# 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:** 61
**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:** [October 5, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1204 "2024-10-05T14:17:27Z")
And then make the SMDB calendar 😆 ---
**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:** [October 5, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1205 "2024-10-05T21:38:29Z")
You mean the SDMB calendar isn’t going to be all the mod in sexually suggestive poses? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1206 "2024-10-05T22:02:57Z")
No one would buy it. Well, they might pay money to _not_ have to see it, I suppose… 😉 ---
**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:** [October 6, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1207 "2024-10-06T17:14:35Z")
I belong to another group that does a calendar. The top vote getter gets the cover. Of course you look at the cover once or twice until you hang it up & then every ‘lesser’ picture for an entire month. Guess who has the cover for 2025 _::Sigh::_ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1208 "2024-10-06T17:55:29Z")
Isn’t the cover usually also one of the months? So that picture would get a month plus once or twice. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1209 "2024-10-07T02:02:07Z")
Not in any calendar I’ve ever designed. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1210 "2024-10-17T15:54:54Z")
On my way to work this morning there was an amazing huge full moon behind some early morning haze that was just setting on the horizon. It was a perfect shot for this month’s “moody/atmospheric” theme but I would have had to pull over and get out of my car and try to snap some pix with 70mph traffic whizzing by, which absolutely was not going to happen. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1211 "2024-10-17T17:30:59Z")
I saw it too! Fortunately I was on a dirt road, so I pulled over and took the picture. And also fortunately, it didn’t turn out that well so I didn’t have to feel bad about not using it for my contest entry. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54073521293_444fd8fbe6_b.jpg "Hunters moon") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/45215582@N06/54073521293/) ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1212 "2024-10-17T19:55:10Z")
That’s not a bad shot. But yeah - the moon always looks tiny in my photos. It’s a funny thing, that. j ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1213 "2024-10-17T20:47:32Z")
So is there a thread for the entries this month? i haven’t found it, if so. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1214 "2024-10-17T20:54:44Z")
> [@Monthly Photo Competition #23 – October, 2024 – “Moody/Atmospheric”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-23-october-2024-moody-atmospheric/1008432): > > This is the monthly thread for October, 2024. The topic this month is “Moody/Atmospheric”, chosen by @romansperson. Please post only your photo and, if you want, a title in this thread. Any other text belongs in the [rolling discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642). Exception: discussion can commence in this thread after the poll has closed. The general rules for the competition are [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642). One entry per person per month . To make the photos easier to review please only post just once to this thread, with your entry. … j ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1215 "2024-10-17T20:55:47Z")
Thanks! ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1216 "2024-10-17T21:04:34Z")
I’m going to post a photo here before I add it to the competition because I’m not sure if it’s too post-processed to be acceptable. If so, please tell me and I won’t use it; I have another photo I can enter. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GaHu3UCXkAAQKKc?format=jpg&name=4096x4096) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GaHu3UCXkAAQKKc?format=jpg&name=4096x4096) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1217 "2024-10-17T21:09:09Z")
This is from the Rules link: > [@TwoCarrotSnowman](#): > > It’s OK to post-process photos, but please remember that this is a photography competition and not a digital art one. It’s a fine line, but as guidance, if you’ve added significant elements to a picture that weren’t there when you took it, you’ve probably crossed the line into digital art. For the avoidance of doubt: cropping, adjusting white balance, exposure, saturation, contrast, fixing geometry, removing minor distractions etc. are all fine. None of the photos I’ve submitted have been processed or manipulated in any way, but it does look like it’s allowed to a degree. Hope this helps! ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1218 "2024-10-17T21:13:04Z")
Thanks. I knew there was some post-processing allowed, which only makes sense. But I’m really pushing it with this one to get the effect I wanted. I think I should get the input of other contestants and the founder of the competition before I go ahead with it. if it’s no-go i have a much less processed shot of the same scarecrow, to wit: [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GaHu1yzWAAMoULD?format=jpg&name=4096x4096) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GaHu1yzWAAMoULD?format=jpg&name=4096x4096) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1219 "2024-10-17T21:14:51Z")
That’s pretty atmospheric, sans manipulation! Nicely done. 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1220 "2024-10-17T21:15:44Z")
Thanks. I guess I should use that one, then. The head is a deer skull; found in the woods beyond the fields of the farm where my horses were boarding. Add a beatup old jacket, tie it to a post with baling twine, and there you are. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1221 "2024-10-17T21:16:24Z")
Nah, wait and hear what others say. There’s still time, isn’t there? ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1222 "2024-10-17T21:32:24Z")
On the subject of post processing, is it allowable to convert a photo to black and white if it was originally taken in color? Because I think photos can often look moodier in black and white. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1223 "2024-10-17T21:34:46Z")
I’d be okay with it, but I’m speaking only for myself, of course. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=62)