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

[Nadine]

@LhasaCM 207534 wrote:

2/10 – Star (not on a flag)

Directional sign outside the Postal Square Building in DC. Today marks 11 months since I’ve been inside (after 18.5 years of being there most workdays…)

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Did you used to work for the post office? [emoji848]

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[LhasaCM]

@Nadine 207541 wrote:

Did you used to work for the post office? [emoji848]

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Nope! And I still work for the same employer…we’ve just all been on maximum telework since mid-March so I’ve been working from the dining room/elementary school classroom since then

[Nadine]

@Kbikeva 207538 wrote:

Oh Nadine, you make me laugh. Mogen David is a sweet wine of questionable quality. Magen David is the Star of David (Shield of David).

And I’m not of the six pointed star persuasion, but I might have done a bit of googling plus memories of cheap college wine.

Hahaha Whoopsie [emoji38][emoji2358][emoji1744]

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[camiller]

2/10/2021 5 or 6 point Star ⭐

While I’m searching through the artwork on the walls of the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton hoping to find a star (I was unsuccessful) my ride partner called me over to the map of the Workhouse saying that there is always a star letting you know where you are located on maps. While it made perfect sense, I would never have thought about looking for a map. 🗺️

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[accordioneur]

@Kbikeva 207538 wrote:

Oh Nadine, you make me laugh. Mogen David is a sweet wine of questionable quality. Magen David is the Star of David (Shield of David).

And I’m not of the six pointed star persuasion, but I might have done a bit of googling plus memories of cheap college wine.

“Mogan” and “Magen” are transliterations of the same word, מָגֵן. They’re both approximations of a word written in a different alphabet. It’s not that “mogen” means “cheap wine” while “magen” translates to “star”.

[tomacsh]

2/10/21–5 or 6 pointed star
I never realized stars were such a commonly-used shape in retail logos and signage until today when my ride took me past PG Plaza Mall.

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[Nadine]

@accordioneur 207545 wrote:

“Mogan” and “Magen” are transliterations of the same word, מָגֵן. They’re both approximations of a word written in a different alphabet. It’s not that “mogen” means “cheap wine” while “magen” translates to “star”.

[emoji50] so what DO they mean? I mean – what is it that encompasses both “cheap wine” and “star”? Is it translateable?

That’s very cool btw.

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[ALClayville]

@drevil 207485 wrote:

2/10/21 – 5 or 6 point Star (but not on American flag)

On February 10, 2017, Adam Levine – frontman of Maroon 5 – received the 2601st star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. (I didn’t realize there were so many?!)

On your ride, find a star, as long as it’s not on an American flag. On this hunt, we don’t want the word, we want the shape, but lets limit it to ones with 5 or 6 points only.

Happy hunting!

Will Robertson of the Washington Bicycle Club rides an American Star Bicycle down the steps of the United States Capitol in 1885.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]23922[/ATTACH] I was hoping for something more fun but here it is, a star on a shed.

[LeftyLaura]

2/10/21 – 5 or 6 point Star (but not on American flag)

These stars represent Reston’s villages. Included the double bikes for cuteness.

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[LeftyLaura]

@Serdar 207537 wrote:

Laura, where in DC area can I try New Jersey pizza? I am craving now.

no where, just like bagels, better in Jersey.

[Kbikeva]

@accordioneur 207545 wrote:

“Mogan” and “Magen” are transliterations of the same word, מָגֵן. They’re both approximations of a word written in a different alphabet. It’s not that “mogen” means “cheap wine” while “magen” translates to “star”.

I didn’t mean they translate directly – just that the little “o” vs. “a” creates a whole different concept. Sort of the very profoundly spiritual vs. the definitely not. When I googled “Magen David” it referred to the magen meaning shield.

At any rate, I definitely defer to your expertise on the transliteration. I only know about the cheap wine. Not recently, but back in the day.

What a fun hunt today. And of course, I now see bubbles, balloons, lightning, etc. wherever I ride! So from tomorrow on, stars will be on that list.

[bigredboiler]

2/10/21 – Stars

I figured this day would keep my eyes busy spotting stars, and I was right. My work was done nearly as soon as it started, as I saw the red star Macys logo in Ballston. It never really stopped as I found stars of all varieties.
For sharing here, I’m going with the surprise Christmas lights display still standing….with stars atop the string of lights.

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[Sophie CW]

2/10/21 – 5 or 6 point Star (but not on American flag)
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At a local Greek place in Rockville

[AlanA]

@Sophie CW 207555 wrote:

2/10/21 – 5 or 6 point Star (but not on American flag)
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At a local Greek place in Rockville

Hah! That was my first “star” picture of the day, but I found a better one in Veterans Park, so I didn’t post it here.

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[Catedrew]

@drevil 207485 wrote:

2/10/21 – 5 or 6 point Star (but not on American flag)

2/10/21 – Star – at Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington. I have found several Daily Photos here at the cemetery. I found this headstone very interesting because it shared between two religions, Jewish and Christian. Makes me wonder about the backstory.

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