# 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:** 52
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1024 "2024-06-02T05:23:18Z")
I already showed off this one, which is probably my favorite of my night photos: > [@SDMB Photo Thread - Show us a photo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/13): > > [[image] ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/ah3files/9th%20Ave%20at%2044th.jpg) ---
**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:** [June 2, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1025 "2024-06-02T13:28:24Z")
I agree, it’s incredible! ---
**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:** [June 2, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1026 "2024-06-02T22:03:36Z")
Aw man, I am planning on visiting Los Angeles next month, and while I’m there I plan to go up to the Griffith Observatory at night and try to get a photo of the city from above. Like do a long exposure and try to capture some light trails or something like that. I even acquired a tripod and remote shutter for that purpose. But that’s gonna be too late for this contest. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1027 "2024-06-02T22:37:45Z")
Oooh, one of my specialties; the tough part will be choosing just one. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1028 "2024-06-03T11:15:09Z")
What do you all think about the following? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1028))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1028))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1028))_ mmm ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1029 "2024-06-03T16:01:18Z")
Regarding resubmitting photos, I asked about that a while back, particularly the case where someone submits a photo for theme A, but that photo also would work for subsequent theme B or C or Q or whatever (e.g. my submission for “outdoors” also would have been a good entry for “trees”). @TwoCarrotSnowman’s ruling was that there’s nothing in the rules against it, therefore it’s allowed. Regarding suggesting themes, I assume the winner still would get final say in selecting the next theme, and the suggestions from others are just that, suggestions. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1030 "2024-06-03T18:10:23Z")
Yes, suggestions are suggestions. 🙂 mmm ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1031 "2024-06-03T19:52:34Z")
I voted “no” for repeating themes after a year. I think at least two years would be better. It’s been 18 months and there are still new themes to explore. When I was deciding on this month’s theme, I was also considering “moonlight”, “weather”, “accidental weirdness” and “motion”. I think we are creative enough to not repeat ourselves so quickly. I don’t have a problem with resubmissions that fit more than one theme. As far as everyone making suggestions, sure, they could post them in this thread as they come up with them and the winner can take them into consideration. Heh, I just made some in the first paragraph. 😄 ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1032 "2024-06-03T20:17:13Z")
Combining @aurora_maire’s topic suggestions with some of my own (it would be a good idea to copy/paste this list when adding to it to maintain a running list of suggestions): **Accidental Weirdness** **Action** **Black and White** **Color** **Moonlight** **Unexpected** **Weather** **Vintage** (perhaps we _can_ go two years before repeating themes) mmm ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1033 "2024-06-03T20:26:39Z")
If we’ve started taking suggestions, some ideas I had: - Industry - Architecture - Childhood (I initially thought “children”, but we don’t all have our own children to photograph, and having to get permission to post other people’s children might be problematic) ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1034 "2024-06-03T20:38:53Z")
Theme suggestions: Repetition Beauty Spooky (or some other mood) Man-made object Color (a single color specified, not all colors) Holiday/season or create a wall calendar page for a specified month Old/new ---
**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:** [June 3, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1035 "2024-06-03T20:39:14Z")
There should be no need to repeat themes unless we all somehow have very very poor imaginations - however some broad themes like winter might make sense to repeat. Here are some of my suggestions: less is more jump! operate backlit cinematography (pictures that look like they are from a movie) snapping the snapper ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1036 "2024-06-04T00:24:14Z")
How about some things that can be interpreted different ways – I’m thinking like the “On the Edge” non-SD photography contest referred to upthread. Out of time. Invisible Over the top ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1037 "2024-06-04T00:33:40Z")
**Updated theme suggestion list:** Accidental Weirdness Action Architecture Backlit Beauty Black and White Childhood Cinematography Color Color (one specific) Holiday/Season Industry Invisible Jump! Less is More Man-Made Object(s) Moonlight Operate Out of Time Over the Top Repetition Snapping the snapper Spooky Unexpected Vintage Weather ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1038 "2024-06-04T01:42:33Z")
I’m thinking that a doper baby picture contest would be fun. Everyone post childhood pictures of themselves and then vote on the cutest doper from childhood. Some photoshop would be allowed since some of these pictures would be very, very old tintypes. 😉 ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1039 "2024-06-04T02:15:21Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > I’m thinking that a doper baby picture contest would be fun. I agree it would be fun, but I think that is a different thread. It doesn’t really fit into the spirit of the Monthly Photo Competition. 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:** [June 6, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1040 "2024-06-06T20:22:50Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I agree it would be fun, but I think that is a different thread. It doesn’t really fit into the spirit of the Monthly Photo Competition. Seems OK, a lot of our photos are archived. My topic suggestion: Title, photo and one paragraph story ---
**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:** [June 7, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1041 "2024-06-07T02:20:17Z")
After all, if it’s a photo of you as a baby… you probably didn’t take it! ---
**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:** [June 9, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1042 "2024-06-09T03:03:13Z")
Nighttime is my favorite time for photography. I have loads of Milky Way photos, but I thought that they were not really the best example of “Night.” Here’s a couple that didn’t make the cut for this month’s challenge: Monument Valley by Moonlight: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/U7qhaMg.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/U7qhaMg) Moonrise: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/coqhCVD.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/coqhCVD) My Luke SkyWalker pose: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/55n8swF.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/55n8swF) My Han Solo pose: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/D8HGW7z.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/D8HGW7z) Milky Way over pond: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/gFV1CdX.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/gFV1CdX) ---
**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:** [June 9, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1043 "2024-06-09T23:19:03Z")
That last one: wow! Is it a compilation? It looks like there are star trails in the reflection off the lake. (In the UK we’d call that a sea, never mind a pond) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=53)