Crack of Dawn ... among other things

As for State of Origin Game 1 ... that's all in the past. I can complain all I like about the video ref decision with regards to the 1st Jarryd Hayne try ... or even the crap stripping calls or even how I really dislike JT. But I looked back and found a photo from way back, and remembered that there's still games 2 & 3 to be played.

Lens: Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8

Settings: 0.5 Sec, f/32, ISO 100

The tamrom was an awesome lens, fast, good quality but didn't quite have the range I wanted for a walk around lens. So on my recent purchase of the Canon EF 24-105mm f4L, I sold the Tamron. The only other issue I had with the Tamron was the noisy auto focusing, which DOES matter in situations like weddings.

Back to the photo, the sun came up at just the right time, and you can see it crack over the clouds, almost as if to say "I know you've been waiting for 2hrs, so I'll give you a nice pose to make it all worthwhile"

On a side note, I've decided on the compact camera to buy. The Lumix LX-3 beat out the Leica C-Lux 3 with the features of manual control, wider angle & more fps HD vid. I figured the ideal camera in my situation was the Leica D-Lux 4, but the Lumix is literally an identical (close) camera for half the price. About 30mins ago I put that camera on order, and if all goes to plan I'll have it ready for State of Origin Game 2 :)

As soon as i get the LX-3 I'll be posting the images up for all to scrutinize.