# 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:** 50
**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:** [April 15, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/984 "2024-04-15T19:24:10Z")
> [@Strinka](#): > > I think @beowulff’s image should be allowed. I think it’s more like a long exposure shot than a composite image that combines unrelated scenes.   I would disagree, technically. It is not at all the same as a single long-exposure shot.   It does bring a new point to mind, that hadn’t previously occurred to me, specific to the theme of _“change”_.   It seems to me that an entirely legitimate way to depict change, that ought to be allowed in this challenge, would be a before/after composite, showing how something has changed.  That would rather blatantly violate the rule that we seem to be trying to form against composited pictures, but for this theme, I would think that to ban such an entry would be absurd and inappropriate.   And really, that is what @beowulff’s entry is, a composite of several shots of the same object, showing it changing over time. ---
**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 15, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/985 "2024-04-15T19:48:13Z")
> [@Crane](#): > > We have so far avoided rules. No, we have not. The very first post lays out several rules and guidelines for the contest. Including how much post-processing is acceptable. It is actually spelled out quite specifically: > [@TwoCarrotSnowman](#): > > For the avoidance of doubt: cropping, adjusting white balance, exposure, saturation, contrast, fixing geometry, removing minor distractions etc. are all fine. Also from the OP: > [@TwoCarrotSnowman](#): > > …please remember that this is a photography competition and not a digital art one. mmm ---
**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:** [April 15, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/986 "2024-04-15T20:40:46Z")
> [@Bob\_Blaylock](#): > > It seems to me that an entirely legitimate way to depict change, that ought to be allowed in this challenge, would be a before/after composite, showing how something has changed. I disagree. Showing before/after is documentary, not art. I think the art is getting “Change” into one photo. That’s what makes the contest interesting, rather than perfunctory. ---
**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 16, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/987 "2024-04-16T11:31:48Z")
OK, so what’s the decision? ---
**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 16, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/988 "2024-04-16T15:37:21Z")
Right now, with 20 votes in, we are in favor of disallowing - 75% to 25%. mmm ---
**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 16, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/989 "2024-04-16T17:47:34Z")
Looks like we have an answer. ---
**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 16, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/990 "2024-04-16T18:14:43Z")
OK. I don’t think I can unlink the image, since it’s being referenced elsewhere. Do I get to submit another photo? ---
**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:** [April 16, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/991 "2024-04-16T18:17:00Z")
I vote yes, you get to submit another photo. (For the record, your eclipse photo is AMAZING, very wonderful.) ---
**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 16, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/992 "2024-04-16T18:23:51Z")
Seconded. ---
**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 16, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/993 "2024-04-16T20:03:29Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Do I get to submit another photo? Of course, and thanks for understanding. (If allowed, your photo would have gotten my vote) mmm ---
**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 16, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/994 "2024-04-16T20:17:34Z")
Should definitely get to resubmit but the original needs to be removed as it will affect the voting. ---
**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 16, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/995 "2024-04-16T20:20:39Z")
I’ve asked a mod to do something ---
**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 21, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/996 "2024-04-21T14:13:50Z")
Retread - one more time. ---
**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 21, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/997 "2024-04-21T14:16:10Z")
Last month I posted a picture of a camellia. I gave serious thought to posting a picture of the same bloom as it looks now. There’s certainly been a change! ---
**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 21, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/998 "2024-04-21T18:35:54Z")
That’s a great idea! ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/999 "2024-04-22T02:14:42Z")
My alternate photo that I considered for this month. This used to be part of a bridge somewhere in Iceland, the bridge was destroyed by a flood, now it’s this… I’m not sure what to call it. Art instillation? Playground slide? [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53669970076_9ed8344152_b.jpg "IMG\_8082") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/53669970076/) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1000 "2024-04-22T14:04:40Z")
In the monthly photo thread @romansperson posted a photo of a polyphemus moth cocoon. This is a polyphemus moth that I found plastered to the back of my RAV4 last summer the morning after a rainstorm. Must have knocked it out of the pin oak that hangs over our driveway. I tried to rescue it and let it dry out but it must have suffered too much damage and was dead the next morning. (It’s a Google photo so you might have to click to see the whole thing.) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOBoYi_POFl31WEWIE53eBNO6YVjXc9xF79ghErp5sLDo7yEAVwhPHixSsb_Wy6J9mPo2XPwIaqrVDUg5sJjSqAxugnKI3KqQ_5VUN0pNvfVPlkU68=w600-h315-p-k "New item by Steve Schoenwandt") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/wnLkFzKDKcURDLDR8) ---
**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 22, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1001 "2024-04-22T14:09:22Z")
They don’t live long (about 5 days) so it might have been nearing its end anyway. You were lucky to see one! ---
**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:** [April 22, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1002 "2024-04-22T14:26:15Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > > [@Shoeless](#): > > > > I tried to rescue it and let it dry out but it must have suffered too much damage and was dead the next morning. > > They don’t live long (about 5 days) so it might have been nearing its end anyway. You were lucky to see one! I was going to say similarly. Being of the Saturniidae family, the adult form has a very short lifespan. At this point, they exist just to mate, lay their eggs, and die. They don’t even have functional digestive systems at this point; all the eating that they do, they did as caterpillars; and through the pupa and adult stages, they simply live off of what is left of the food they ate before they went into pupal form. ---
**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 23, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1003 "2024-04-23T21:37:37Z")
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