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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[josh]

@drevil 207012 wrote:

2/4/21 – Rose or Rosa

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I went for a depiction of Rosa Parks herself (along with a number of other civil rights icons — it looks to be one of the Selma to Montgomery marches). The mural is by Eric Okdeh and “Men at SCI Graterford” (which was a state prison that has since closed).

[Boomer Cycles]

2/4/21 – Rose [emoji257] or Rosa

I didn’t set out today with any set destination in mind, nor a strategy for the daily photo scavenger hunt, which then forced me to pay more attention to my surroundings, and take in the beautiful afternoon. And as luck would have it, I stumbled upon this “rose” while passing through downtown McLean VA!

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[Mtansill]

2/4/2021 – Rose or Rosa

I’ve got roses with these posies!
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[Serdar]

@drevil 207012 wrote:

2/4/21 – Rose or Rosa

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Rose Hill Apartments
https://www.strava.com/activities/4736247778

[drevil]

2/5/21 – Stationary Clock or Other Time Telling Device

On February 5, 1924, the Greenwich Time Signal (aka the pips) was introduced; it marks the precise start of each hour.

During your ride, capture a stationary clock or other time-telling device in a photo and post here. “Stationary” means something that is affixed or doesn’t move easily, and not something like a wristwatch or phone. Wall clocks are fine.

Happy hunting!

https://www.facebook.com/FlavorFlavOfficial/videos/1628104697257923
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[smb9600]

2/4/21 – Rose or Rosa

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[LhasaCM]

2/4/21 – Rose

I interpreted “on your ride” differently. It was subtle to begin with, and the paint job has taken quite a bit of abuse over the years, but here is a closeup of my front fork with the bike’s brand “Rose” in raised lettering.

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(Bike purchased from https://www.rosebikes.com/)

[mrhappy_onabike]

2/4/21 – Rose or Rosa

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[camiller]

2/4/2021 Rose or Rosa

I continue to learn new things every day because of Freezing Saddles. Today I learned that there is a florist in the shopping center near my house. (The same shopping center where I learned that there was a bakery nearby when I was looking for pie).

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[Kbikeva]

@drevil 207071 wrote:

2/5/21 – Stationary Clock or Other Time Telling Device

On February 5, 1924, the Greenwich Time Signal (aka the pips) was introduced; it marks the precise start of each hour.

During your ride, capture a stationary clock or other time-telling device in a photo and post here. “Stationary” means something that is affixed or doesn’t move easily, and not something like a wristwatch or phone. Wall clocks are fine.

Happy hunting!

https://www.facebook.com/FlavorFlavOfficial/videos/1628104697257923
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I appreciate the timeliness of this announcement (cough, cough). Seriously though – I’ve been staying up WAY too late in anticipation of the assignment. I need to get a life!

[HokieBeth]

2/4 Rose

Roses at local chocolate shop

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[Hannah Lili]

2/4/21 – Rosa Parks “Rose”

Valentines roses in a boutique that used to be called Rose Boutique. Turns out it not longer exists. Here’s the google maps posting though:

Rose Garden Boutique
https://goo.gl/maps/VGvhCGZTo46x2Bz39

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[accordioneur]

2/4/2021 – Rose or Rosa

My first thought today was to bike into DC and take a picture of one or another of the Politics and pROSE shops, but time got away from me and I wound up having time just for a local ride. Fortunately, this place is right near home – basically across the street from the skate park I photographed the other day.

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[Sophie CW]

2/4/21 – Rose Ave in North Bethesda
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[Nadine]

2/4 – rose or rosa

Bon air ride garden was my backup plan, since it’s half a mile from my house…. But instead Beth found this on our ride.

We were biking on Bradley when suddenly she said “turn right! There’s your rose! [emoji38][emoji3]

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