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

[CBGanimal]

@bentbike33 210136 wrote:

Maybe it’s a TARDIS?

TARDIS?

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[CBGanimal]

@bentbike33 210136 wrote:

Maybe it’s a TARDIS?

TARDIS?

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[Mtansill]

@CBGanimal 210199 wrote:

TARDIS?

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Time A Relative Dimension In Space – From Dr. Who, of course. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS

[drevil]

Phew, it’s been a few days since the end of Freezing Saddles, as well as the end of the Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt

Stats

• 2303 pictures submitted (that registered in the tally)
• 305 pages in the thread (when looking at the forum on a desktop, not Tapatalk)
• 3048 posts in the thread
• 66 participants posted at least one picture
• The lowest number of participants was Day 1 (1/1/21) with only 16 submissions where the clue was “2021”.
• The second lowest was Day 3 (1/3/21) with only 19 submissions for “Elf or Wizard”.
• The most number of participants was Day 13 (1/13/21) with 36 submissions for the “Liam Hemsworth” subanagram.
• The second highest day was Day 41 (2/10/21) with 35 submissions for “Star”.

Jo and I had a chance to finish up the scoring, and we ranked participants by the total of their points. Who three came out on top?

• Tied for First place: MTansill and Rumipumi with 93 points
• Third place: BigRedBoiler with 92.5 points

Here is the rest of the participants and their ranking. This also explains the prizes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1txiMf8yvNRFeJIabv6U2dvJAWa5fjJ7syal2tsN4gQ0/edit?usp=sharing
Here is the tally of each individual day: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kgsAzaLIXN-IJMjscyNnQTNvWEp__VzgGBSkJDYrTfs/edit?usp=sharing

As for the prizes, I am still designing the patch and stickers. When I am done, it will still take a few weeks to have them made. Expect them mid-April at the earliest. I’ll post here when they’re ready.

Freezing Saddles ’21 Photo Scavenger Hunt Stats by bikecentric, on Flickr

I just want to express my thanks again for all that participated. Jo and I had a lot of fun organizing it!

All the best to you and yours,
-rickyd

[Steve O]

If Mr. Happy on a Bike had not stolen some of my photos, I would have been in the top 25

[mrhappy_onabike]

@Steve O 210314 wrote:

If Mr. Happy on a Bike had not stolen some of my photos, I would have been in the top 25

Pfft. I think you mean if you hadn’t taken all those pics I actually deserved, you big fat cheater, I would have been in the top 25.

[Martin Luther]

The snaps of this bike received on gbwhatsapp.net are wonderful and eye catching. Loved it.

[drevil]

If you played the *2021* version of the FS Photo Scavenger Hunt, and you won some prizes (patches and/or stickers), I’ll be bringing them to the final happy hour on 4/11/23 at City State Brewing.

If you don’t remember if you played and won anything, check this sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1txiMf8yvNRFeJIabv6U2dvJAWa5fjJ7syal2tsN4gQ0/

If you can’t make it to the final HH or have a buddy that is going pick it up for you, I can mail it to you if you Paypal me for postage. Don’t start pinging me yet about mailing. I’ll let you know when I’m ready for that

[consularrider]

@drevil 225692 wrote:

If you played the *2021* version of the FS Photo Scavenger Hunt, and you won some prizes (patches and/or stickers), I’ll be bringing them to the final happy hour on 4/11/23 at City State Brewing.

If you don’t remember if you played and won anything, check this sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1txiMf8yvNRFeJIabv6U2dvJAWa5fjJ7syal2tsN4gQ0/

If you can’t make it to the final HH or have a buddy that is going pick it up for you, I can mail it to you if you Paypal me for postage. Don’t start pinging me yet about mailing. I’ll let you know when I’m ready for that

Darn, only 19.75 points, so close!

[drevil]

@consularrider 225697 wrote:

Darn, only 19.75 points, so close!

I realized that I have more patches, so anyone that has 14 points or more will get a patch (previously it was 20 points or more).

Also, if you are asking someone else to grab your stuff at the party, make sure they know your forum name because that is how it is listed on the spreadsheet.

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