paste _just the picture’s URL ending with “jpg”_. To do that, I open the picture in its own tab, then copy that URL and paste it in the post on its own line. I think, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/541 "2023-08-06T16:43:33Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/OudkHjg.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/OudkHjg.jpeg) ETA: viola! or cello, whichever ---
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/542 "2023-08-06T16:45:06Z")
@enipla Just to concur with what @TwoCarrotSnowman said - it’s whatever you want it to be. I came up with the theme, and specifically chose it because it can mean so many different things to different people. The guidelines for choosing a theme for the competition are to make it broad and open to interpretation. I’m loving the entries so far. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/543 "2023-08-06T16:47:27Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > In order to have your picture show up in its entirety, you need to paste _just the picture’s URL ending with “jpg”_. To do that, I open the picture in its own tab, then copy that URL and paste it in the post on its own line. > > I think, anyway. Yep, that’s what I do (with Imgur, but it’s the same thing). But I’ve spent some of today looking at the previous month’s threads and digging into the raw html to look at the links (all part of my quest to automate as much of the admin for this as possible) and it looks like Discourse does, in some cases, derive an image tag from a link to the album rather than the direct .jpg photo. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=28)