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

[Sophie CW]

2/2/21 – Dog (but not your own)
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[Catedrew]

@drevil 206868 wrote:

2/2/21 – Dog (but not your own)

2/2/21 – Dog

This little cutie was having such a good time in the snow!

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[Hannah Lili]

2/2/21 – Dog Photo

Saw this zooming pair on the Courtney Campbell trail which goes along the Northern part of Tampa Bay.

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[Indiana]

@Kbikeva 206924 wrote:

Small but important typo — she purchased her freedom in 1810, not 1910.

Ack, yes, good catch!

[Nadine]

2/2 – dog

I couldn’t bring myself to do the in-your-face thing other people were brave enough to do…. I snuck pictures when the owners weren’t looking … This was the prettiest dog

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[Kbikeva]

@Nadine 206933 wrote:

2/2 – dog

I couldn’t bring myself to do the in-your-face thing other people were brave enough to do…. I snuck pictures when the owners weren’t looking … This was the prettiest dog

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Brave … shameless … two sides of the same coin. And remember … POINTS! Seriously though, most dog lovers are happy to show off their pup for a photo. Unless they live near Carol Calhoun in which case, all bets are off!

[drevil]

2/3/21 – “Ritchie Valens” subanagram: the word, 5-letters or more

On February 3, 1959, musicians Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and J.P. Richardson perished in a plane crash in Iowa. The event later became known as “The Day the Music Died“.

On your ride, find a word (i.e., not the thing) on a sign using just the letters in Ritchie Valens’ name. The word has to be 5 letters or more.

Happy hunting!

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[bikedavid]

@drevil 206868 wrote:

2/2/21 – Dog (but not your own)

A bit hard to see but did catch someone walking their white dog rather late. The best things in life are furry!

[josh]

@drevil 206935 wrote:

2/3/21 – “Ritchie Valens” subanagram: the word, 5-letters or more

The (Philadelphia) Ethical Society
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It’s nice not having a longest word bonus and having to obsess over that!

[komorebi]

@drevil 206935 wrote:

2/3/21 – “Ritchie Valens” subanagram: the word, 5-letters or more

2/3/2021 — “Ritchie Valens” subanagram. Not the most exciting submission, but here’s my bike in front of nearby cleaners:

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[CBGanimal]

2/3/21 – Ritchie Valens

When I figured my first “find” didn’t work I was happy to see “Vicente” in this street sign!

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[cvcalhoun]

2/3/21 – “Ritchie Valens” subanagram: the word, 5-letters or more
“Creative.” Repeated several times in this picture.
And if anyone wonders why I was out in the daytime, it was because I had been up all night working, trying to get stuff out of the way before I go get my vaccine tomorrow. I figured if I crashed before my bike ride, I might not be able to get up in time to ride before midnight. I’m way too old for this!

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[CaseyKane50]

2/3/2021 – “Ritchie Valens” subanagram: the word, 5-letters or more

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Picture taken on Quaker Lane, Alexandria side.

I was certain it was Presto Valet Cleaners, but was happy to discover they are a “certified environmental dry cleaner”. Of course, I could have just settled for valet.:cool:

[Nadine]

@CaseyKane50 206950 wrote:

2/3/2021 – “Ritchie Valens” subanagram: the word, 5-letters or more

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Picture taken on Quaker Lane, Alexandria side.

I was certain it was Presto Valet Cleaners, but was happy to discover they are a “certified environmental dry cleaner”. Of course, I could have just settled for valet.:cool:

Cleaner works too! But [emoji848] Idk if you get double points for that

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[CaseyKane50]

2/3/2021 – “Ritchie Valens” subanagram: the word, 5-letters or more

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Picture taken on Quaker Lane, Alexandria side.

I was certain it was Presto Valet Cleaners, but was happy to discover they are a “certified environmental dry cleaner”. Of course, I could have just settled for valet.:cool:

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