# 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:** 53
**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 10, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1044 "2024-06-10T00:43:26Z")
That pool of water is a little “water hole” for cattle. It’s only about an acre or so. That photo is one single exposure - 10 seconds if I recall correctly. I composed it so that I would get reflections in the water. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1045 "2024-06-19T21:37:50Z")
If anyone is interested, the photo of orchids I just posted was taken in our front yard. Five or so years ago, a colony of common spotted orchids just appeared on our front lawn - we don’t mow those parts of the lawn until the seed is set. j ---
**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 26, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1046 "2024-06-26T11:35:35Z")
I do tons of night photography so for this month’s category it wasn’t tough finding a photo, it was tough finding A photo. I’m in. ---
**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 27, 2024, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1047 "2024-06-27T11:01:48Z")
June poll will go up later tonight (Thursday) when I get home. mmm ---
**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 27, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1048 "2024-06-27T22:53:10Z")
[Poll added to June contest thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-19-june-2024-night/1002403/27) mmm ---
**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 27, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1049 "2024-06-27T23:38:03Z")
@Karen_Lingel was yours taken when the water was dyed? ---
**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 28, 2024, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1050 "2024-06-28T05:05:16Z")
No I believe it is just the lights on/in the fountain itself. ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1051 "2024-06-30T15:59:27Z")
Would it be wrong to bump the monthly photo thread during the voting period, so that everybody knows about it? ---
**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:** [June 30, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1052 "2024-06-30T18:06:22Z")
Yeah, I keep thinking that. Hope you don’t mind, @Mean_Mr.Mustard, but I’ll give it a little bump right now. j ---
**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:** [June 30, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1053 "2024-06-30T18:26:30Z")
So many of the entries are unique and cool. I didn’t notice it at the time I took it, but the Easter bunny following the float kinda gives me the creeps. 🫣 ---
**Author:** ![Dogginit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogginit/32/16920_2.png) [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1054 "2024-06-30T18:45:09Z")
So sad, out of state tending to family issues, won’t get to vote, but may be a blessing, so many good entries to pick from this month! ---
**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:** [July 1, 2024, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1055 "2024-07-01T10:13:13Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Yeah, I keep thinking that. > > Hope you don’t mind, @Mean_Mr.Mustard, but I’ll give it a little bump right now. > > j For the record I think we should bump away (within reason). Maybe just one nudge on the last day of voting? Anyone who notices the situation can do so. mmm ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1056 "2024-07-05T10:46:27Z")
We are still waiting for our June winner, @Spiderman, to select our July theme. If you are stuck, Spidey, here are some previously-suggested topics: - 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 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:** [July 5, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1057 "2024-07-05T11:31:26Z")
You left out ‘Title, Photo, Story’ ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1058 "2024-07-05T13:44:10Z")
Bridges ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1059 "2024-07-05T14:29:21Z")
[Bridges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-20-july-2024-bridges/1003772) it is. (Here’s hoping that nobody posts their dental work) mmm ---
**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 5, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1060 "2024-07-05T18:18:19Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > (Here’s hoping that nobody posts their dental work)   I think I did better than that. ---
**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 5, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1061 "2024-07-05T19:36:47Z")
Where did you find that old fossil of an oscilloscope? ---
**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 5, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1062 "2024-07-05T19:56:48Z")
  Many years ago, as a student of electronics, I happened to mention, while I was at my church, that I wanted to acquire an oscilloscope.  A lady nearby heard that, and offered to give me this one, which had belonged to her late husband. I think that was some time in the 1990s.   It’s a Tektronix 502A, possibly almost as old as I am. > [@Monthly Photo Competition #20 – July, 2024 – “Bridges”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-20-july-2024-bridges/1003772/3): > >   A [bridge rectifier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diode_bridge), made from four diodes, in front of an oscilloscope display showing what it does.  An alternating current (AC) signal is being fed into it via the black and white wires, and is displayed on the upper trace of the oscilloscope.  The ticked line on the oscilloscope grid, over the upper trace, indicates the zero-volt point.   The lower trace shows the direct current (DC) signal coming out of the bridge rectifier, via the red and green wires.  The line at the bottom of the wave… ---
**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 5, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1063 "2024-07-05T22:27:02Z")
I have owned many, many oscilloscopes over the years.I still use a Tek 468 regularly. I had a Tek 316, which was a really nifty compact guy: [https://w140.com/tekwiki/wiki/316](https://w140.com/tekwiki/wiki/316) My first ‘scope was a Hicock. Made in the “golden era” of oscilloscope manufacturing, when everyone was making them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=54)