The annual German Auto Club's Vintage Car Rally is a fairly massive event.

Only vintage cars are allowed into the area, everyone else is directed to a parking lot about a mile away from the event. You pay 8€ or about $10 for a ticket which covers parking and a bus to the event. As you ride in there is a long line of vintage cars making their way to the staging area, so the bus stays in the passing lane as you whiz by these fantastic vintage cars. When you get out of the bus, you can see a bit of the field where all the oldtimers are parked.

I've learned it is a good idea to go to the nearby palatial estate which all cars pass by on their way to the field to park. This gives you a chance to photograph them with a beautiful backdrop, rather than in the tightly parked field with lots of people surrounding the cars.

This seems like it must be a great hobby. There seems to be a real community spirit among the owners, the insiders come prepared and grab themselves a shady spot and enjoy the day.

When I walked around later I spotted this car again and took a few closeups.

One Year on Steemit

Thanks to @steemitboard I learned yesterday was my one year anniversary. A few days ago I got a nice surprise from @illuminati-inc when they and the voters of @curie gave me a very substantial upvote. That upvote was also a wake-up call in light of my one year anniversary.

On the one hand it was great to be recognized and rewarded for originality and quality, but on the other hand they focus on undervalued posts with a pending payout of <3$. After a year that should be (and was) a wake-up call. I'm at a crossroads. Should I continue taking the high road to futility and hoping something will change? Or should I cease posting and see how the Steemit & Steem develop, or reevaluate my approach.

So far in 2018 I've eschewed boosting my own posts, and I've never even considered a shadow account and that kind of thing. I've had a small group of cyber-friends and supporters whose content I respect and enjoy, and they are the main reason I've held out this long. Admittedly I've tried a few experimental approaches over this past year, and the resulting lack of continuity coupled with my weak social media skills is surely part of the reason for where I'm at.

For now I will continue to do posts I enjoy -- share photos and music tips. I think I will stop translating posts into German --for me the translations required a lot of time and effort, and I'm not sure folks needed them. I think I will experiment with boosting, and basically take things one day at a time.

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