Freezing Saddles 2021 – Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt

[drevil]

EDIT 3/23/21 – FINAL RESULTS POST: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?18102-Freezing-Saddles-2021-Daily-Photo-Scavenger-Hunt&p=210265#post210265
EDIT 3/17/21 – FINAL WEEK POST HERE: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?18102-Freezing-Saddles-2021-Daily-Photo-Scavenger-Hunt&p=209861#post209861

I love taking photos, and having a goal usually ups the fun factor, so I’m doing a daily photo scavenger hunt.

Every night, I’ll post something you have to take a picture of the next day (along with the date). I’ll try my best to post before midnight.

It might be an object (a stop sign), a theme (something blue), specific (e.g., a bike laying on the ground), vague (e.g., confusion), a mish-mash of those, or none of those.

Rules:

1. Obvs, you should be a participant in Freezing Saddles ’21
2. It has to be on a bike ride on the day it was requested
3. It has to be posted on the day for which it was requested, i.e., 12:01 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST for the day it was requested. Sorry, I won’t count ones that aren’t posted for the day it was requested. That’s part of the challenge
4. The reason I say “for the day it is requested” is because I might do requests a few days ahead of time, but don’t take and/or post the pic until that day comes.
5. It has to be posted here on the forum in this thread
6. There should be text either in the title or in the post with the date and the found object/theme. Another option is to “Reply With Quote” the post with the request, i.e., simply click that button on the bottom right of my request so it is quoted above your picture
7. Description, short backstory or location are optional (but nice). That said, if your pic is abstract or not obviously relatable to my request, please explain (e.g., I ask for “happiness”, and you post a pic of a tennis ball you found on a ride, please explain how that tennis ball = happiness)
8. It has to be a picture you took, so if you’re in it, it either has to be a selfie or done with a self-timer
9. Only one pic/day. Please don’t pad by adding more than one pic/day
10. It has to be a picture, not a video
11. Let’s stick to things you find out there during your ride, and not things that you bring or make yourself (unless otherwise specified). Example 1: if I say find “2021”, don’t scratch it into dirt. Example 2: if I say find a flower, don’t bring a flower with you on your ride and take a pic of that. This kinda takes the fun out of looking for things, which is the whole point. (Rule added on 1/2/21)
12. Unless specified otherwise, your bike does not have to be in the photo. (Rule amended on 1/4/21)
13. Found item needs to be clear and discernible (or legible if text) in the picture. If you are using Tapatalk and are having trouble posting pics that are large enough, let us know and I/we can try to help you with it. (Rule added on 1/3/21)
14. Filters are OK, but no obvious/blatant photoshopping… not that I know anything about such things

Photoshop? by bikecentric, on Flickr

Scoring: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kgsAzaLIXN-IJMjscyNnQTNvWEp__VzgGBSkJDYrTfs/edit?usp=sharing

1. If you follow all the rules above, it’s 1 point/picture. I’ll like your pic if I have added the point to the tally sheet.
2. If I feel like you haven’t met all the rules, I’ll give you .25 points for the effort (Added on 1/11/21)
3. I’ll keep a tally with your forum name. I may reach out to you via the forum’s messaging, or ask you to reach out to me in a post in this thread.
4. EDIT ON 3/17/21: THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN ANYMORE -> At the end of FS, every like in each of your pic posts = +1 point. I’ll add these up at the end
   So for example, your pic has met all the conditions at the top, and has 3 likes. That will add 4 points (1 for the pic +3 for the likes) to your pot.

Notes:

1. Prizes TBD
2. Contest starts 1/1/21 and goes until the last day of FS ’21
3. Some of these will be hard. Fret not, some will be easy, so skip those days that are too difficult
4. Don’t ever ever ever ever do anything that can put you in danger or will result in hurting yourself. I promise I won’t ask for any pics of you riding on the Beltway
5. I might post pics, but mine don’t count in the contest

EDIT 3/17/21 -SEE FINAL WEEK POST HERE: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?18102-Freezing-Saddles-2021-Daily-Photo-Scavenger-Hunt&p=209861#post209861

Topic

[bigredboiler]

2/8/21 – Japanese

On a beautiful, sunny day, I found several “Japanese” sightings in/around DC.
Went with the classic Iwo Jima Memorial; Japanese is found a few places in the surrounding descriptions. Here is a photo composite shot with the memorial and NY Times front page (with zoomed in view of the paper to improve reading of “Japanese”).
Hopefully it’s visible on the lower res image that gets posted here. I think it took me longer to make the composite photo w/the highlight than it did to ride there

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[HokieBeth]

2/8 Japanese

At the Sushi Bar in Del Ray

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[karenbikes2]

@drevil 207303 wrote:

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign

On February 8, 1885, the first government-approved Japanese immigrants arrived in Hawaii as contract laborers for the sugarcane and pineapple plantations. With them they brought their culture, traditions, and food.

