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2022 BMW MOA Grand Coddiwomple Thread
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r0ckrat
Active member
Note that if you are planning a route for the Rte 66 locations, item #15 (Clinton, OK) should be at the end of OK instead of the beginning if travelling West...
Trying to decide how long of a vacation to take for the Rally - 4 days and wompling along Rte 66, or 30 hours and an IBA membership when I get there? Decisions decisions. Return trip is planned to be through Denver and Bryce Canyon.
Trying to decide how long of a vacation to take for the Rally - 4 days and wompling along Rte 66, or 30 hours and an IBA membership when I get there? Decisions decisions. Return trip is planned to be through Denver and Bryce Canyon.
pettynerd
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Anyone looking for Titans should check out Roadside America https://www.roadsideamerica.com/ or just Google Muffler Man.
gregfeeler
Dances With Sheep
Correct, Paul! The scoring process last year was very manual, so we are working on modifications to the submission process which will be announced before April 1st when the Coddiwomple begins. The goal, eventually, is to allow as many as want to participate, but we need to get there over a few stages. Still, head just under 750 members register last year, and just under 140 complete, so there's room for more this year even with the 1k limit.
gregfeeler
Dances With Sheep
We've had a bit of a bumpy start for 2022 with respect to the Coddiwomple web pages. For those who registered and saw "2021" that has been resolved and you will be registered for the 2022 event. A link to registration is not yet on the Coddiwomple landing page, but will be very soon. In the meanwhile there is a link on the Rules page: https://www.bmwmoa.org/page/coddiwomple_rules, and the Challenges page: https://www.bmwmoa.org/page/coddiwomple_challenges. The direct registration link is: https://airtable.com/shriytMnbqY6w5nTk.
There are several things we all learned last year, which I strongly encourage everyone to consider:
First, READ ALL THE DOCUMENTATION CAREFULLY! The details are critical and are a part of the overall challenge. We had a couple of people last year who almost lost all of their submissions because they didn't read the Rules carefully.
Secondly, make absolutely certain that all the required details are in your photos and are clearly visible. This was the single biggest reason for rejecting submissions last year, mostly because we couldn't read a sign. This can be avoided as explained below, or just go to "CUT TO THE CHASE".
Cell phone cameras have Coddiwomple issues.
CUT TO THE CHASE - HOW TO MAKE GOOD CODDIWOMPLE PHOTOS:
1. Get you bike and the "thing" as close together as you reasonably can. Remember, we don't need your whole bike in a photo, but just enough to know there's a motorcycle there.
2. Use your face in place of your bike as described in the rules.
3. Take a second "clarifying" photo of the obscured or hard to read details. This is allowed and described in the Rules - so read that carefully. As long as everything required is in the primary photo, you can submit a second photo showing more detail of the required elements.
4. Turn of any auto-resizing feature of your cell phone.
4. Use a camera with an optical zoom lens instead of your phone camera. My personal favorite is one of the Olympus TG-series "Tough" cameras which run from the original TG-1 through the current TG-6. They all share the same basic specifications of being waterproof to about 30", crush resistant to about 200lbs, freeze proof to close to zero, mil-spec drop proof, and featuring a true 25mm to 100mm optical zoom lens. The later versions have GPS geotagging ability and can be remotely controlled by your smart phone (including image transfer). I think they are the perfect motorcycle camera because they are small, very hard to kill, and can be rinsed off under a faucet if you drop them in the mud (or worse). A nice used one will do everything you need for the Coddiwomple, and will extend your over all picture taking. Nikon, Panasonic, Ricoh, and others also make competitive models, but the Olympus TG-series has been rated as the best overall "rugged" or "adventure" camera since it's introduction six years ago.
Olympus TG-6 info link: https://www.getolympus.com/us/en/tough
There are several things we all learned last year, which I strongly encourage everyone to consider:
First, READ ALL THE DOCUMENTATION CAREFULLY! The details are critical and are a part of the overall challenge. We had a couple of people last year who almost lost all of their submissions because they didn't read the Rules carefully.
Secondly, make absolutely certain that all the required details are in your photos and are clearly visible. This was the single biggest reason for rejecting submissions last year, mostly because we couldn't read a sign. This can be avoided as explained below, or just go to "CUT TO THE CHASE".
