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]

2/1/21 – Composition with Red Blue and Yellow

I figured there would be boundless opportunities for photos with the 3 colors, even on a short ride due to the gross conditions. Pretty quickly this one caught my eye (I’ve ridden by countless times and never paid attention)….obviously, this one would have to be the photo I submitted today.
Nevertheless, I still did stop for a few other colorful shots that caught my eye. Finding red, blue, and yellow cars in one shot brought flashbacks to the other day….too bad they were not all Mercedes though

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[bigredboiler]

The Mondrian – this is awesome! Hard to beat that for today’s challenge!

[Boomer Cycles]

@drevil 206768 wrote:

2/1/21 – the colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

Found a mural on a switch box in the wild outside Falls Church City Hall that matched the red pedals, blue frame & yellow bell of my Bike Friday!

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[Laurie E.]

@drevil 206768 wrote:

2/1/21 – the colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

On February 1, 1944, Piet Mondrian – regarded as on of the greatest artists of the 20th century – passed away. His painting “Composition with Red Blue and Yellow” was used as the base for one of cycling’s most enduring jerseys: La Vie Claire in the 80s.

On your ride, compose your single snapshot so that you capture all three of the colors that Mondrian eventually limited his palette to: red, blue, and yellow. Just make sure that all three colors are clearly visible. You can use your bike, helmet or clothing on yourself to represent one of the colors. The other two colors must be found in the wild.

Happy hunting!

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Finally an easy one close to my house!!!!! Red-Blue-Yellow all in the wild.

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[Kbikeva]

@LisaE 206828 wrote:

Earlier today I was checking out recent activity on Strava to see what people were doing. I saw crayon-scribble marks over the Mosiac parking garage and I thought, “That’s a great idea. Maybe I can go ride circles in the garage.” But then I continued to hear sets of car tires spinning out on my icy, hilly street in Falls Church and decided just to stay home.

If I hadn’t promised that errand in Falls Church, I probably would have stayed home too. But I’ve (finally) learned that when I absolutely do NOT want to ride, if I put my bike and gear in the car and take it with me, I feel so guilty about the driving part that I figure out a place to ride. As I tell my mom and my kids, ‘guilt is a powerful motivator!”

Also – you have to be careful about garage riding. At first I was thinking I’d go over to Tyson’s Corner to the mall since their parking lots are so much bigger . . . but they also have mall security and I thought I might get chased out. Fortunately, Target’s security set up is a bit less pretentious.

[Steve O]

2/1/21 – Composition with Red Blue and Yellow

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There’s a green one, too, just to the left of these.

[smb9600]

2/1/21 – Red, blue, & yellow

Amazon delivers!

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[camiller]

2/1/2021 red, blue, yellow photo

While looping around the Fairfax Corner Shopping Center I spotted the three colors nicely set up for me to take a picture.

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[bikesnick]

2/1/21 – the colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

I thought this would be difficult, but then saw so many opportunities.

Red, Blue and Yellow in the Google Pixel 4 advertisement.
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[CaseyKane50]

2/1/2021 – the colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

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Mural at the Cameron Run Regional Park on Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria.

[bikedavid]

@drevil 206768 wrote:

2/1/21 – the colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

Ecuador!

[CBGanimal]

@bikedavid 206845 wrote:

Ecuador!

Great minds think almost alike!

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[HokieBeth]

@DCAKen 206821 wrote:

2/1/21 – the colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

In DC, almost everyone has a building named after them

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DCAKen for the win!

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[Mtansill]

@drevil 206768 wrote:

2/1/21 – the colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

I saw a number of lovely examples on my ride and decided that I would share this example, given the large number of dog fans out there.
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[mootsfy]

2/1/21 – Blue, yellow and red in the same photo.

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