You know, usually when I make a mistake once, I learn from it and do things better the next time around. Well… I didn’t do that this time. Even after getting fried the year before, I still managed to get sun-burnt again this year! But all was not lost. I met some awesome new people and got several good pictures out of it. So aside from not wearing sunscreen for nearly six hours in the sun, my only other regret was that I didn’t get more.

To give a little history on this event, Bimmerfest is a large gathering of BMWs from all over the country and is held in Santa Barbara, CA. In past years it was held at the Earl Warren Showgrounds, but this year the nice people at the Santa Barbara Polo Club let us have the show on their fields. This was nice because the dirt was kept to a minimum and the heat (aside from the nice weather) was much more bearable without the hot tarmac beneath us. This year 3,200 cars showed up for a new attendance record for the event (last year 2,700 attended.) So all-in-all it turned out to be a great event; much improved.

This also marks my debut into IR (infra red) photography! I had just gotten my old camera modified and returned to me the night before the event, so I didn’t even get to practice before trying it out here. So be gentle, haha.

So crazy, unmentionable stories aside, I’ll get straight to the good stuff!

Enjoy!