# 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:** 79
**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:** [July 16, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1564 "2025-07-16T13:28:55Z")
Yes, age of photo. I’m very impressed you still have that! Added — probably should’ve said that at first, about how old that photo looked. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1565 "2025-07-18T14:06:19Z")
Surprising the print has survived 70 years in reasonably good condition. The camera was a Pony 828 using 828 film. That is the only photo I have from the roll. …Thinking…Aha I have it. I was recently given photos from my late wifes’ collection. I must have sent her that print when I was a Cadet and it was then protected in an album. That was a safer place than my foot locker where the other prints met their fate. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1566 "2025-07-19T00:39:58Z")
Other photos I considered for my entry: La Patrouille de France (So technically those are the colors of the French flag in this case). They were touring the US to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the US’s entry into WWI. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54663949601_f05efb3789_b.jpg "IMG\_7519") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/54663949601/) This one speaks for itself. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54663949581_e5ed9acc7c_b.jpg "P1010024") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/54663949581/) ---
**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:** [July 24, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1567 "2025-07-24T19:29:38Z")
Finally got around to taking that picture I’ve been meaning to take, today. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1568 "2025-07-28T15:10:54Z")
@Chronos , nice one! ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1569 "2025-07-28T19:42:19Z")
Poll is up! mmm [link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-32-july-2025-patriotism/1020377/16) ---
**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:** [August 3, 2025, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1570 "2025-08-03T11:30:36Z")
Congrats to @MacDoc, our July winner! mmm ---
**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:** [August 3, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1571 "2025-08-03T13:06:08Z")
Our [August](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-33-august-2025-eye-or-eyes/1021654) competition thread is up. The theme is “Eye or eyes”. Now go out and find yourself a lens. 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:** [August 3, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1572 "2025-08-03T19:58:00Z")
Wow, that got off to a rapid start. I guess eye pictures are something that a lot of folks have lying around. Although on the other hand, a photographer might plausibly have enough eye photos that it takes a while to pick out which one to use. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1573 "2025-08-03T23:57:40Z")
Doncha hate it when the winner is posted so soon? Let a little anticipation build up, you guys! ---
**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:** [August 4, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1574 "2025-08-04T00:23:13Z")
Hoo boy, so many choices from my archives! I finally picked one. Here are the two runner-ups (from just a 15 minute search): [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreihdwy443uyb4r7jiumqsqzsxwzvyasb3jeln3vdsdllkj5xtzsn5u@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreihdwy443uyb4r7jiumqsqzsxwzvyasb3jeln3vdsdllkj5xtzsn5u@jpeg) [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreigozyvqah622snn7hkidijghf4af3q3bh6nqul3fmerrna2buwk34@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreigozyvqah622snn7hkidijghf4af3q3bh6nqul3fmerrna2buwk34@jpeg) ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1575 "2025-08-07T00:22:34Z")
Forgive me if this question has already been raised and answered: is it permissible to withdraw one’s original entry and post a different one? ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1576 "2025-08-07T00:50:01Z")
I don’t think that has come up before. From my perspective it would cause trouble when it came to making the voting poll at the end of the month. I would be ok with it if you could remove the first photo from the thread - I dunno, by breaking the link or deleting the image from the hosting site? You may or may not need a mod’s assistance. If that can happen, I personally don’t have a problem with it. I’ll leave it for others to weigh in on whether it should be allowed (only with disappearing first photo) as a general rule. mmm ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1577 "2025-08-07T01:10:17Z")
Oh, absolutely I’d delete the first entry if it were possible. Is it too late to delete my post? Or if a mod could deep-six the link with a note that the photo was being withdrawn, and I’d then do a new post with the photo I want to use. But if anyone objects, so be it. I can see it becoming a problem if it became at all common to do this. I’m fine with however it shakes out. Just, I was looking at one of the cat photos I have framed and up on the wall and thinking, damn, I wish I’d picked that image instead. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1578 "2025-08-07T01:15:40Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Or if a mod could deep-six the link with a note that the photo was being withdrawn, and I’d then do a new post with the photo I want to use. 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:** [August 7, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1579 "2025-08-07T01:23:44Z")
Oh, THANK YOU! I will extract that photo from the computer where it currently lives and post it sometime tomorrow. THANK YOU!!! ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1580 "2025-08-07T02:17:20Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > > [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > > > Or if a mod could deep-six the link with a note that the photo was being withdrawn, and I’d then do a new post with the photo I want to use. > > Done. You gouged out his eye!!! 🫣 ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1581 "2025-08-07T02:21:57Z")
The entire art piece that my entry is a detail of: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/MmxI2RK.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/MmxI2RK) ---
**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:** [August 7, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1582 "2025-08-07T17:10:42Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Just, I was looking at one of the cat photos I have framed and up on the wall and thinking, damn, I wish I’d picked that image instead. I totally see why you wanted to switch to this one. 🐱 ---
**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:** [August 8, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1583 "2025-08-08T02:03:48Z")
Thanks. I’m grateful it was okayed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=80)