So I went to the Commonwealth Games opening last night. I didnt have tickets to the MCG, so i sat on the side of the Yarra River with my wife and some friends.
We had heard that we should be there by 7:30pm, so assuming that it would start at 7:30, we found a spot to sit a little while before that. When 7:30 came round, I got up out of my seat to go stand by the river thinking that the Baton was going to come by. Little did we know that 7:30pm was the start of the “Pre-show” entertainment, which I must say, was extremely boring. After moving back to my seat after finding out that the actual event didnt start till 8:30pm, i decided that I would take my camera and go for a walk. I ended up walking around for most of the opening ceremony, which I enjoyed, and I had heaps of fun too, getting to see different aspects of the Yarra event from different angles. I stopped along the way to take pictures of different things, some worked out good, most were average, and a few got deleted. I ended up in a great position to watch the baton leave the yarra. There were about 5 other photographers there, and I assumed they were pro’s due to the huge lenses they had.
Here are some of the pictures I took:
You can check out all the images I took over at my photoalbum under the Commonwealth Games 2006 folder.
-Hurgh-