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

[HokieBeth]

1/7/21 photo of the moon

My favorite fiber arts store, knitting while sitting on the moon.

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[Shabooya]

1/7/21 – Galileo and moons and Jupiter.

Edison is a name of one of the impact craters on our moon.

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[bikedavid]

1/7/21 – Moon

When you have insomnia…

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[reji]

@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!

I took a picture of a local restaurant named Harvest Moon this morning but held off posting because I wanted something else. After searching, I found them at the Westover Walgreens. I rode out quickly after work to get back in time for the BAFS HH to buy them. https://www.strava.com/activities/4584811670
I’m including a picture with the receipt as evidence I purchased them there!
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[camiller]

1/7/2021
Moon

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Women’s clothing store in Fairfax Corner

[drevil]

1/8/21 – Bell (but not on a bike) OR an Elvis

January 8 is Elvis Presley’s birthday. What were at the bottom of his jumpsuits? Bells! Post a pic of a bell that isn’t on a bike OR an Elvis you spot on your ride (just 1 pic please). Happy hunting!

Josh – the only acceptable answer from you (and only you) is the Liberty Bell since you left us to go to Philly

[mootsfy]

1/7/21 – Moon

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[cvcalhoun]

1/8/21 – Bell (but not on a bike)

St. John’s Norwood appears to be one of the few churches in the area with an actual bell tower, complete with bells. This gratifies me, as my formerly Episcopalian heart is still convinced at some level that all churches must have Gothic architecture and a bell tower. This one lacks the former but at least has the latter.

Bonus: The church has a bike rack, and its website indicates that several of its members bike to church.

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[josh]

@drevil 204396 wrote:

1/8/21 – Bell (but not on a bike)

Your wish is my command!
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[bikedavid]

1/8/21 – Bell

The closest that we’ll get to Philly

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[CBGanimal]

1/8/21 – Bell (but not on a bike) OR an Elvis…how about a door…In Spanish the word Timbre means Doorbell…I saw this on my ride this morning!

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[komorebi]

@drevil 204396 wrote:

1/8/21 – Bell (but not on a bike) OR an Elvis

1/8/2021 — bell. I was thwarted several times in my quest to find a bell. I was all set to go to the Netherlands Carillon, until I remembered the bells have been removed for restoration. I rode to Virginia Theological Seminary, which has a set of bells from the same foundry that cast the original Liberty Bell and also Big Ben, but I discovered when I got there that the bells aren’t visible from the ground. I tried several nearby churches, but they were all either bell-less or had shutters covering up their bells. So finally I took the easy way out and stopped by a local Taco Bell.

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[Mtansill]

@drevil 204396 wrote:

1/8/21 – Bell (but not on a bike) OR an Elvis

1/8/2021: A bell, not on a bike.

On a scooter! With a nifty little compass feature!

The ironic thing is after riding around checking out the local schools and fire stations expecting to see bells, and then finding this humble and unassuming bell, I saw that my next-door neighbor has bells on his front door. (smh)

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[Serdar]

@drevil 204396 wrote:

1/8/21 – Bell (but not on a bike) OR an Elvis

January 8 is Elvis Presley’s birthday. What were at the bottom of his jumpsuits? Bells! Post a pic of a bell that isn’t on a bike OR an Elvis you spot on your ride (just 1 pic please). Happy hunting!

Josh – the only acceptable answer from you (and only you) is the Liberty Bell since you left us to go to Philly

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Looks like a shiny bell to me. Look closer!

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[LeftyLaura]

1/8 bell

So so bell at the mall. Suburbs of Fairfax such a sleepy town..

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