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

[DCAKen]

1/22/21 – Polka Dots

I wore my polka dot socks just in case this proved to be hard, but I should have known that Georgetown fashion boutiques would be a fan of them

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[Kbikeva]

@Catedrew 206043 wrote:

I didn’t mean to dislike this post, just couldn’t figure out how to undo that! LOL!

Ha ha – I did that the other day. Apparently you have to be an admin to correct that kind of error. SO silly!

[Kbikeva]

@Catedrew 206041 wrote:

1/22/21 – Polka Dots

I see this car in my neighborhood all the time. It’s the first thing I thought of when the Daily Photo scavenger hunt word came out. These particular polka dots are made with coins. He parks it on the 800 block of S. Highland Street in Arlington, VA.

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Just imagine if he did that to a bike — hauling all that extra coinage uphill! Yikes!

[historygeek]

1/22/21 polka dots
Polka Dot Park

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[mootsfy]

1/22/21 – Polka Dots

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[consularrider]

@drevil 205982 wrote:

1/22/21 – Polka dots

Apparently 1/22 is National Polka Dot day On your ride, find polka dots in all its forms out there; it doesn’t have to be clothing:
Polka dot is a pattern consisting of an array of large filled circles of the same size.

Happy hunting!

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“Filled” with air and light?

[ATTACH=CONFIG]23166[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]23167[/ATTACH] Greywacke Arch wrought iron railing, Central Park

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I thought about the button tufts on the seat on a horse drawn carriage in Central Park, but I only saw one stopped and the drives was busy talking with the passengers and it seemed rude to ask them to skooch over for my photo op.

[SusanG1693]

1/22/21 “National Polkadot Day” Sad to report a profound paucity of polkadots in my proximity.

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[tomacsh]

1/22/2021–Polka Dots (with a purpose!)
Life-saving detectable warning surfaces brought to you by the ADA

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[Steve O]

I think if sdots posts a photo she should get a bonus point

[Indiana]

1/22/2021 – Polka Dots

Polka dotted self portrait
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[bigredboiler]

Yes! I rode by that car last year….so unique!

[bigredboiler]

@Catedrew 206041 wrote:

1/22/21 – Polka Dots

I see this car in my neighborhood all the time. It’s the first thing I thought of when the Daily Photo scavenger hunt word came out. These particular polka dots are made with coins. He parks it on the 800 block of S. Highland Street in Arlington, VA.

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Yes! I rode by that car last year….so unique!

[bigredboiler]

1/22/21 – Polka Dots

Found a wide variety out today (some with more creative license than others), so my Strava pics will definitely have people scratching their heads if they aren’t aware of this scavenger hunt. Sticking with a boring but safe one for this post though.

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[Sophie CW]

1/22/21 – Polka dots seen on sidewalk curb ramps along the Carl Hen Millennium Trail in Rockville as per ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements.
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[smb9600]

@drevil 205982 wrote:

1/22/21 – Polka dots

Lovely little park across to Cora Kelly Schoo!

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