Cell phone cameras have Coddiwomple issues.
Most people are using their cell phone cameras, which is understandable, but cell phone cameras are not the best for making these kinds of photos because they are a fixed wide angle lens, they don't capture detail as well as you think, and many phones reduce the image resolution when you upload a photo.
Cell phones have wide angle lenses. In traditional 35mm film camera terms, most cell phones have a fixed focal length lens equivalent to about 24mm. That is true even if you "zoom" in, which is not true zooming but only cropping the same view - it does not change the angle of view. Unless your phone is one of the few high newer end models with two or three physically different lenses, then the lens you have is a fixed wide angle. Why is this bad?
Wide angle makes background objects smaller. 24mm captures a wide field of view, which is great for selfies. But, that is wide enough to distort perspective by making objects look artificially smaller the further back they are from the foreground. This means that when your bike is 20 feet in front of small memorial sign, the sign text is going to be difficult or impossible to read.
Cell phone sensors are so small that even though they claim 16 or 20 megapixel resolution, that doesn't give the ability to enlarge a photo and retain detail as much as you would expect.
Some phones will reduce the native resolution of a photo when it senses you are uploading to the Internet. This is to save your data usage and speed the upload, but it destroys the ability to enlarge the photo. This "feature" can be turned off.
CUT TO THE CHASE - HOW TO MAKE GOOD CODDIWOMPLE PHOTOS:
1. Get you bike and the "thing" as close together as you reasonably can. Remember, we don't need your whole bike in a photo, but just enough to know there's a motorcycle there.
2. Use your face in place of your bike as described in the rules.
3. Take a second "clarifying" photo of the obscured or hard to read details. This is allowed and described in the Rules - so read that carefully. As long as everything required is in the primary photo, you can submit a second photo showing more detail of the required elements.
4. Turn of any auto-resizing feature of your cell phone.
4. Use a camera with an optical zoom lens instead of your phone camera. My personal favorite is one of the Olympus TG-series "Tough" cameras which run from the original TG-1 through the current TG-6. They all share the same basic specifications of being waterproof to about 30", crush resistant to about 200lbs, freeze proof to close to zero, mil-spec drop proof, and featuring a true 25mm to 100mm optical zoom lens. The later versions have GPS geotagging ability and can be remotely controlled by your smart phone (including image transfer). I think they are the perfect motorcycle camera because they are small, very hard to kill, and can be rinsed off under a faucet if you drop them in the mud (or worse). A nice used one will do everything you need for the Coddiwomple, and will extend your over all picture taking. Nikon, Panasonic, Ricoh, and others also make competitive models, but the Olympus TG-series has been rated as the best overall "rugged" or "adventure" camera since it's introduction six years ago.
Olympus TG-6 info link: https://www.getolympus.com/us/en/tough
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gregfeeler
Dances With Sheep
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Just send a message to coddiwomple@bmwmoa.org asking for conformation.
Greg -
Is that a valid email address? Doesn't look like it's spelled right [updated!]. Maybe this?
coddiwomple@bmwmoa.org
[Update: changed the quote in my post to match Greg's change to original post.]
[Update2: looks like Greg changed things in his original post!
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gregfeeler
Dances With Sheep
My bad for typing too fast and not checking my work. Thanks for the correction!
gregfeeler
Dances With Sheep
Done!
Clarification on Rules -
Arizona has 0 cities/towns/village which start with the letter "R".
However, there are several "census-designated place (CDP)" which start with "R".
Does a CDP qualify as a "Place"? It is recognized by a government authority, in this case the Census Bureau.
Example -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_census-designated_places_in_Arizona
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Arizona
Arizona has 0 cities/towns/village which start with the letter "R".
However, there are several "census-designated place (CDP)" which start with "R".
Does a CDP qualify as a "Place"? It is recognized by a government authority, in this case the Census Bureau.
Example -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_census-designated_places_in_Arizona
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Arizona
akbeemer
SURVIVOR
All it takes is a place with a sign.
Ah, but the rule defines "place" as city, town or village.
gsinnc
Well-known member
wildhoagie
Member
If I needed an R in Arizona, I would go for Rio Rico - Has a Post Office with the city and state labeled on the outside of the building.
wildhoagie
Member
I would not use Wikipedia as my reference for this.
I'd use the World Population Review
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