I ran saw this thread on the SS&FG forum today Bike Picture Game and thought it was a fun idea. I started browsing the pages and soon realized that I couldn't handle the ego, rants, misspellings, and general off-topic-ness that plague SS&FG. So I thought, "This would/should go really well in C&V." And really, what better way to have some fun and show off your latest build? So if you're up for it...

Here is the premise:
Name a place or thing to take a picture with your bike. First person to go out, take, and post the picture, picks the next challenge.

Here are the rules:

1) No photoshop! Post processing, cropping, resizing, etc. in photoshop is ok; changing content to fulfill a challenge, NOT OK!

2) If a challenge is not met after 1 week a new topic may be picked by the previous challenger winner.

3) If you wish to dispute a photo:
-Quote the post you are disputing and state your reason for dispute.
-Fellow forum members will then vote to either 'accept' or 'not accept' the disputed photo.
-Votes by the original poster of the disputed photo and by the member posting their dispute will not be counted (as they cancel each other out in theory).
-First three votes accumulated to 'accept' or to 'not accept' will settle the dispute.
-If accepted, the new challenge (if stated) will stand.
-If not accepted the old challenge is still active.

4) After any comment, please put the current challenges at the bottom so everyone can stay up to date.

5) Pictures must be taken AFTER the challenge. Rare exceptions such as pictures taken on the said day BEFORE the challenge may be accepted only by 3 acceptance votes.

6) The following types of challenges are NOT allowed:
-action shots (any picture where the bike is in motion, let's try not to kill or injure ourselves)
-duplicate challenges
-illegal challenges

7) If a picture has been posted but a new challenge has not been picked, the current challenge is still active until (a)new challenge has been picked or (b) another rider posts another picture satisfying the challenge and picks a new challenge.

8) We'll have a 3 tier challenge system that follows:
-Easy Challenge: something that anyone with a bike and a camera can do
-Moderate Challenge: something that might take a good deal of looking around and traveling around town, or can only be done on a special day etc.
-Difficult Challenge: not just anyone can do this. It might be specific to a certain group, region, past time, etc.

9) If you would like to require C&V to be the content of the challenge, then specify it. Make your intention clear. Word your challenge like, 'your C&V in front of ...' or 'your vintage ride with ...' or something similar. If it doesn't matter to you, then don't specify it, just say 'your bike in front of ...' or 'your ride with ...'

Here is why:
The intention of this game is to get out there, bike, have fun and show off your rides.

So to recap ... see a challenge, go out and complete the challenge, post photo, replace completed challenge with a new challenge of your own making.

To start things off I'll put up the three I liked the best from the SS&FG thread:

Easy: Bike in front of (your) city limits sign
Moderate: Your bike in profile view with the sun rising behind it. Street cred points for multiple bikes in the shot
Hard: A senior Citizen posing with your bike (like standing behind it, etc) - BONUS points if said citizen is wearing a flat cap, [C&V addition] DOUBLE BONUS if said citizen is wearing vintage tweed, TRIPLE BONUS if said citizen can remember buying your make/model new and riding it wearing aforementioned flat cap and tweed.

Okay, I'll play.

Explain the concept of "points."

What do you mean by no photoshop? What if I need to use it to open, correct white balance, contrast, etc... and resize?

Great, I just rode with our Senoir Citizens group at sunrise on the Annual City Limit 5k ride and forgot to bring a camera, RATS!!!!!

I think he means you can't take the pic of your bike in front of your local church and photoshop to look like it is in front of the Arc de Triomphe!

Points are the good feelings you'll have playing the game.

Points are the +1's you'll receive if you post a good photo, poignant comment, or fulfill a challenge exceptionally well.

Points are like they were on Whose Line is it Anyway, "Everything's made up and the points don't matter," and for asking you receive -2 points.

Take your pick. I'll play along.

Pretty much. If you need to touch up a photo, that's fine. But don't change the content of the photo, or 'create a photo' from multiple photos. Again, the point is to go ride and have some more fun while doing it. I like photoshop but I'd rather ride the the Arc de Triomphe and take a picture of it than photoshop myself and my ride in front of it.

Sounds good, but you might want to reword the rules to make them more clear to photography type people.

Thanks, I've edited the rules. Take a look and see if it makes sense.

Easy: Bike in front of (your) city limits sign
Moderate: Your bike in profile view with the sun rising behind it. Street cred points for multiple bikes in the shot
Hard: A senior Citizen posing with your bike (like standing behind it, etc) - BONUS points if said citizen is wearing a flat cap, [C&V addition] DOUBLE BONUS if said citizen is wearing vintage tweed, TRIPLE BONUS if said citizen can remember buying your make/model new and riding it wearing aforementioned flat cap and tweed.

Sounds good to me

As a commuter, "Moderate" is a lot easier for me than "Easy."

ok vandalarchitect, start us off. What's the first challenge?


ah - that is the first challenge... ok. Game on, C&V.

For everyone's sake, this is the first challenge:

Easy: Bike in front of (your) city limits sign
Moderate: Your bike in profile view with the sun rising behind it. Street cred points for multiple bikes in the shot
Hard: A senior Citizen posing with your bike (like standing behind it, etc) - BONUS points if said citizen is wearing a flat cap, [C&V addition] DOUBLE BONUS if said citizen is wearing vintage tweed, TRIPLE BONUS if said citizen can remember buying your make/model new and riding it wearing aforementioned flat cap and tweed.

You don't have to do them all, just one and then repost the challenge with the one you just completed replaced with your new challenge to us.

^ What's so hard about that? It describes most of our C&V participants. (Well, the remembering part is getting tougher for many of us.)

Here's a pic from last summer's ride for my friend Bob's 65th birthday. He's the one in the center (and was riding his '74 Jack Taylor). My Raleigh Grand Sports is the 3rd bike in from the left. I think I was wearing tweed that day.



Neal

Works?

Was the photo taken AFTER the challenge was posted today?

I live 200 feet from that sign. Check out the weather in tempe :-P.

This sounds pretty fun!

I lived in East Mesa for a few years. The last year I was there, it was over 90 for 90 days in a row (day or night). I love AZ but Ill keep VT thanks,

Congrats! It looks like you are a winner then, and get to lay down the next challenge!

Take a picture of your bicycle in front of a historic landmark, (old church, old townhall etc...) seems fitting for c&v.

Looks good. I think my sister lives in Tempe. Or Mesa? Not quite sure.

To keep things easy just keep a running list at the bottom of your comments with the current challenges.

Easy: Take a picture of your bicycle in front of a historic landmark, (old church, old townhall etc...) seems fitting for c&v.
Moderate: Your bike in profile view with the sun rising behind it. Street cred points for multiple bikes in the shot
Hard: A senior Citizen posing with your bike (like standing behind it, etc) - BONUS points if said citizen is wearing a flat cap, [C&V addition] DOUBLE BONUS if said citizen is wearing vintage tweed, TRIPLE BONUS if said citizen can remember buying your make/model new and riding it wearing aforementioned flat cap and tweed.

I shall report back tomorrow pending no rain

Define old.. I live in Florida, 60 years is historic record.

Historic. Old in Arizona is 100.