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

[historygeek]

1/12/22. Bat
Batman in a comic shop window

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[Mtansill]

1/12/2021: Bat

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Be a hero. Wear a mask… like Batman.

[AlanA]

1/12 – Bat.

You can’t have a battle without “bat”.

That’s probably stretching it a bit, but since I’m playing the Civil War game, I figured it was worth a shot.
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[cvcalhoun]

@LeftyLaura 204982 wrote:

because I didn’t bring the bike in, I had to buy the beer and bring it to the house.

The rules got changed. You no longer need to have the bike in the picture. Now, if you wanted to drink the beer, that’s a different matter.

[reji]

1/12 – Bat

I grew up on the original Batman, you know, the nice one with short ears. Years ago, a colleague who was obsessed with Batman told me that the bigger the ears, the meaner Batman is. I couldn’t imagine a mean Batman.

Found this one on a window at Victory Comics in Falls Church.

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[Rod Smith]

1/12/21 bat
IMG_0516 by Rod Smith, on Flickr

[Kbikeva]

@Rod Smith 205033 wrote:

1/12/21 bat
IMG_0516 by Rod Smith, on Flickr

Is that frost on the saddle? Talk about Freezing Saddles!

[bigredboiler]

1/12/21 – Bats!

Had some ideas of where to look as I started my ride, but….
Timing is everything, and I found this waiting at a red light in the first minute of my ride! Thank you red light (rare that I say this !

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Found some other bats today as well, but also struck out a lot with some ideas I had along the way. Fun (and lucky) day!

[LisaE]

1/12/21 – Bat

I didn’t have the legs nor time to recreate this bat today, but here is a route I’ve ridden previously. At least it looks like a bat to me.

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@drevil 204962 wrote:

1/12/21 – Bat

[Rod Smith]

Yes frosted saddle. Which is why I submitted, in clear violation of the rules. Unless I pretend I found it that way, with a bat drawn on it. Haha

[Kbikeva]

@Rod Smith 205045 wrote:

Yes frosted saddle. Which is why I submitted, in clear violation of the rules. Unless I pretend I found it that way, with a bat drawn on it. Haha

If this game is a democracy (which I think it isn’t) I vote that you get the point just because what’s more appropriate than an actual frozen saddle? Such a cool photo – well done!

[Indiana]

@drevil 204962 wrote:

1/12/21 – Bat

Bunker Hill, site of the infamous Revolutionary War bat.

As of a couple weeks ago there actually was a (stuffed decorative) vampire bat hanging from a tree at the top of Bunker Hill. Alas, when I summited with my bike today, the bat was nowhere to be seen. I photographed the sign instead.

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[Serdar]

@drevil 204962 wrote:

1/12/21 – Bat

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I found this Batman in the Rocket Fizz Candy Store at 1721 Centre Plaza, Alexandria, VA
https://www.strava.com/activities/4611509752

[LeftyLaura]

That will save me money! Thanks. Also, the Batsquatch is a New England IPA and quite tasty.

[camiller]

1/12/2021 – Bat

When you want to get better at your batting skills, where do you go? A batting cage, of course. Batting cage located at Occoquan Regional Park.

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