Wekfest has flourished over the years because of the culture. The West Coast culture is very strong and tight knit. I felt nothing but love when I was at SIV and 86fest. Everyone was so friendly and inviting. Heck, a complete stranger offered to drive me around during SIV and even offered me a ride back from Vegas! This is what I felt when Wekfest came to Miami. I could feel that West Coast goodness in the Wekfest crew. It felt like a little slice of Cali had come to visit, and I’m ever so grateful that it did.
I made it to the Miami Beach Convention center by 7:10am. Cars were already starting to go in. Sniper mode engaged.
Nothing like seeing two very different generations of Nissan power arriving together.
Charlton had arrived with my croquette and empanadas, so I walked out of the loading dock area to meet him.
On the way, I saw the next wave of cars in the “staging area” if you will.
I quickly downed my breakfast as more cars started pulling in.
I told Charlton we needed to get back to work before we lost any more of this beautiful lighting! (Yeah, that’s out of my Note 3 camera!) Then, I headed back to the loading dock area.
It was like I was shooting in a sandbox of Golden Hour. The way The Filmore cast a shadow on the entire loading area gave me such amazing light. I shot everything I could outside while Charlton went inside to get some of the cars I didn’t catch. I remained outside sniping shots of everything that rolled in.
There were too many cars to name all that came in. Most of the talk around this particular show had been about the “ stancification” of the Florida scene. Personally, I think the “broken axle” look is beyond over the top, but this is the current trend. So, when in Rome…
