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

[AlanA]

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights

This may not technically count, since it is a promo for a local ice rink, but you can’t have Christmas without Frosty!!

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[bikesnick]

@drevil 209815 wrote:

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights

This scavenger hunt has been fun – one day it’s find a blooming flower and a few days later it’s Christmas decorations.
And we find them! Thanks so much.
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[rumipumi]

3/15 xmas ornaments

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[tomacsh]

3/15/21–St.Nicholaus’s Birthday
I found him soaking up the sun just off East-West Highway in Hyattsville!

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[camiller]

3/15/2021 Christmas lights or ornaments

This house still had it’s Christmas lights

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[DCAKen]

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights

Coincidentally, I had noticed just a few days ago that the CVS in Woodley Park still had some reindeer and a giant snowflake adorning their storefront.

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[DCAKen]

@Catedrew 209875 wrote:

This is cool – where is it?

This is just off Scott Circle (the intersection of 16th St , Rhode Island Ave, and Massachusetts Ave)

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[historygeek]

3/15/21 christmas decorations. Ornaments in a tree

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[Steve O]

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights

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[Catedrew]

@drevil 209815 wrote:

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights

There are still a few homes with ornaments and lights in our neighborhood. I snapped a few photos, but this one is my favorite. It’s on S. Highland Street, between 7th St. S. and 6th St. S. Enjoy!

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[LisaE]

@drevil 209815 wrote:

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights

Dancing angel complete with halo and holding up a star. Bonus Christmas wreath next to the front door.

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[Nadine]

3/15/21 Christmas ornaments/ lights

Would you believe there’s a house with reindeer on its lawn still, in my neighborhood? CivilWarBeth calls these “albino reindeer” [emoji38][emoji1744]

Also…. I’ve been WONDERING how you’ve managed to deal with this contest, Ricky. It’s been awesome! But it’s always seemed like it must be a lotta work. Now I know what your secret is…. Thanks Jo! [emoji38][emoji1360] Love you guys!

No idea how anyone would have anything to say about the points though. They’re not on the leaderboard, so [emoji848] is there a way to know what they are? Just curious. I’m not in it for the points, though I want enough of them for you guys to feel the love for this [emoji323][emoji76]GAME [emoji3531]
And haha a homemade patch from one of my most colorful FS friends would be awesome [emoji1]

Also Carol, I’d play if you got a game going after FS!

I like spring but I’m always sorry to see the end of Freezing Saddles

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[Mtansill]

3/15/2021: Christmas ornaments or lights

There are more examples out there than one might think… except I’ve been tracking this activity for the past two months, anticipating it might be a late ask… and… yes!

So here’s one example. Some nice large bulbs and snowflakes in a tree. There is also a white house with red trim, a candy cane light pole, a tree that’s painted green with perpetual lights in a nearby neighborhood – but it wasn’t as easy to photograph in the afternoon light.

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[Shawnbeast]

@drevil 209815 wrote:

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights

Super weak-sauce, but this was all I could find in 15 miles. Tiny little red and green lights. HOAs largely mean the death of unique and independent decoration…

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[LeftyLaura]

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