Freezing Saddles 2021 – Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt
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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#post209861I 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:
- Obvs, you should be a participant in Freezing Saddles ’21
- It has to be on a bike ride on the day it was requested
- 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
- 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.
- It has to be posted here on the forum in this thread
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- Only one pic/day. Please don’t pad by adding more than one pic/day
- It has to be a picture, not a video
- 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)
- Unless specified otherwise, your bike does not have to be in the photo. (Rule amended on 1/4/21)
- 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)
- Filters are OK, but no obvious/blatant photoshopping… not that I know anything about such things
Photoshop? by bikecentric, on FlickrScoring: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kgsAzaLIXN-IJMjscyNnQTNvWEp__VzgGBSkJDYrTfs/edit?usp=sharing
- 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.
- 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)
- 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.
- 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:
- Prizes TBD
- Contest starts 1/1/21 and goes until the last day of FS ’21
- Some of these will be hard. Fret not, some will be easy, so skip those days that are too difficult
- 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
- 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
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@drevil 207649 wrote:
2/12/21 – Ox
In 2021, the Chinese Zodiac sign is the Ox, and it begins on February 12.
On your ride, find the likeness of an ox (or any bovine) or the letter combo “ox” out in the wild. If you are seeking the letters “ox”, they just have to be beside each other in that order, but they can be within another word.
Happy hunting!
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2/12/21 likeness of an Ox or Bovine. I love living in Clinton, I went the extra mile to fine actual living Bovines.
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@drevil 207649 wrote:
2/12/21 – Ox
In 2021, the Chinese Zodiac sign is the Ox, and it begins on February 12.
On your ride, find the likeness of an ox (or any bovine) or the letter combo “ox” out in the wild. If you are seeking the letters “ox”, they just have to be beside each other in that order, but they can be within another word.
Happy hunting!
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2/12/21 Ox or Bovine
I was hoping for a real cow but they were not out today. I almost gave up until I remembered that the school lunch always has a milk with a cow on it. I just had to ride around for 20 more min until they opened up. It was cold, but I got that cow!![ATTACH=CONFIG]23985[/ATTACH]
2/13/21 – Diner
They don’t get named any simpler than this
Too bad it wasn’t open for 24 hour take-out
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2/13/21 – Diner
Bentley’s Falls Church Diner. I think they’re closed and have actually changed hands but the sign is still up near the street. Hard to see the bike but it’s there.
Someone started calling out a 2nd floor window to invite me upstairs so I didn’t take long to snap a photo and quickly move along.
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@LisaE 207761 wrote:
2/13/21 – Diner
Bentley’s Falls Church Diner. I think they’re closed and have actually changed hands but the sign is still up near the street. Hard to see the bike but it’s there.
Someone started calling out a 2nd floor window to invite me upstairs so I didn’t take long to snap a photo and quickly move along.
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LOL! You missed a great adventure! 😳
@drevil 207732 wrote:
2/13/21 – Diner
On February 13, 1960, the first of the Nashville Sit-ins occurred to non-violently protest segregation in the South. It eventually lead to six downtown stores opening their lunch counters to black customers for the first time.
On your ride, find a diner – preferably one you like – take a snapshot of it and post it here in the forum. For an extra bonus point, have both the word “Diner” and at least part of your bike in it.
Please be careful out there if it gets slippery!
Happy hunting!
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2/13/21 – Diner
Took the obvious Reston area diner photo, then headed for Ambrosia in Herndon – but it was closed, and clearly a while ago! Didn’t investigate too closely because it started to sleet [emoji849] but no obvious signage remaining on the building.
Oops, missed reading about the extra point with bike in photo – but not going back out unless it stops sleeting [emoji53]
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