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

[bigredboiler]

@drevil 206635 wrote:

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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I sure hope there are some skaters that love sub-freezing weather today!

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[josh]

@drevil 206635 wrote:

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

FDR Skatepark!
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Unfortunately, it looks like there aren’t too many skaters out at 8:30am on a Saturday when it’s 25 degrees Fahrenheit. There were two cars parked by it, an Audi and a BMW — I guess skating’s not as punk as it used to be.

[Boomer Cycles]

1/30/21 – skateboard

Ollie, we have lift off!

Melrose Park, Hyattsville MD (skateboard park).
Witnesses: [mention]Rod Smith [/mention]
Evidence: both rear wheels casting shadows!!

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[CBGanimal]

1/30/21 – skateboard

There is a skate park in Torrejon and I caught one guy air in action!

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[DCAKen]

1/30/21 – Skate Park or Skateboard

Freedom Plaza is full of skaters up to their usual tricks

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[komorebi]

@drevil 206635 wrote:

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

1/30/2021 — skate park. At Powhatan Springs Skate Park in Arlington, although when I visited there were more little kids on scooters using the park than actual skateboarders.

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[CaseyKane50]

1/30/2021 Skate Park or Skateboard (found in the wild)

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A skateboarder at the Schuyler Hamilton Jones Skateboard Park in Alexandria.

[rumipumi]

1/30 skateboarder doing an ollie!

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[LeftyLaura]

1/30/2021 Skate Park or Skateboard (found in the wild)

Trailside to trailside parks.

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[Serdar]

@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 rode to the closest to me dealership on S Pickett St, Alexandria.

[Serdar]

@drevil 206635 wrote:

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

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A skateboarder at the Alexandria Skatepark
https://www.strava.com/activities/4707239060

[AlanA]

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

In today’s news:
Cyclist spotted at local Skatepark trying to get a picture of teenage boys in action.

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[Kbikeva]

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

At the Herndon Skate Park. It’s really nice because it’s accessible for kids of all ages from the W&OD. There’s one at Lake Fairfax but that’s a bit of a challenge to get to unless you live close by, and even then, it’s hiking to get there rather than skateboarding.

This young performer was quite enterprising, inquiring how much I would be paid for the scavenger hunt photo. I think he was hoping for a percentage of profits. I’m happy to give him a percentage of pointlessness…

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[accordioneur]

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

Another one I could satisfy close to home, as the Powhatan Springs skate park is just a mile from home. It was mostly kids at the park – no one in the deep bowls doing anything really exciting. Plus, I didn’t want to be a creepy old guy loitering and taking pictures of the kids skating. The closest I got to capturing any air was this kid jumping up out of a bowl.

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Was this picture taken on a bike ride? _X_ Yes ___ No

[bikesnick]

1/30/21 – Skate Park or Skateboard (found in the wild)
Bonus point if you capture someone doing a trick where their board is off the ground

Powhatan Springs Skatepark (Arlington, VA)
(It’s really hard to capture someone in mid-air. Great job all of you who did it so well.)
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