# 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:** 58
**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:** [September 5, 2024, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1144 "2024-09-05T11:23:36Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > A lucky long-range shot that needed careful photo-editing Great result! ---
**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:** [September 5, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1145 "2024-09-05T11:30:27Z")
Yes it looks fantastic! I like the bright, clean, white of it. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1146 "2024-09-05T11:36:36Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > I have so many photos to choose just one takes some time. Can you give us some details on how you got such a spectacular shot ---
**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 5, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1147 "2024-09-05T14:25:26Z")
December afternoon at the airport for the Santa fly-in; we were doing our post-flight snacks/champagne, I realized what was coming so I walked away from the crowd & sat in an empty tie-down pad to get the right angle; he was coming in to land & was in the area of downwind-to-base turn so was low in the sky because of that. The following plane actually went _thru_ the sun but I liked the posted one better because he looked like he was about to land on the sun. Also got a T-6 doing a fly-by with smoke on, plus some of a new balloon & a cool one of a balloon framed in the triangle of a C-172. A good afternoon of shooting! ---
**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:** [September 5, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1148 "2024-09-05T18:06:18Z")
Sorry, I was off the grid. I did see an email from Spiderman and asked him to choose. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1149 "2024-09-05T18:59:56Z")
Regarding September: I don’t want to stretch the topic so hard that it tears. Would a photo depicting an animal in the air that doesn’t normally appear in such situations be acceptable? A leaping rhino\*, perhaps? -\* not the actual subject ---
**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:** [September 5, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1150 "2024-09-05T22:06:27Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > A good afternoon of shooting! Thanks, you used it well. ---
**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 12, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1151 "2024-09-12T02:00:01Z")
Gah. Just checked into the entries thread and I see the site I used to post my entry decided not to host it any more. I did get it reposted using Xitter. I hope that’s okay. ---
**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 12, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1152 "2024-09-12T18:22:46Z")
Here’s the other one I was considering, same rock: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53990630069_bbc1397aa0_b.jpg "DSC01959") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/45215582@N06/53990630069/) ---
**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 12, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1153 "2024-09-12T22:37:44Z")
That’s cool! ---
**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 12, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1154 "2024-09-12T23:10:34Z")
Thanks! I keep meaning to respond to @Raza also: I think a photo of a dog catching a Frisbee, or a cow jumping over the moon, or what have you, would be totally admissible. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1155 "2024-09-12T23:17:28Z")
Thanks; I’ve been holding off submitting. It’s not “self-powered flight” like a bird, but airborne nonetheless. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1156 "2024-09-12T23:38:27Z")
Like this? [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/HxlJr4U.jpeg "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/HxlJr4U) ---
**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:** [September 13, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1157 "2024-09-13T00:02:43Z")
Slightly higher altitude. Slightly. ---
**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 13, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1158 "2024-09-13T13:55:18Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > > [@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. > [@Raza](#): > > Regarding September: I don’t want to stretch the topic so hard that it tears. > > Would a photo depicting an animal in the air that doesn’t normally appear in such situations be acceptable? A leaping rhino\*, perhaps? As the ~~judge~~ topic chooser for this month I say yes. I specifically stated (non-human) animals & even called out a mammal (squirrel) as being acceptable. > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > a cow jumping over the moon, or what have you, would be totally admissible. yanno, at the right time of month, & at the right angle, I’m sure that picture [exists](https://lifeintherv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Airabelle-Creamland-Dairy-Mascot-Takes-Flight-2.jpg). I just looked, it’ll work out well for that at _next_ (2025) year’s [AIBF](https://balloonfiesta.com). ---
**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:** [September 13, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1159 "2024-09-13T13:58:11Z")
Thanks! Since I’m somewhat new to the contest I’m anxious about breaking any rules or traditions. Now I’ll have to get my butt airborne and get it uploaded and posted. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1160 "2024-09-13T14:22:46Z")
No, no, no: the OP specifically asked for **non-human** , your butt is not admissible. Though an airborne butt would be quite something to behold as long as you post it according to the NSFW rules. ---
**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 13, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1161 "2024-09-13T14:27:58Z")
You’re making an [assumption](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/21/arts/21YOUNGsub-obit/21YOUNGsub-obit-superJumbo.jpg); however, I would recommend against it; I wouldn’t vote for the horse’s ass! ---
**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 13, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1162 "2024-09-13T17:47:24Z")
Oh, good title! 😄 ---
**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:** [September 16, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1163 "2024-09-16T14:02:12Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > manned flight for last month Oh, ‘manned’ flight. I missed that part. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=57) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=59)