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We attend our first SPOCOM in San Diego on Saturday, Sep 16, 2023. SPOCOM is an automotive consumer exhibit and show focusing on car culture. “Our unique formula of automotive culture, apparel, collectibles, photography, dance, and cinema equate to a perfect venue for discovery and trendspotting.” –SPOCOM
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It was cloudy with some light drizzle at the Del Mar Fairgrounds—two conditions I did not anticipate. And with a camera body and lens that are not weathered sealed, I had to improvise like MacGyver. So I poured our snacks into the backpack, punched a hole into the large ziplock, stuck my camera rig inside, and used a zip tie to make a seal at the lens.
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The car show was split in two: outside and inside. Outside, we saw the Purple Porsche Cayman With Karma Widebody. My favorite car was the Honda S2000 Type R in Laguna Blue, featuring a Mode Parfume Widebody Kit. The owner was generous enough to let Henri sit in the car and take a picture (Thank you).
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Inside, we saw a Green Mazada RX7 VeilSide, a Grey RWB Porsche 964, a White RWB Porsche 964, a 1994 TCPMagic x RocketBunny Mazda RX7 FD3S, a Honda NSX NSX-R (NA2) in Long Beach Blue Pearl, Black Toyota Supra MK4. My favorite was the Widebody BMW E30 M3 LTO 2JZ SWAP from P1 Racing.
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We visited the Illest and Rays Wheels booth and picked up some Merch for our collection.
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“It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others's successes.”
– John C. Maxwell
I invested in filters for our Sony ZV-EV10 to improve the video quality. But I didn’t get to test them out because of the drizzle. So, I didn’t notice the CPL filter was the wrong choice outdoors until we got home. And to make matters worse, the Continuous Autofocus setting was turned off. Two steps forward, one step back.