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]

@accordioneur 204011 wrote:

I knew that a ride along Four Mile Run and the MVT would yield lots of opportunities for bird photos. Indeed it did – I wish I could show you all of them, but y’know, contest rule 9. Anyway, this photo from the Gravely Point parking lot is my favorite. I think this guy has a trip to the car wash in his future.

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Photo of the day for sure!

[bigredboiler]

Perfect! Thanks for pointing them all out on the map!

[CBGanimal]

@drevil 203953 wrote:

1/5/21 – on National Bird Day, take a pic of a bird. Let your imagination fly. Happy hunting!

I could hear him calling me from across the park…so I stopped and took a pic as he pointed in the direction I should be going.

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[DCAKen]

@drevil 203953 wrote:

1/5/21 – on National Bird Day, take a pic of a bird. Let your imagination fly. Happy hunting!

The Hand of NOAA (whose logo also contains a bird)

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[historygeek]

@drevil 203953 wrote:

1/5/21 – on National Bird Day, take a pic of a bird. Let your imagination fly. Happy hunting!

Hawk along the ART. @rumipumi would expect me to look for something cool, but I decided against going all the way to Anacostia Park to look for turkeys. [ATTACH=CONFIG]22134[/ATTACH]

[Kbikeva]

Next to the word “Ubiquitous” in the dictionary and also in every smidgen of water in the area. Hey Canada, take your geese back!

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[dbb]

@accordioneur 204011 wrote:

I knew that a ride along Four Mile Run and the MVT would yield lots of opportunities for bird photos. Indeed it did – I wish I could show you all of them, but y’know, contest rule 9. Anyway, this photo from the Gravely Point parking lot is my favorite. I think this guy has a trip to the car wash in his future.

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That it is a vehicle from Maryland is somewhat fitting.

[Serdar]

@drevil 203953 wrote:

1/5/21 – on National Bird Day, take a pic of a bird. Let your imagination fly. Happy hunting!

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Bald Eagle on Rosalie Island
In March 2001, Bald Eagle Sanctuary was established on Rosalie Island to protect a nesting pair of eagles. During construction of the new outer loop span on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, eagles became project mascots.
https://www.strava.com/activities/4572294782

[Catedrew]

@drevil 203953 wrote:

1/5/21 – on National Bird Day, take a pic of a bird. Let your imagination fly. Happy hunting!

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1/5/21 – National Bird Day

You said use your imagination! These are two of my favorite birds, located on 2nd St S. near Thomas Jefferson Community Center in Arlington, VA.

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[bikesnick]

@drevil 203953 wrote:

1/5/21 – on National Bird Day, take a pic of a bird. Let your imagination fly. Happy hunting!

1/5/2021
Bill of Rights Eagle at Scalia Law School, Arlington, VA.
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[jen_stoly]

Your patience and perseverance are remarkable! Thanks for this fun game. It really appeals to me and may be the only one I play. It’s also the first one I’ve played.

[CaseyKane50]

National Bird Day – January 5, 2021

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Navy Merchant Marine Memorial located in Lady Bird Johnson Park. Honors sailors who died at sea during World War I.

[Brownws]

1/5/21 – on National Bird Day

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@cvcalhoun 203972 wrote:

Oh, that’s not obviously Photoshopped. Not at all. LOL

[LisaE]

1/5/21 – Birds

Every time I stopped to try to capture a real bird in the wild, including the crow that was chowing down on something in a neighbor’s yard, they would eye me suspiciously and fly away. But I did capture several ‘other’ birds along the way. Since we are limited to one, here’s a holiday-spirited pink flamingo.

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@drevil 203953 wrote:

1/5/21 – on National Bird Day, take a pic of a bird. Let your imagination fly. Happy hunting!

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[Boomer Cycles]

@drevil 203953 wrote:

1/5/21 – on National Bird Day, take a pic of a bird. Let your imagination fly. Happy hunting!

I found a Rare Bird in the Little City of Falls Church

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