# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/164 "2023-02-02T18:33:27Z")
I didn’t want to overwhelm the contest with cat pictures, so I restrained from posting mine. Even though I’m sure that they are so cute that they’d win. 🙂 [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/ua8HIiq.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/ua8HIiq) Of course, I might be a little biased. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/165 "2023-02-02T18:47:09Z")
Now I wish I had shown your restraint! ---
**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, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/166 "2023-02-02T18:49:27Z")
I think I’ve shown you guys all my good animal pictures. I’m hoping to take a new one for the competition, but if I don’t…well, I think all my pets are pretty cute! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/167 "2023-02-02T20:14:04Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > (Admittedly, I don’t really want to go mucking with a third-party photo host, and probably wasn’t going to anyway, but this is another reason not to.) Just a quick note for you and anyone else who is leery about posting pictures. If you go to imgur (the site I normally use) you can just click on “New Post” (button at the top left) and then there are several different simple ways you can upload a picture – no registration required, no hassle! The thing to remember with imgur is that the link that appears in the URL bar is an “album” link, which will lead to a truncated picture if you post it, until the reader clicks on it. The better way to do it is to navigate to the actual JPEG (in Firefox, right-click and select “display image in new tab”). That new tab will then show a URL ending in “.jpeg”. Post that link. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/168 "2023-02-02T20:34:43Z")
I can’t find this rule but does the photo have to be taken that month? And is it okay to repost a photo I recently posted in the general photography thread? Apologies if this has been asked before but there are 164 posts here. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/169 "2023-02-02T20:44:06Z")
You can post any picture so long as you took it and you’re not breaking any laws. Don’t break the law, Fiendish! ETA: I didn’t make the rules, so don’t blame or listen to me. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/170 "2023-02-02T20:48:37Z")
I can advise I did not break the law in taking the picture I am about to post. It was taken in November. Many thanks! ---
**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, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/171 "2023-02-02T20:57:23Z")
I just love that 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:** [February 2, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/172 "2023-02-02T22:57:40Z")
I don’t think it’s good enough to enter, but here is a friend I met walking down a path in Alaska. Looking back on it, we were pretty stupid for how close we got to her. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/4yzwkgz.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/4yzwkgz) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/173 "2023-02-03T02:17:33Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > we were pretty stupid for how close we got to her. I’ve seen videos of moose attacks. Yikes! There’s an elk herd in Pennsylvania (in Elk County) where I’ve gone sightseeing with friends. My buddy Gil wanted to get a picture of an elk cow with calf. He got out of the car and approached way to close. When the cow ran at him, he ran back to the car. George, the owner of the car, didn’t want his car damaged and drove off!! Luckily Gil caught up and the cow backed down. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/174 "2023-02-03T03:02:45Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The thing to remember with imgur is that the link that appears in the URL bar is an “album” link, which will lead to a truncated picture if you post it, until the reader clicks on it. The better way to do it is to navigate to the actual JPEG (in Firefox, right-click and select “display image in new tab”). That new tab will then show a URL ending in “.jpeg”. Post that link. I will try to remember this if I post again. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/175 "2023-02-03T03:35:36Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The better way to do it is to navigate to the actual JPEG (in Firefox, right-click and select “display image in new tab”). That new tab will then show a URL ending in “.jpeg”. Post that link. Thanks, @wolfpup! It works the exact same way in Chrome. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/176 "2023-02-03T17:11:35Z")
Speaking of moose, I got this one from a bike trail in Anchorage… [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/jcIEoZG.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/jcIEoZG) ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/177 "2023-02-03T21:53:45Z")
Hey, my moose was in Anchorage as well. Maybe same trail. Maybe same moose. 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:** [February 4, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/178 "2023-02-04T00:05:54Z")
Once again, I had a really hard time picking just one photo to enter in the contest. You know the scene in _Planes, Trains, and Automobiles_ where Neil’s client can’t decide between two ad layouts? That’s me trying to select an entry for this contest. I see some people are posting photos in this thread, but I think I’ll post the other ones I considered in the general photo thread. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/179 "2023-02-04T00:23:47Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Speaking of moose, I got this one from a bike trail in Anchorage… > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/jcIEoZG) That plane is totally a distraction from the moose. Fixed it for ya! [![](https://i.imgur.com/mOnZuzn.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/mOnZuzn.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/180 "2023-02-04T01:15:24Z")
Are you kidding? The plane MADE the pic. A-close-to-but-not-quite-surreal study of modern nature. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/181 "2023-02-04T03:21:07Z")
Haha! I was hoping the moose would raise her head and look our way at the right moment when the plane was overhead, but it was not to be. Yeah, I thought the whole airplane and wild moose juxtaposition was interesting, as well as the “Where is that?..look at the airline name” thing. That trip to Alaska gave us many great photos of wildlife - there were a few of caribou in Denali that are so close you san see the bumps in their skin from the warbles, and Orca we got from the boat near Seward, that I considered for this contest. But, I went ahead with a pet photo instead! ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/182 "2023-02-22T12:44:32Z")
Hi everyone, just a heads up that this month’s competition will close at 9pm GMT tonight (for comparative purposes, I’m posting this at about 12.45pm GMT). ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/183 "2023-02-22T15:04:18Z")
moderating: > [@wolfpup](#): > > > [@snowthx](#): > > > > Speaking of moose, I got this one from a bike trail in Anchorage… > > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/jcIEoZG) > > That plane is totally a distraction from the moose. Fixed it for ya! > > [https://i.imgur.com/mOnZuzn.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/mOnZuzn.jpg) Editing someone’s photo without permission is like changing the contents in a quote box. It’s absolutely not allowed here. Don’t do it again. (offering to edit someone’s photo and posting the result with their permission is okay, of course, so long as there’s proper attribution as to who did what.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642.md?page=10)