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

[EasyRider]

1/6/21 – small biz that features beans

Idido’s, off Columbia Pike in South Arlington

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[Rod Smith]

1/6/21 – Small Business that features beans
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[camiller]

1/6/2021
Small business with beans
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Ines Place is in Fairfax City on Main Street. They serve yummy fresh and authentic Mexican and Salvadorian food.

[camiller]

1/6/2021
Small business serving beans

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Ines Place is in Fairfax City on Main Street. They serve yummy, fresh and authentic Mexican and Salvadorian food.

[drevil]

1/7/21 – Moon

On January 7, 1610, Galileo discovered 3 of the moons of Jupiter. Creative entries encouraged, but if your photo of your “moon” is not apparent, please explain. Happy hunting!

PS – no derrieres. This is a family friendly hunt!

[cvcalhoun]

1/6/2021
Small business serving beans

Clove & Cedar. Sells whole coffee beans as well as coffee. And definitely local–its motto is “Brewed in Bethesda.”
Not the most artistic photo I’ve ever done. But the phone shut down due to low battery/cold, and lost all three of the photos I took. I was forced to take a screenshot from one of the videos generated by my Fly12. At least it came out legible!

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[cvcalhoun]

1/7/21 – Moon
I guess I’m the last one yesterday and the first one today. This was less harrowing than my last effort. The only issue was the driver of the truck, the dolly from which is on the right side of the photo, asking, “Are you all right?”, as I showed up at 1:00 am to take photos of a closed business. He seemed extremely dubious about my explanation that I was part of a scavenger hunt. However, he was delivering to the Starbucks on the other side from his truck, and apparently decided that it wasn’t his job to guard any other businesses in the mall.

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[LeslyJ]

@drevil 204261 wrote:

1/7/21 – Moon

On January 7, 1610, Galileo discovered 3 of the moons of Jupiter. Creative entries encouraged, but if your photo of your “moon” is not apparent, please explain. Happy hunting!

PS – no derrieres. This is a family friendly hunt!

1/7/21 – the bright spot to the left of the street lamp is today’s morning moon. I’ve included a closer shot for verification but after yesterday’s kerfuffle, I thought it might be nice to see a glimmer of sunrise over The Capitol.

[josh]

@drevil 204261 wrote:

1/7/21 – Moon

On January 7, 1610, Galileo discovered 3 of the moons of Jupiter. Creative entries encouraged, but if your photo of your “moon” is not apparent, please explain. Happy hunting!

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Earth’s Moon (with birds) from the George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (higher res photo for better moon observation)

[rumipumi]

@drevil 204261 wrote:

1/7/21 – Moon

On January 7, 1610, Galileo discovered 3 of the moons of Jupiter. Creative entries encouraged, but if your photo of your “moon” is not apparent, please explain. Happy hunting!

PS – no derrieres. This is a family friendly hunt!

Moon

[komorebi]

@drevil 204261 wrote:

1/7/21 – Moon

On January 7, 1610, Galileo discovered 3 of the moons of Jupiter. Creative entries encouraged, but if your photo of your “moon” is not apparent, please explain. Happy hunting!

1/7/2021 — moon. At the Lavender Moon Cupcakery in Alexandria. They weren’t open when I stopped by at 6:45 a.m., so I’ll have to come back for a quax another time.

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[CBGanimal]

1/7/21 Moon

Cloudy skies so I found a park named for the moon…in Spanish of course!

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[Mtansill]

@drevil 204261 wrote:

1/7/21 – Moon

On January 7, 1610, Galileo discovered 3 of the moons of Jupiter. Creative entries encouraged, but if your photo of your “moon” is not apparent, please explain. Happy hunting!

I thought of this right off the bat! My friend and fellow freezing saddler used to work for Insomnia Cookies. Delicious cookies – but a little pricey without our friend’s discount.

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[accordioneur]

@drevil 204261 wrote:

1/7/21 – Moon

I didn’t have to go far for today’s picture. The item in question was in the sky above my bike as I left home for my ride.

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[tomacsh]

1/7/21–Moon

Morning moon with incoming jet!

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