{"id":6270,"date":"2016-04-23T23:35:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T06:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/?p=6270"},"modified":"2016-04-23T23:53:43","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T06:53:43","slug":"at-the-marina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/2016\/04\/at-the-marina\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Marina"},"content":{"rendered":"

I caught word of a small get together at the San Leandro Marina and decided to roll through with a few buddies in the AM. I cherish the extra sleeping hours I can potentially get on weekends, so it’s rare for me to wake up “early” for something car related, especially a parking lot shindig like this. And even though I only stayed for about 30 minutes before heading back home, I’m glad I made the trip… because I essentially received a free, professional photoshoot out of it!<\/p>\n

I noticed one of the people taking pictures during the event had a serious looking Canon 1D, so I inquired about his photography and was introduced to his blog. I looked it up later in the afternoon and he had already posted everything, including an awesome set of photos of my car. <\/p>\n

All photo credits go to Albert Facultad, check out his blog at AFImages.net<\/a><\/p>\n

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And for kicks… here’s a picture that I took. <\/p>\n

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Nothing validates a job well done than being able to draw attention. Granted, I’m not the best at feeding off that kind of flamboyancy, but I would be lying if I said I didn’t have any guilty pleasures from it.<\/p>\n

I know the whole parking lot pimping stuff gets a bad rep for being lame, but they provide an easy destination to get out to. Driving around aimlessly is only fun to a degree. My goal is not only to put more testing miles on the car, but also garner it more public exposure. We are lucky to have a relatively thriving car culture here in the Bay Area, and California in general, so that’s a niche I need to target and tap into more. Secludedly working on the RX-7 in my garage for close to the past 4 years has been fun, but it’s time to step out from the shadows. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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