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

[Kbikeva]

@Mtansill 206605 wrote:

1/29/2021 – Mercedes Benz

Yes, historygeek, this is absolutely Mercedes Benz’s retro version of yellow. Not the first time I’ve seen one this color in my life.

Fun fact: In “The Millionaire Next Door” it mentioned that millionaires tended to buy – for no reason that’s apparent – cars that were a better price per pound than other cars (used, and hold on to them). At the top of that list? Mercedes Benz

My in-laws were not millionaires, but they had a car around this vintage, so it makes me think of them.

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I agree (and not the least because the one I found is this color). When I lived in Germany in the late 80’s, all German taxi’s were this color Mercedes Benz sedans. I seem to remember that even when the taxi fleets started adding other makes of cars, they kept this color. Kind of like “Yellow Cabs” in NY back in the day.

[Steve O]

@accordioneur 206588 wrote:

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

So you did not ride your bike to take this picture?
@drevil 203165 wrote:

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

[bikesnick]

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz (more points for select colors)
2 points for a red or blue vehicle

Blue Mercedes-Benz car at a dealer.
(I went inside, explained the scavenger hunt, asked if they had a yellow car, and got strange looks. The looks were even stranger when I asked if they had a Mercedes-Benz bicycle. I settled for a blue car out front.)
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[Hannah Lili]

1/29/21 -Mercedes Benz

There are technically two at this house but I was feeling sketchy taking pictures with my get up. Just black though!

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[Steve O]

1/29/2021 – Mercedes Benz

This kinda gold one was the closest to yellow on the entire lot of the Mercedes Benz dealer. If not considered yellow enough, see next post

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[Steve O]

1/29/2021 – Mercedes Benz

Backup to the gold-ish one. Red.
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[mootsfy]

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz

Found a blue one.

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[Catedrew]

@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:

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz

I snapped a photo of the first one I came across, then rode around, looking for more, but alas, all were in boring colors of white, silver, black, or charcoal. I was tempted to cycle over to American Service Center, the only Benz dealer in the area, but it was just too cold and windy, so I settled for boring and fewer points.

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[Serdar]

@drevil 206550 wrote:

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

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Red Mercedes
https://www.strava.com/activities/4702557227

[Kbikeva]

@bikesnick 206610 wrote:

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz (more points for select colors)
2 points for a red or blue vehicle

Blue Mercedes-Benz car at a dealer.
(I went inside, explained the scavenger hunt, asked if they had a yellow car, and got strange looks. The looks were even stranger when I asked if they had a Mercedes-Benz bicycle. I settled for a blue car out front.)
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I’m laughing because when/if all the dealers have a zoom meeting early next week, someone is going to mention all the bike riders who stopped by looking for a yellow mercedes benz. Then they’ll all have that strange look! Just for the record, Lefty Laura and I were at the Tysons Corner dealership. How about anyone else? We should see how far we all ranged in order to get the shot at a dealer!

[AlanA]

@Kbikeva 206628 wrote:

I’m laughing because when/if all the dealers have a zoom meeting early next week, someone is going to mention all the bike riders who stopped by looking for a yellow mercedes benz. Then they’ll all have that strange look! Just for the record, Lefty Laura and I were at the Tysons Corner dealership. How about anyone else? We should see how far we all ranged in order to get the shot at a dealer!

I don’t have any dealers around me that are easy to get to. I just stuck with trying my best to find at least one on my ride. I’m usually at a big disadvantage for most games by living out in the boonies of MoCo. Once in a while, I get lucky.

[LeftyLaura]

The boonies are the best for serendipity and unique finds!

[cvcalhoun]

@bigredboiler 206606 wrote:

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz

This game would have been so much easier if I still lived in Stuttgart, but alas….
Went hunting early in the morning, and only found the yellow one painted on the side of the truck at the Arlington dealer (see Boomer’s pic). Plenty of blue, red, and every other color though.
Went hunting at lunch for an elusive yellow one in the wild; thru the streets of Clarendon/Rosslyn, G’town, and many NW DC streets to no avail.
Gave up on finding a yellow in the wild, so settled for a pic from the zoo….EuroMotors Bethesda

I think you and I photographed the exact same car, except that I got it from a slightly different angle that showed the other yellow Mercedes behind it.

I am kind of embarrassed for my town that I could easily find two yellow Mercedes, but couldn’t find a single Beetle. When they set up the guillotines, I figure they’ll start here.

[accordioneur]

@Steve O 206609 wrote:

So you did not ride your bike to take this picture?

SteveO, I assume drevil has asked you for help, since it would be rather peculiar of you to assign yourself the role of rule enforcer for someone else’s game. I also assume that your Strava access is broken; otherwise you could have easily verified that I did indeed go out for a short Mercedes spotting ride. Have a great evening.

[drevil]

1/30/21 – Skate Park or Skateboard (found in the wild)

On January 30, 1988, INXS land their first and only US #1 hit with Need You Tonight, which was on the album called Kick. On the cover of the album is a skateboard.

Bonus point if you capture someone doing a trick where their board is off the ground (e.g., ollie).

Happy hunting!

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