# 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:** 85
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1684 "2025-10-01T15:04:02Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Congratulations on a well-deserved triumph over a ferociously tough competition. Just about every image in that contest would have been a worthy winner. Seriously, I cannot believe I won. There were some really, really great photos in there! ---
**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:** [October 1, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1685 "2025-10-01T15:59:45Z")
Well, you cracked the SDMB code: add cats to win! ---
**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:** [October 1, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1686 "2025-10-01T16:56:19Z")
Not cookies? ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1687 "2025-10-01T17:01:00Z")
It wasn’t _just_ the cat. The colors on the bricks, reflected in the flowers, was an aesthetically pleasing setting. And given the wall and the water, the cat had to have gone through the doorway to get to where it was. So there was an implied action, directly associated with the topic. A winning combination. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1688 "2025-10-01T19:23:43Z")
The Spooky [contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-35-october-2025-spooky/1023579) is ready to go. So…go! mmm ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1689 "2025-10-02T00:25:03Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Just about every image in that contest would have been a worthy winner. I got my first ever vote, so I’m happy. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1690 "2025-10-02T00:41:35Z")
Thank you, Mr. Mustard! ---
**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 2, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1691 "2025-10-02T01:56:31Z")
OK, so now can we get the explanation of @Mean_Mr.Mustard 's door to nowhere in the middle of a pond? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1692 "2025-10-02T06:17:28Z")
Information about my contribution: this was taken in _les Catacombes de Paris_ at the beginning of November, 2021. Yes, we were exploring the ossuary a couple days after Hallowe’en. My wife hated it. My kids loved it. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1693 "2025-10-02T07:45:04Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > OK, so now can we get the explanation of @Mean_Mr.Mustard 's door to nowhere in the middle of a pond? Yes please! @Mean_Mr.Mustard …? ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1694 "2025-10-02T08:36:24Z")
Imgur has blocked access to their site from the UK, which you might want to think about when hosting your images - UK users won’t be able to see them if you link from Imgur. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1695 "2025-10-02T10:10:38Z")
Well, shit. I’m happy to repost but want to be mindful of the guidelines. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1696 "2025-10-02T13:14:59Z")
At the moment, the only one I can see is from @EddyTeddyFreddy If it was just me, I wouldn’t worry about it, but it’s UK wide. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1697 "2025-10-02T13:23:24Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > Holy crap, thanks everyone! I didn’t expect that at all. Must be a bunch of cat lovers voting, I guess 🙂 Heck, if I had known that, I’d have posted this one! [![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-3GDBmkV/0/LMs95hJxFVh3d63cwZ756GczGDm627pps8h8B5zsd/X5/i-3GDBmkV-X5.jpg) ](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-3GDBmkV/0/LMs95hJxFVh3d63cwZ756GczGDm627pps8h8B5zsd/X5/i-3GDBmkV-X5.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1698 "2025-10-02T17:10:19Z")
I posted mine on imgur. Can someone recommend a different service? ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1699 "2025-10-02T17:23:41Z")
Has the UK shut Imgur down, or is Imgur closing the UK out? ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1700 "2025-10-02T17:41:27Z")
Imgur has closed the UK out. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1701 "2025-10-02T18:10:45Z")
Did they say why? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1702 "2025-10-02T18:30:36Z")
The UK recently enacted an online protection act which places significant burdens on web providers to verify their users in order to ensure that children are not seeing inappropriate content. Rather than comply, many sites are simply refusing to serve the UK. I was not previously aware that imgur had joined them, but it makes sense. > **[Imgur blocks access to UK users after proposed regulatory fine](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzxv5gy3qo)** > > The image-hosting platform - which is widely used to make memes - was facing a fine over its use of children's data. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1703 "2025-10-02T18:51:48Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > OK, so now can we get the explanation of @Mean_Mr.Mustard 's door to nowhere in the middle of a pond? We were on vacation at a VRBO lake house. We spotted a bright red object way on the other side of the lake, but we could not discern what it was. So, I kayaked across the lake to check it out and found that it was a red door, secured to a bracket of some sort and anchored to the lakebed. Naturally, I had to have a photo, so I kayaked back to the house, grabbed my camera, and kayaked back across the lake (all the while fearful of having a lake-related catastrophe involving my camera). I took a series of photos at different angles, and it became one of my personal favorites of all the photos I have taken. I did not drop my camera into the lake. I thought I had a photo of the back of the door showing the bracket - I was going to post it here - but I cannot find that. “Why is it there?” I can hear you asking. I dunno. Conversation piece, I suppose. An art installation. Anyway, I like it. And I had no desire to Paint It Black. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=86)