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

[Kbikeva]

@Boomer2U 207839 wrote:

Didn’t get naked, and wasn’t anybody’s goat, but definitely risked getting bloody on this morning’s icy ride!

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You know, the rest of that phrase involved ‘drunken men’ …

Seriously, you’re braver than I going out this morning. My driveway looked and felt like the crispy hard sugar topping of a stale piece of cake. It’s melting now, but I’m still waiting a while …

And, nice logo find. It’s a creative one!

[bigredboiler]

Nadine, yes, Clarendon Silver Diner pre-sunrise did make for nice colors in a photo…and the bike colors matched as well

Glad your studded tires worked like a champ! It was slick out there.

[CBGanimal]

2/14/21 – Heart

This place helps immigrants assimilate into the Community of Torrejon. They have online classes and discussion groups too.

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[mootsfy]

2/14/21 – Heart

[Serdar]

@drevil 207826 wrote:

2/14/21 – Heart

A heart
https://www.strava.com/activities/4786749272

[Serdar]

@drevil 207826 wrote:

2/14/21 – Heart

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A heart
https://www.strava.com/activities/4786749272

[LhasaCM]

2/14 – Heart

Gypsy on the Hill wishing everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day.

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[komorebi]

@drevil 207826 wrote:

2/14/21 – Heart

2/14/2021 — heart. My bike at one of the four temporary installations at 1550 Wilson Boulevard in Rosslyn. The installations show messages submitted via social media. Some of the messages are heartfelt — e.g., thank you notes to essential workers. And some are funny — e.g., Molly V’s message to Dan T: “I love you with all my butt! I’d say my heart but my butt is bigger.”

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[rumipumi]

2/14 heart

Dropped by to see an old friend and pass on a puzzle. “Do you have a heart [emoji3531]?” She did!

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[karenbikes2]

@drevil 207826 wrote:

2/14/21 – Heart

Valentine’s Day has dark origins with vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition, such as women being gently slapped with bloody goat hides by drunk naked men. (WHAT?!?!)

Anyways, on your ride, find a heart – either the shape or the word. And you might want to avoid any tipsy naked dudes with goat hides — unless that’s your kink

Happy hunting!

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2/14/21 – Heart

No shortage of hearts on my ride today, as you can see from my Strava post, but this was the best find of the day. (I cropped out the naked tipsy naked dudes with goat hides [emoji6])

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[LisaE]

2/14/21 – Heart

Just as I left my house with my bike, I witnessed two middle school aged boys walking down the sidewalk, one of whom was carrying a heart-shaped box wrapped with a bow. I didn’t have the heart to interrupt their intense conversation and ask to take a picture of their gift on its way to be delivered, although that would have been perfect.

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[bikedavid]

@drevil 207826 wrote:

2/14/21 – Heart

Lots of little hearts at Union Market!

[CaseyKane50]

2/14/21 – Heart

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Heart balloon at Guapo’s in Shirlington.

[bikesnick]

2/14 – Heart

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[Mtansill]

2/14/2021 – Heart

Handmade in Hyattsville area. I had a suspicion that this artwork might come in handy during Freezing Saddles…
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