# 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:** 72
**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:** [March 15, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1424 "2025-03-15T23:36:27Z")
Not my photo, but this is where my mind immediately went: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/HNwAoDN.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/HNwAoDN) mmm ---
**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:** [March 16, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1425 "2025-03-16T13:36:53Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Very true. Is waiting for the midnight train gritty? I’m saying yes. Agreed and judging by the entries so far, gritty seems to be earthy with a somber component. B&W fits this topic well. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1426 "2025-03-17T01:31:42Z")
I know where my mind went immediately. Unfortunately, I don’t have any pics of what I want to do & not sure if I can get them in time. What’s worse is I have I know someone who has hundreds if not thousands of pics of what I want; some really great ones too, but he took them & I didn’t. I’m hoping I will get a chance to shoot it (but doubtful) so I’m not saying what it is just yet. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1427 "2025-03-20T01:12:19Z")
@minor7flat5 - Gritty Kitty! ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1428 "2025-03-20T01:15:37Z")
> [@Crane](#): > > …B&W fits this topic well. Ilford HP5 Plus is pretty darned gritty stuff! I developed my graffiti cat photo in HC-110 in order to dial the grain back a notch, but it still is pleasantly gritty. The only other option on my chemical shelf is a bottle of Rodinal, which renders that film stock with absolutely in-your-face grain. > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > @minor7flat5 - Gritty Kitty! You reminded me of when my dad served on the USS Kitty Hawk when he was in the Navy Reserve. He told me the nick name they used for their ship and it certainly wasn’t the Gritty Kitty…I’ll leave it to your imagination. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1429 "2025-03-20T17:04:11Z")
> [@Crane](#): > > Agreed and judging by the entries so far, gritty seems to be earthy with a somber component. One reason I picked my particular submission is because it has that figurative grit, and also literal grit in the form of piles of dirt and gravel in the street (I think they were going some sort of curb replacement). ---
**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:** [March 21, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1430 "2025-03-21T11:24:11Z")
Interesting contrast to the TV antennas. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1431 "2025-03-25T11:50:36Z")
Reminder: Submission deadline is **Wednesday, March 26** , 11:45 pm US EDT. Number of entries are down so far this month. 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:** [March 26, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1432 "2025-03-26T18:21:45Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > I know where my mind went immediately. Unfortunately, I don’t have any pics of what I want to do & not sure if I can get them in time. What I _wanted_ to do was post a photo of [Gritty](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=f731f35a248a5872&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1154US1154&q=gritty+flyers+mascot&udm=2). I know the guy who shoots Gritty’s calendar; you realize how many awesome pictures he has of Gritty over the past couple of years? No, I wouldn’t even _think_ of posting someone else’s work ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1433 "2025-03-26T18:48:01Z")
I chose my photo of the funky free book exchange I stumbled across in a working class neighborhood of Fernandina Beach for its gritty symbolism. It’s rough construction using reclaimed materials holding an assortment of interesting book titles exemplifies a tough and courageous resolve that appeared at odds for it’s location I call that grit. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1434 "2025-03-26T18:54:13Z")
It’s funny… While I do think of that as the meaning of “grit” (a concept which also comes up a lot in education circles), I don’t think of “gritty” as meaning “having grit”. For some reason, while “grit” has a strong positive connotation for me, “gritty” is mostly negative. And it’s “gritty” that’s this month’s theme. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1435 "2025-03-26T19:09:39Z")
I disagree, grit and gritty are synonymous ---
**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:** [March 26, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1436 "2025-03-26T19:28:11Z")
Yeah, I actually looked up various definitions of gritty, and then chose a photo based on some of those elements. And I didn’t even try to shoot a new picture, because I felt like an urban setting was important and I’m all rural this month. 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 26, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1437 "2025-03-26T20:06:43Z")
We’re looking for a photo with True Grit… ---
**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:** [March 27, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1438 "2025-03-27T13:03:02Z")
March poll is [open.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-28-march-2025-gritty/1015036/22) mmm ---
**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:** [March 27, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1439 "2025-03-27T18:01:52Z")
OK, I had a great example of what I’m talking about today. I was doing some bicycle maintenance, taking some parts apart to clean and lubricate them. But one part in particular desperately needed that cleaning: It took me over an hour to manage to take it apart. I showed grit in persevering until I had fixed it. The bike was gritty. EDIT: Oh, and I dealt with the ambiguity of meaning by voting for pictures that seemed to fit more than one definition of “gritty” at once. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1440 "2025-03-29T00:47:06Z")
I’m hoping the next subject is omens🐦‍⬛ ---
**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:** [April 1, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1441 "2025-04-01T09:24:53Z")
Congratulations to @Turek for their gritty March win. mmm ---
**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:** [April 2, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1442 "2025-04-02T13:46:27Z")
Since last month was “gritty,”, I suggest “Smooth”, or, since it’s spring in North America, “Green”. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1443 "2025-04-02T14:52:52Z")
Both sound good, but you gotta pick one. 😊 mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=71) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=73)