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

[drevil]

3/17/21 – Rainbow, Leprechaun, or 4-Leaf Clover

On St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated on March 17 every year, you have a mission to capture in a photo one of the below:

1. a Rainbow (which will lead you to a pot of gold), or
2. a Leprechaun (who owns that pot of gold), or
3. a 4-leaf clover (where each leaf stands for: faith, hope, love, and luck).

Fun fact I forgot about after leaving elementary school: you’re supposed to wear green on St Patrick’s day because leprechauns like to pinch people, but they can’t see green, so it makes you invisible to them.

Fun fact I just learned: “It wasn’t until 1798, the year of the Irish Rebellion, that the color green became officially associated with the day, Casey says. Up until the rebellion, the color associated with St. Patrick was blue, as it was featured both in the royal court and on ancient Irish flags.” – https://time.com/4261456/st-patrick-day-2016-history-real-saint/

Happy hunting!

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[josh]

@drevil 209914 wrote:

3/16/21 – Panda or Danger Panda

The #dangerpanda is a lot easier than the first time I tried it maybe 3 years back. I actually couldn’t ride with no hands until about the same time, and I figured it’d be a good skill to have.
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I wanted to get a panda in the shot as well, but my planned targets had their names high up on the storefront which doesn’t play nicely with #dangerpanda rules. Maybe I should’ve went for the footless variants, but I think I should probably practice those first. I love and miss Pete Beers, and we should all go for a bike ride!

[Shawnbeast]

@drevil 209914 wrote:

3/16/21 – Panda or Danger Panda

Considering how often I ride without hands, I was surprised at how challenging it was to actually pull off the danger panda so you could see all the requirements! Happy panda day, now go check out my friend’s panda art at Pandinko (https://www.facebook.com/105251751358503)

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[cvcalhoun]

3/17/21 – Rainbow, Leprechaun, or 4-Leaf Clover
This was tougher than anticipated. The florist that had huge displays for other holidays had skipped straight ahead to Easter without pausing at St. Patrick’s Day. Two different party stores had no St. Patrick’s Day items, at least that I could see from the window. And of course, a lot of bars are closed due to the pandemic.

However, I finally found Caddie’s on Cordell. They had a patio in front of the place, and had outdoor seating under a canopy. I peeked inside, and saw a leprechaun and two shamrocks. And I realized that in the middle of the night, it was unlikely anyone was going to stop me from bringing my bike onto the patio and taking a picture. So…

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[CBGanimal]

@drevil 209972 wrote:

3/17/21 – Rainbow, Leprechaun, or 4-Leaf Clover

Happy St Patrick’s day everyone!

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[komorebi]

@drevil 209972 wrote:

3/17/21 – Rainbow, Leprechaun, or 4-Leaf Clover

3/17/2021 — rainbow, leprechaun, or four-leaf clover. This house on Oak Street in Alexandria had the trifecta. Happy St. Paddy’s Day, everyone!

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[accordioneur]

3/17/2021 — rainbow, leprechaun, or four-leaf clover.

Photo through the door at Best Buns in Shirlington. I didn’t go inside because there seemed to be some complex protocol required to actually get inside the shop.

Tip o’ the hat to Casey, who pointed out to me that Best Buns had these decorations.

It occurred to me as I posted this that the picture shows run of the mill shamrocks, not four leaf clover. I suppose the easiest thing to have done would have been to do a quick bike ride over to a store with holiday decorations, but instead I did an extra credit project.

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[Shawnbeast]

@drevil 209972 wrote:

3/17/21 – Rainbow, Leprechaun, or 4-Leaf Clover

I went a bit out of my way through a neighborhood and was rewarded with this house that was all decked out to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day including a festive painted mailbox!

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[Kbikeva]

@komorebi 209981 wrote:

3/17/2021 — rainbow, leprechaun, or four-leaf clover. This house on Oak Street in Alexandria had the trifecta. Happy St. Paddy’s Day, everyone!

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All that AND a unicorn! I’d say that’s a magical trifecta!

[Kbikeva]

3/17/2021 — rainbow, leprechaun, or four-leaf clover

I noticed this guy yesterday in Herndon and went back for the photo today. This is the house that puts out skeletons for almost every holiday and goes absolutely NUTS at Halloween.

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[bigredboiler]

3/17/21 – Rainbow, Leprechaun, or Four Leaf Clover

Holiday inflatables for everything now. Here’s one to fit today’s goal.

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[bikedavid]

@drevil 209972 wrote:

3/17/21 – Rainbow, Leprechaun, or 4-Leaf Clover

Shenanigans is ready for St Patrick’s Day!

[bigredboiler]

3/17/21 – Rainbow, Leprechaun, or Four Leaf Clover

Holiday inflatables for everything now. Here’s one to fit today’s goal.

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[Kbikeva]

@bigredboiler 209999 wrote:

3/17/21 – Rainbow, Leprechaun, or Four Leaf Clover

Holiday inflatables for everything now. Here’s one to fit today’s goal.

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I often wonder what the people in China who are making all this stuff must think Americans are “really” like…lol

[CaseyKane50]

3/17/21 – Rainbow, Leprechaun, or Four Leaf Clover

Good fortune smiled on me, as I found a leprechaun, next to a shamrock (aka clover) on Thayer Avenue in Alexandria. The owner of the home told me his next display will include the Easter bunny.

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