# 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:** 92
**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:** [November 26, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1824 "2025-11-26T21:38:04Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > There’s some issue with polls, I have noticed in the Poll thread. If you scroll back for any reason, your votes vanish. Solution: Vote, then hit the back button or something to go back to your previous page, then hit the forward button, then you can scroll back, etc, as your votes are “officially registered”. This is just my opinion based on experiments and conjecture. I have found that for me, if I just refresh the page when this happens, the poll results reappear, and my votes appear to have been counted. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1825 "2025-11-27T04:16:27Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > In the interest of fairness and consistency, can we refrain from commenting on specific photos while the polls are still active? > > Thanks! Makes sense. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1826 "2025-12-01T12:21:48Z")
Congrats to @turek, our November winner! We await December’s theme. mmm ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1827 "2025-12-01T17:37:38Z")
Well, the three that I voted for came in as the top three 😎 But I really thought @Jeff_Lichtman deserved the trophy this month. The color, the composition, the exposure - just absolutely perfect. No shade to @Turek , who also captured a great photo, I just really loved those paint cans. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1828 "2025-12-01T17:44:23Z")
I totally agree. I was happy with my chances with my pink banners against the blue Puerto Rican sky…until I saw those paint cans. I would hang that image on my wall. And I agree that @Jeff_Lichtman’s entry is also stunning. mmm ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1829 "2025-12-01T20:55:00Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > I really thought @Jeff_Lichtman deserved the trophy this month > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I agree that @Jeff_Lichtman’s entry is also stunning. Thank you so much! I was in first place for about five minutes. That’s good enough for me. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1830 "2025-12-01T21:04:17Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > It’s taken from the bottom of [this well](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozzo_di_San_Patrizio) in Italy. It reminded me of the second panel of this picture by Hieronimus Bosch [![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rpbTrz4EOlo/Vr25HwkfZQI/AAAAAAAANKs/Qs299yWKZ8w/s1600/home_expositie_visioenen%2Bcopy.jpg) ](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rpbTrz4EOlo/Vr25HwkfZQI/AAAAAAAANKs/Qs299yWKZ8w/s1600/home_expositie_visioenen%2Bcopy.jpg) ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1831 "2025-12-01T21:09:57Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I agree that @Jeff_Lichtman’s entry is also stunning. What I meant here is that @Turek’s photo is also stunning. I obviously thought that @Jeff_Lichtman’s was. mmm ---
**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:** [December 1, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1832 "2025-12-01T22:27:06Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > It reminded me of the second panel of this picture by Hieronimus Bosch Ooh, thankfully I wasn’t visiting there! ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1833 "2025-12-02T00:10:42Z")
Sigh. Every month I put up my photo and think, “Oh, this one, this might be the one this time,” and every month someone else wins with a truly superb picture. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1834 "2025-12-02T00:16:35Z")
Awww. 🙂 I never expect to win. I’m pleasantly surprised if I receive _any_ votes. We have some truly gifted photographers here who know how to compose a shot with the correct lens, lens speed and all the rest of that stuff about which I know almost nothing. As a point-and-shoot numpty, I can’t hope to compete. But it’s still fun, and if I have any photo that meets the monthly criteria, I cast aside my pride and just post it in the spirit of the thing. You take some amazing photos – your time will come! 🙂 ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1835 "2025-12-02T00:18:50Z")
Thank you! I do try not to get my hopes up beyond a grasshopper’s knee. But some day…! ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1836 "2025-12-02T00:33:37Z")
@EddyTeddyFreddy It got my top vote. Mesmerizing > [@Aspenglow](#): > > As a point-and-shoot numpty, I can’t hope to compete. But it’s still fun, and if I have any photo that meets the monthly criteria, I cast aside my pride and just post it in the spirit of the thing. That’s how I approach it too. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1837 "2025-12-02T01:40:54Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > As a point-and-shoot numpty, I can’t hope to compete I am also a rank beginner with an entry level camera and one lens. If I can win, anyone can! ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1838 "2025-12-02T01:49:54Z")
Some of it is knowing all of the photographer-knowin’ stuff. But some of it is just being in the right place at the right time, and a big chunk of it is in recognizing that you’re in the right place at the right time, and getting out your camera. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1839 "2025-12-02T14:15:03Z")
MY suggestion for Decembert is “On the road”. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1840 "2025-12-02T15:01:13Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > As a point-and-shoot numpty, I can’t hope to compete. The best camera is the one you have with you, & every once in a while a PhD (push here, dummy) camera gets it just right on it’s own & it’s a _spectacular_ shot. One of my three greatest, once-in-a-lifetime catches is from my cellphone & it probably came out better than my SLR because the lens I would have had on has a lot of positives to it but lens flare ain’t one of ‘em. > [@Turek](#): > > MY suggestion for Decembert is “On the road”. I saw this & immediately know what shot I’m submitting; then thinking for just a _couple_ of seconds, thought of _three_ more that would work. ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1841 "2025-12-02T15:56:01Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > The best camera is the one you have with you, & every once in a while a PhD (push here, dummy) camera gets it just right on it’s own & it’s a _spectacular_ shot. One of my favorite landscape shots was one from a point-and-shoot taken on a road trip out west (Montana, perhaps) when we pulled over just to stretch our legs. I usually lug my SLR and several lenses on any trip, but this one I decided to go light. It worked out. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1842 "2025-12-02T17:31:23Z")
[Yonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-37-december-2025-on-the-road/1025331) goes the December “On the Road” thread. mmm ---
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642/1843 "2025-12-02T18:21:52Z")
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