On your ride, capture the word “Japanese” on a sign in your photo.

Happy hunting!

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2/8/21
The word “Japanese” on a sign

Within less than a mile from my house as the crow flies, at the intersection of Colts Neck Dr and Glade Dr in Reston.

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[Indiana]

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign

Another shot of the WWII Japanese American internment camps memorial. It’s so powerful to see the ripples in the water activated when the gong chimes. Tonight it was covered by a thin sheen of ice.
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Three National Guardsmen were watching me take this photo from the other side of the Capitol barricade.

[Sophie CW]

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign – the most authentic Japanese cuisine in Rockville is also a small business
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[Steve O]

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign

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[Steve O]

@AlanA 207387 wrote:

Wow! Those 100 years just flew by. No wonder I feel older today!

I think you mean 1000 years. Feeling older either way, I suppose.

[drevil]

2/9/21 – Pizza! (but not Pizza Hut or Domino’s)

Every year, National Pizza Day falls on February 9. Fun fact, the domain “pizza.com” was purchased in 1994 by the owner of a software company for $20. Fourteen years later, he sold the domain for 2.6 million dollars! I just checked the URL, and there’s nothing even there right now. I guess they had a hard time recouping the money from buying the URL?

Anyways, on your ride, capture the storefront, a pie, or a slice of these doughy, cheesy, saucy slabs of heaven and post it here. The only catch with this hunt is that it can’t be Pizza Hut or Domino’s. Besides, if your favorite pizza is from either of those, try exploring other spots!

If you don’t mind revealing your favorite local pizza joint to the rest of us, we won’t complain. While you’re at it, let us know what you especially enjoy eating there.

Happy hunting!

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[mootsfy]

2/8/21 Japanese

Hanami Japanese Restaurant located in College Park, MD.

[cvcalhoun]

2/9/21 – Pizza! (but not Pizza Hut or Domino’s)
In Bethesda, you can’t go a block without tripping over a pizza place. I went to Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. On the way back, I noticed M&N Pizza’s former location (which has interesting architecture and includes the word “pizza”), but decided against it since it doesn’t currently sell pizza. M&N’s current location is much more nondescript, and doesn’t say “Pizza” anywhere on it. And there was also Aden’s Pizza. However, since only one photo is allowed…

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[Catedrew]

@cvcalhoun 207329 wrote:

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign

2/8/21 – Japanese

From the Endo Sushi Restaurant in Clarendon (Arlington).

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[Boomer Cycles]

@bikesnick 207383 wrote:

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign

Top Japanese Auto (Falls Church, VA)
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Are you stalking me on this thread, too?

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[komorebi]

@drevil 207399 wrote:

2/9/21 – Pizza! (but not Pizza Hut or Domino’s)

2/9/2021 — pizza. Del Ray Pizzeria: good pizza selection, good beer selection, friendly people. What’s not to like?

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[Nadine]

@cvcalhoun 207401 wrote:

2/9/21 – Pizza! (but not Pizza Hut or Domino’s)
In Bethesda, you can’t go a block without tripping over a pizza place. I went to Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. On the way back, I noticed M&N Pizza’s former location (which has interesting architecture and includes the word “pizza”), but decided against it since it doesn’t currently sell pizza. M&N’s current location is much more nondescript, and doesn’t say “Pizza” anywhere on it. And there was also Aden’s Pizza. However, since only one photo is allowed…

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What happened, you couldn’t sleep? It’s supposed to be nice out today! Or [emoji848] maybe you’re expecting a heavy work day…

So funny to see such an entry be yours. I was expecting cbganimal, since it’s early afternoon in Spain.

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[drevil]

@Nadine 207406 wrote:

What happened, you couldn’t sleep? It’s supposed to be nice out today! Or [emoji848] maybe you’re expecting a heavy work day…

So funny to see such an entry be yours. I was expecting cbganimal, since it’s early afternoon in Spain.

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cvcalhoun is consistently one of the earliest posters to this thread. I think she’s a vampire… or has a different work schedule

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