SpringFest 2013: The Event in Photos (56k beware)

By now you've seen all the raffle winners we had at SpringFest, but if you missed out on what everybody REALLY came for, then you missed out on a LOT! I got busy running my booth when the flood gates opened, but I snapped some pictures of the venue and setup before everybody rolled in.


Here's what patrons saw walking in, this was nice HUGE hall:





We had a good crowd built up and ready to come in:





Bud's turf scrubber lamp really screwed with the exposure I got on this shot, man those things are blinding!





Dirk brought a new apprentice, I wonder if he's paying him in back issues of CORAL magazine? I would work for back issues! (if there were any missing from my collection! (Just vol 1 #2!)):





I don't know what compells Dirk to tour the country unloading all this stuff every weekend! Well...yeah I do, but I'm just not at that level....yet!





Eye Candy Coral with some serious goods man!:





Another one of Bill's tanks:





Matt, John and the boys causing trouble:





I had to conceed, Matts green slimer looked WAYYY better than mine do currently. My tank has become an ultra low nutrient system lately, and it has sucked all the life out of my greens and reds. My pastels look GREAT, but man did his war coral and slimer have me beat!:





I had to share the block with this turd too:





Booyahs is always great couple to chat up. Man do they crank out those clowns!:





AC&C as always at the show! My pix of their stuff didn't turn out how I wanted, but damn there was a freaking NICE piece of tenuous that I almost picked up, lots of other great stuff too, make no doubt about it. I love to get some time and chat Andrew up. Generally speaking Andrews are just rad dudes. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/wink.gif





Glad to see the new kids on the block. Coral Haven from the QC is about to open their doors and be one of 3, maybe 4 of the best reef stores in the state! Lots of sweet LPS stuff (hallmark of a solid LFS):





They we're rocking some nice stuff, and I was particularly blown away by their sweet Maxxspect Razor LED light:





My homie Dustin Bigelow (ScubaTodd) rockin a booth up at the front and center:





I always really like seeing Reef Deep, they always have some nice oddities:





At Fall Fest it was clams, a few gorgeous squamosa specimens I'd never seen the likes of, this time it was acans, acans, acans, and some rad and peculiar NPS. These gorgonians had RIDICULOUS polyp extension, love it!





Well, that's all for me folks. Spring Fest turned out okay after all, the vendors certainly did their part! We're going to knock Fall Fest out of the FREAKIN PARK! You better believe it, so until then, brace yourselves. See ya guys at FF!

 

Dude, Andy, you just made me wish I would have bought MORE while I was there!! /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/sad.gif hahaha, it was a great time though! Got my buddy who's new to the hobby hooked up with some sweet stuff as well! He ended up spending more than I did! Ha! Now, the wait for Fall Fest begins!

 

Oh yah, everybody wishes they would have taken home more! I made out with a few good trades with Jim..ah **** I didn't get a picture of Jim! and also with Beef's