# 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:** 65
**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:** [December 25, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1284 "2024-12-25T16:41:47Z")
@Crane : Whoa, nice fit for the category! I definitely want to touch it (but I wouldn’t). ---
**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:** [December 26, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1285 "2024-12-26T12:25:59Z")
Yeah, looks like it might bite. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1286 "2024-12-26T23:15:11Z")
I finally decided to enter one of these. It could also have gone in Food, but I didn’t notice that one until too late. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1287 "2024-12-27T00:28:33Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I finally decided to enter one of these. I’m glad! I’ve always wondered why more folks didn’t participate. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1288 "2024-12-27T00:48:25Z")
Well, I’m not much of a photographer. Occasionally I’ll notice something that I feel like is worthy of a snap, and even more occasionally, one of those shots I have lying around will be a match for one of these. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1289 "2024-12-27T07:07:23Z")
Yours is an interesting photo. I like it! ---
**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:** [December 27, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1290 "2024-12-27T11:56:54Z")
Good to see you here, @Chronos! [December poll is posted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture/1011173/26) mmm ---
**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:** [December 27, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1291 "2024-12-27T14:57:40Z")
Every photo is great. It was very hard to choose 3, and I changed my votes a few times before submitting. Great job, everyone. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1292 "2024-12-27T21:42:49Z")
Wish I’d had four or five votes! Very hard to pick just three out of so many outstanding entries. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1293 "2024-12-29T00:37:57Z")
These always astonish me. The one I’d have chosen as winner isn’t near the top. If your photo isn’t doing well, remember that somebody out there thinks it kicked ass! ---
**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:** [December 29, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1294 "2024-12-29T06:01:26Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > The one I’d have chosen as winner isn’t near the top. If your photo isn’t doing well, remember that somebody out there thinks it kicked ass! ^^^ Yeah me too. I’m often amazed by a photo that doesn’t get that many votes. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1295 "2024-12-29T18:37:50Z")
Two of my choices are in the top three! But I agree, there were so many wonderful photos picking the three to vote for was difficult. Too bad we can’t do ranked choice voting? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1296 "2024-12-29T20:24:41Z")
It was so hard this time! Usually I go through the photos once, noting which I liked. This gets me a list of 3, or maybe 4 or 5, when I have to compare just those This time, my first pass had nearly half of the entrants, and I had to make a good 4 or 5 passes to whittle it down to 3! ---
**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:** [December 31, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1297 "2024-12-31T18:23:47Z")
Well, I didn’t get very many votes, but that’s OK, because I thought that others were better, too. But I am gratified that I got a couple. And meanwhile, the one I thought best and my #4 pick (that just missed getting a checkmark) are tied for 1st, and the next one on the list is another one I voted for, so I think everyone else got it pretty much right. I am curious about @Mean_Mr.Mustard 's entry. It looks like a much better fit for eerie atmospheric than for texture, and what’s the story behind that, anyway? Why is there a barber’s chair in a dungeon? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1298 "2024-12-31T21:06:06Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I am curious about @Mean_Mr.Mustard 's entry. It looks like a much better fit for eerie atmospheric than for texture, and what’s the story behind that, anyway? Why is there a barber’s chair in a dungeon? I took this during a tour of Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. This is where the inmates got their hairs cut. The prison was in operation from 1829-1971. I like the textures of the peeling walls, so…texture. (guess I’m the only one lol) 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:** [December 31, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1299 "2024-12-31T21:42:07Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > These always astonish me. The one I’d have chosen as winner isn’t near the top. If your photo isn’t doing well, remember that somebody out there thinks it kicked ass! For last month’s food theme I was honestly surprised my entry got as many votes as it did, because I felt it was sub par compared to the other entries. I guess we’re all our own worst critics. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1300 "2025-01-01T20:36:38Z")
[January](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-26-january-2025-blue/1012458) thread is up. mmm ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1301 "2025-01-02T02:35:17Z")
@EddyTeddyFreddy That’s a really nice photo! ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1302 "2025-01-02T02:44:59Z")
I think this will be a really lovely month. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1303 "2025-01-02T02:47:37Z")
Thank you! I took it at dusk with a heavy zoom lens and no tripod. Even though I knelt down it was still a bitch to hold the camera still long enough to get a good shot. I took three or four, I think, and this was the only usable one – and the forequarters are still a bit blurry at that. When processing the image I made sure to keep that bit of fence in the background. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=64) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=66)