# SDMB Photo Thread - Show us a photo! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [October 17, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641 "2021-10-17T13:54:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/385 "2023-04-17T06:39:58Z")
Beautiful color composition. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/386 "2023-04-17T06:46:33Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > Of course there are also tools that can fix the distortion of this image at the expense of the sharpness of the image at each end. I suppose he could do it using Photoshop, or even GIMP which is free. If the ends are are clear enough, then the middle can be blurred slightly to keep it uniform. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/387 "2023-04-17T12:22:29Z")
Wow! Amazing photo. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/388 "2023-04-17T14:34:15Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Kookaburra sits on Princhester’s welding table. I laughed. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/389 "2023-04-17T20:25:37Z")
Bravo! That’s really funny too (but you have to know the song). j ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/390 "2023-04-18T02:05:10Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Wow! Amazing photo. Which one? ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/391 "2023-04-18T06:05:09Z")
Are we still doing monthly themed contests? If so, is there a theme for this month? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/392 "2023-04-18T11:31:39Z")
It’s right here: > [@Monthly Photo Competition #5 - April 2023 - “Transportation”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019/10): > > Japan, some time ago. It is hot. A fan is mounted for the passengers. I find the shoes with big toes superb. [[image] ](https://i.imgur.com/aSstHLz.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 18, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/393 "2023-04-18T12:27:04Z")
Lots of them! But that post referred specifically to Princhester’s kookaburra. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/394 "2023-04-19T04:07:53Z")
Two open star clusters, IC 4756 in Serpens (towards lower left), and NGC 6633 in Ophiuchus. (NB: I noticed my previous Imgur upload gave an adult content warning; just ignore that. I haven’t learned how to mark them safe yet.) [[Album] IC 4756 in Serpens (towards lower left), and NGC 6633. ![](https://i.imgur.com/1qpxPQY.jpeg?fb "IC 4756 in Serpens (towards lower left), and NGC 6633.") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/QfWyeZc) ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/395 "2023-04-19T04:45:54Z")
Very nice! ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/396 "2023-04-19T12:55:52Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > Two open star clusters, IC 4756 in Serpens (towards lower left), and NGC 6633 in Ophiuchus. Is that a streak or line in the upper left corner of the pic an indication of something moving? What I’m getting at is, maybe that pic would have qualified for the ‘Transportation’ photo contest 😉🚀 ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/397 "2023-04-20T00:07:06Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Is that a streak or line in the upper left corner of the pic an indication of something moving? Yes, it could be a satellite, or possibly even one of the brighter asteroids. If I can figure out exactly when I took the photos, I can ptobably find out. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/398 "2023-04-20T05:09:00Z")
It was a really tough choice between this photo and the one I posted in the contest thread, but I ultimately decided to go with one that put the bridge more front and center for the competition. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52831647820_7a48b20349_b.jpg "IMG\_1629") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/52831647820/) ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/399 "2023-04-24T03:59:25Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Very nice! Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/400 "2023-04-24T04:32:57Z")
Those who know me on Facebook may have already seen this, but I teally like how this one turned out. In this view of the Milky Way behind a distant hill, Delphinus the Dolphin is at lower left just outside the Milky Way itself; just outside it on the other side, sl8ghtly higher up, is Vega. Milky Way [[Album] Milky Way ![](https://i.imgur.com/QShZBS2.jpeg?fb "Milky Way") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/pU0j9lv) ---
**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:** [April 24, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/401 "2023-04-24T13:36:55Z")
Very nice! ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/402 "2023-04-24T18:00:21Z")
Thanks! You wouldn’t believe how poor the sky part looked pre-Photoshop; well acually since you’re familiar with the general process you probably would. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/403 "2023-04-25T20:08:17Z")
This thread asks us to show you a photo so this post isn’t to show you one of mine. Instead I’m posting this image of a real image and an AI generated image side-by-side. See if you can work out which is which. [![](https://i.redd.it/ngstd2b0hcva1.jpg) ](https://i.redd.it/ngstd2b0hcva1.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 25, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641/404 "2023-04-25T20:13:12Z")
The one on the left is AI. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-photo-thread-show-us-a-photo/952641.md?page=21)