This week I went away to Jervis Bay with my wife and the inlaws. It rained most of the time, and looked like I may not get the chance to go out for a shoot. On the second last morning though, I thought I'd take a chance.

It was pitch black and raining at 4am when I left the house, but the heavens opened up, and I think the results were worth while.

With some of the shots taken before the sun broke the horizon, the shutter was open for over 4 minutes, and the colours that the 24-105mm lens was able to capture are quite vivid. With those shots I also got to experiment with light painting for the first time (to illuminate the rocks and water in the foreground).

I was shooting at Hyams Beach, which boasts the whitest sand in the whole world, and I hope the last photo does it some justice. These shots do still leave me with a feeling that I am missing an ultra wide angle lens, and I will invest in one soon.