# 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:** 69
**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 21, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1364 "2025-01-21T19:26:01Z")
Not quite that nice! ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1365 "2025-01-21T19:29:13Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > I know jack about cars, and have no idea how the _Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato_ is marketed, but to me it’s name suggest that it’s only intended for - mmm - unambitious offroading. A **strada sterrata** is essentially an unpaved road. There’s an Italian language wiki page on the subject, which I don’t think I’m supposed to link to (non-English language source). But I trust that a google translate of the start of it is OK: > > > A dirt road [_strada sterrata_] (or cart road) is a country road without pavement, suitable for the transit of carts or agricultural machinery, off-road vehicles and, with difficulty, other vehicles. > > A google image search on _strada sterrata_ will find you a shedload of examples. Do we think it’s a goer for a road of that type?   Maybe.  The suggested Google search seems to show mostly well-graded dirt or gravel roads, which any car ought to be able to handle, including this one.  Such roads, if not very well maintained, could get rutted and uneven, and this car, very obviously, could get stuck on such roads, at least as easily as any common sedan.  Ground clearance is the crucial criterion, here, along with the approach, breakover, and departure angles, and this car looks like it just doesn’t have it.   I’d have no problem trusting it on a road like this… [![](https://www.ipmitalia.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/strada-bianca-come-realizzata-e-mantenuta-thumb.jpg) ](https://www.ipmitalia.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/strada-bianca-come-realizzata-e-mantenuta-thumb.jpg)   But then, as I said, I think almost any car should be able to handle that.   A road like this, I’d be less confident in this car… [![](https://drenidea.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/buche-pozzanghere-autunno-inverno_14.jpg) ](https://drenidea.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/buche-pozzanghere-autunno-inverno_14.jpg)   This might be where the A/T tires come in, allowing it to get a better grip on mud, but [as I learned the very hard way, some months ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tying-up-loose-ends-in-the-mmp/1011700/239), mud puddles have a way of turning out to be deeper than you expect.  Even with A/T tires, a car with so little ground clearance could get stuck, possibly even on the puddle shown in that last image.   And a road like this, I’d have to say no way in Hell… [![](https://static.vecteezy.com/ti/foto-gratuito/p1/31092907-strada-sterrata-nel-bosco-foto.jpg) ](https://static.vecteezy.com/ti/foto-gratuito/p1/31092907-strada-sterrata-nel-bosco-foto.jpg) ---
**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:** [January 21, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1366 "2025-01-21T19:30:30Z")
A car might be able to plow through that last one… right now. But when the mud dries… ---
**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 21, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1367 "2025-01-21T19:58:01Z")
I wouldn’t want to try that last road alone, even in my Bronco. Too easy to dig yourself four holes… ---
**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:** [January 23, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1368 "2025-01-23T04:31:29Z")
That last muddy trail, if you can keep your momentum up, that might be fun. Hey @Galactus I like your photo! > [@Monthly Photo Competition #26 – January, 2025 – “Blue”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-26-january-2025-blue/1012458/25): > > [[Imgur] ](https://imgur.com/RsqCba7) ---
**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:** [January 23, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1369 "2025-01-23T17:06:37Z")
@Fiendish_Astronaut , that photo of the fellas in the the truck looks familiar - have you shared that previously? I had a couple of “blue” photos that I used before, but chose not to use them again here. Just a personal preference. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1370 "2025-01-23T17:12:34Z")
I may well have done - if you’ve seen it before I probably have. I’d be more than happy to post an alternative, especially as these threads are about sharing our photography (for me at least) rather than trying to win, but it would be too late to delete the original so would confuse matters. ---
**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 23, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1371 "2025-01-23T18:27:44Z")
I keep thinking how nice it would be to walk into a gallery with all this month’s pictures hung in it. Beautiful! ---
**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:** [January 23, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1372 "2025-01-23T19:55:36Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I had a couple of “blue” photos that I used before, but chose not to use them again here. Just a personal preference. One thing about using the same photo again - certainly part of what people are voting for is a general “which ones do I like the most” But a big part is how well do they represent the theme. So a photo posted in one month may do ok, but in a different month do really well because it really fits the theme If I had one that I remember doing well in the polls, I probably wouldn’t use it, but if it didn’t do very well there, I might put it in another month if it really fit the theme ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1373 "2025-01-23T22:13:12Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > If I had one that I remember doing well in the polls, I probably wouldn’t use it, but if it didn’t do very well there, I might put it in another month if it really fit the theme I believe we decided some time back that it was ok to use the same photo unless it was a winner in the past. Some photos will work for different themes. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1374 "2025-01-24T05:52:44Z")
Oh okay, that’s good to know. Thanks! ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1375 "2025-01-26T00:32:16Z")
Dangit, people, stop posting so many cool pictures! Some of us are going to have to actually choose between them, you know. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1376 "2025-01-26T04:06:33Z")
This was another photo I considered for “Blue” this month… [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/Upload_Download/IMG_4384.JPG) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/Upload_Download/IMG_4384.JPG) [click thru for hi-res as usual] ---
**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 26, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1377 "2025-01-26T22:53:45Z")
A couple of blue photos I took today, while out with my wife. We went down to SMOCA, and wandered around the mall. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/DIrf85g.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/DIrf85g) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/rmin8HM.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/rmin8HM) ---
**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 26, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1378 "2025-01-26T22:55:26Z")
Very pretty! ---
**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 26, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1379 "2025-01-26T22:59:35Z")
The 2nd photo is inside of a James Turrell Skyspace at SMOCA. It’s a fun place to visit. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1380 "2025-01-26T23:11:53Z")
…Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, I guess? And I had to double-check your profile to get the S. I would have guessed Seattle, if not for the cacti. The rooster reminds me of some [public art](https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2017/05/post_364.html) that was circulating around Cleveland about a decade ago: There were a bunch of single-color molded plastic animals in various public spaces, and they were moved occasionally (either by the artist, or by others). The most prominent ones were four-foot-tall meerkats, and snails of sizes ranging from about two to ten feet. ---
**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 26, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1381 "2025-01-26T23:14:54Z")
Yes, Scottsdale. And the exhibit you saw came to the Desert Botanical Garden one year. Snails and Meerkats and Alligators, Oh my! ---
**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 27, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1382 "2025-01-27T13:10:23Z")
January poll is [up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-26-january-2025-blue/1012458/30) mmm ---
**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:** [February 2, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1383 "2025-02-02T00:26:14Z")
@Bullitt, that’s awesome! You must be so proud. 🥲 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=68) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=70)