# 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:** 57
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1124 "2024-08-10T07:27:46Z")
While this one is a nice shot and bank angle, I think you chose the correct one. Those Mach diamonds are cool. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1125 "2024-08-10T18:47:03Z")
Vanilla, chocolate & all that. I like this one better & the other one is too tightly cropped for me ---
**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:** [August 24, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1126 "2024-08-24T19:39:55Z")
Wow - how’d you get that shot? ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1127 "2024-08-24T21:06:13Z")
From an airshow at Space Coast Executive (KTIX) in 2016. From the ground, even though it certainly doesn’t look it; 300mm lens on a full-frame Canon 6D. Until COVID, there was an annual “warbird” airshow there, sponsored by the Valiant Air Command with a museum there. A series of photos I took that day are here: > **[TICO Airshow 2016 - rcb](https://rcb.smugmug.com/Photography/Events/TICO-Airshow-2016)** > > TICO Warbirds air show 2016 ---
**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:** [August 25, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1128 "2024-08-25T02:17:00Z")
These were the closest I could get to “Flight” and would have taken too much explanation [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/2472/3924385780_e8e3d10252_b.jpg "Stars and stripe") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/zyada/3924385780/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/2439/3923594569_b190fc9953_b.jpg "no step") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/zyada/3923594569/) These are details from a WWII plane in a park in Texarkana ---
**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:** [August 28, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1129 "2024-08-28T02:37:27Z")
Who’s the jerk who came up with this category? 🤔 One @#$%& photo?!?! Every time I thought I decided on one I found a different one I liked better. This is one of my favorite aviation photos but I ruled it out early as I didn’t know if people would understand what it is. I present _5 seconds before landing_ [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53952021232_17e4363551_b.jpg "5 seconds before landing") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/74663312@N08/53952021232/) ---
**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:** [August 28, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1130 "2024-08-28T10:17:49Z")
August [poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-21-august-2024-flight/1005302/23) is up. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1131 "2024-08-28T19:32:55Z")
I voted for @Turek, and then looked at the results. @Turek has the early lead. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1132 "2024-08-28T20:07:10Z")
That’s no surprise. They’re sandbagging every month - waiting until most of the entries are posted, then dropping an awesome photo that blows-up the competition! ---
**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 28, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1133 "2024-08-28T20:15:19Z")
All three that I voted for, as soon as they were posted, I said, “Damn! That’s the winner!” ---
**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:** [August 28, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1134 "2024-08-28T20:37:40Z")
I was stumped by the category this month, so no entry from me. The only things I photograph that fly are boids. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1135 "2024-08-29T02:07:26Z")
What was the topic? Flight? If I was more clever I’d have submitted something like this. [![](https://i.imgur.com/jU4iIaH.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/jU4iIaH.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1136 "2024-08-29T16:05:50Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > That’s no surprise. They’re sandbagging every month - waiting until most of the entries are posted, then dropping an awesome photo that blows-up the competition! I (“he”, btw) haven’t entered since February, when I submitted on the 18th. This time, it was the 22nd, so hardly “every month”. I admit the first couple of months I did purposely wait until near the end. But since then it hasn’t been gamesmanship if I’ve entered late in the month; just laziness or forgetting to find a picture. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1137 "2024-09-02T21:24:44Z")
@Spiderman, @Turek, I hope you guys are figuring out the new topic… ---
**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:** [September 4, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1138 "2024-09-04T18:27:56Z")
I’m baaaaaaack. Yes, @Spiderman and @Turek, please collaborate and let us know our September topic. mmm ---
**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:** [September 4, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1139 "2024-09-04T18:37:31Z")
I purposely said manned flight for last month, thinking we could do animal flight (mostly birds but flying squirrels, fish, etc) another month. I did DM @Turek to see if that’s acceptable for Sept or if there’s another topic; waiting to hear back. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1140 "2024-09-04T18:43:25Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > That’s no surprise. They’re sandbagging every month - waiting until most of the entries are posted, then dropping an awesome photo that blows-up the competition! > [@Spiderman](#): > > Who’s the jerk who came up with this category? 🤔 > > One @#$%& photo?!?! Every time I thought I decided on one I found a different one I liked better. Not at all. I have so many photos to choose just one takes some time. I literally have over 600,000 in just my ballooning folder; granted some are .jpg & .nef (raw) duplicates, & some are a series of GoPro jpgs from a timelapse, but still that’s a imperial shit ton (technical term) to think about, & that doesn’t include any airplane, helicopter, or rocket shots. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1141 "2024-09-04T19:32:36Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > I purposely said manned flight for last month, thinking we could do animal flight (mostly birds but flying squirrels, fish, etc) another month. I did DM @Turek to see if that’s acceptable for Sept or if there’s another topic; waiting to hear back. Heard back from @Turek; let’s go with **Flight - (non-human)** for this month. @Mean_Mr.Mustard please set up a new thread ---
**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:** [September 4, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1142 "2024-09-04T20:35:20Z")
September thread is [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-22-september-2024-flight-non-human/1006780). mmm ---
**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:** [September 4, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1143 "2024-09-04T23:20:01Z")
Just posted my entry: A lucky long-range shot that needed careful photo-editing (crop, contrast, etc.) to bring out the final image. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=56) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=58)