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

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[CBGanimal]

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz

Yellow!

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[komorebi]

@drevil 206550 wrote:

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz (more points for select colors)

1/29/2021 — Mercedes Benz. I couldn’t find a yellow one, but here’s a bright shiny red one:

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[josh]

@drevil 206550 wrote:

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz (more points for select colors)

Mercedes (red (for now))
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This has been a fun one! I went to the closest dealership, best I could find was red. There weren’t enough cars parked in Center City yet, so I might have to go out to the rich suburbs next. Thanks drevil for getting me out on a bike on what otherwise would’ve been too cold/windy a morning.

[bigredboiler]

@CBGanimal 206558 wrote:

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz

Yellow!

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Oh how I wish I still lived in Stuttgart for today’s photo hunt Definitely an advantage in Europe today….nice find!

[bikedavid]

@drevil 206550 wrote:

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz (more points for select colors)

Yellow ones are indeed rare! Settled on this red one.

[CaseyKane50]

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz (more points for select colors)

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Red and blue were easy to find, yellow was indeed elusive, but then the flashy green car caught my eye. I have sacrificed extra points by not posting the red and blue cars, in the hope that the judge will find the flashy green, not only eye catching, but worthy of extra points.

[HokieBeth]

1/29 Mercedes Benz

Samantha and I rode through Mercedesville (aka Old Town Alexandria) on our way to Ft Hunt. Too many Benz to count, every color except yellow. Here’s a shiny red one which I might covet just a bit[emoji848]

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[DCAKen]

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz

Yellow cars of any make are difficult to find in this city. So I settled for red.

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[Kbikeva]

@drevil 206550 wrote:

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz (more points for select colors)

On January 29, 1886, Karl Benz is awarded the patent for the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.

On your ride, capture a Mercedes Benz vehicle. Sounds easy, right? Well, if you want a few more points, find a less popular color as listed below:

• 3 points for a yellow vehicle
• 2 points for a red or blue vehicle
• 1 point for all other colors

Since we’re basing extra points on color, make sure it’s easy to discern (i.e.., make sure it’s not too dark).

You can upgrade your answer throughout the day, but if you modify your post after 1/29, it’ll only be worth 1 point. Also, you’ll only get point(s) for a single vehicle even if there is a gaggle of them in the photo.

Happy hunting!

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For those of us hunting in the US, where color choices are increasingly limited, I’m hoping this yellowish older (and not looking too healthy) model suffices for the big points. If not, this beautiful blue one for less points (but certainly more functionality) is my submission. I agree with the rider who said thanks for getting us out on a windy, cold day riding to places we’d not been inclined to ride to!

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[LeftyLaura]

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz (more points for select colors)

My red one is in storage, I don’t want to start the discussion about getting a bike into an old SL, so here’s a new red one.

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[Rod Smith]

1/29 Mercedes Benz
20210129_135314 by Rod Smith, on Flickr

[Boomer Cycles]

1/29/21 – Mercedes-Benz

The rare and elusive but captured Yellow AMG-GT/Coupe!

… painted on the side of the MB of Arlington service truck, as there were no yellow ones to be found on the lot, in the showroom nor in the service bays;-)

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[accordioneur]

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz

I really wasn’t in the mood to go out riding on yet another cold, windy day, so thank you for choosing something I could find right on my block (Benz on the right, BMW on the left). I know it looks kinda black in the picture, but it’s a navy blue (I believe the Mercedes name for it is “Lunar Blue Metallic”). This is Ann’s third Mercedes in the time we’ve lived on the same block, and they’ve all been blue sedans. I rode around the block to see if I could photograph one of the other Mercedes I know of in the neighborhood, but the blue one two blocks over has been replaced by a grey one, and the classic red 450SL convertible had a car cover over it.

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[camiller]

1/29/2021 Mercedes Benz

A white Mercedes Benz convertible with a blue top. [ATTACH=CONFIG]23461[/ATTACH]

[karenbikes2]

@drevil 206550 wrote:

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz (more points for select colors)

On January 29, 1886, Karl Benz is awarded the patent for the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.

On your ride, capture a Mercedes Benz vehicle. Sounds easy, right? Well, if you want a few more points, find a less popular color as listed below:

• 3 points for a yellow vehicle
• 2 points for a red or blue vehicle
• 1 point for all other colors

Since we’re basing extra points on color, make sure it’s easy to discern (i.e.., make sure it’s not too dark).

You can upgrade your answer throughout the day, but if you modify your post after 1/29, it’ll only be worth 1 point. Also, you’ll only get point(s) for a single vehicle even if there is a gaggle of them in the photo.

Happy hunting!

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1/29/21
Mercedes Benz
Looked in many of the medical parks in the Tysons area and found numerous black and grey Benz’s, but only colored one I saw was this one parked on the street.

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