Portraits...

Well, after a 15 hour day yesterday and a 330 km round -trip drive down to Fort Mcleod, I am pretty knackered. But only two more days to go. Shawn was a great guy and I am happy one of the smaller towns with such a history won the bid for the new college. I wish I had more time to see inside the fort, but I guess that will have to wait for another time. The picture below of Wendy and Neil was truly a difficult situation, to hear what they have been through really is emotional. I managed to get five pictures off before Wendy started crying and they said they had enough. This +15 was only ten feet away from the hearing, so I figured I would get the picture before they changed their minds, and thought it was a fairly interesting background, save for the sign behind his head. Fort Mcleod, AB-20060829-.Fort Mcleod mayor Shawn Patience stands outside the old fort in the town. Fort Mcleod, 165 kms south of Calgary, has long ties to policing and the RCMP, having been the first North West Mounted Poilice post in Western Canada when it was established in the 1870's. The Klein government gave final approval to make the town the home to Alberta's new police college, which will train up to 1,4000 of the province's non-RCMP officers. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060828-.Neil and Wendy Burton are in the process of trying to gain compensation after Neil was fired from his job because of erratic behavior. After collapsing in the shower one day, they later discoverd Neil has a brain tumor, which was the cause of his erratic behavaiour and has robbed him of three years of his memory. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald (For City section story by Kerry Williamson)

Last Week at the Herald

Calgary, AB-20060825-.Alberta Energy Minister Greg Melchin talks to media Friday morning about government outlines for long-term integrated future for Alberta's energy sector. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060824-.An 11 year-old boy is taken to hospital with facial injuries after the joyride he took in his mom's car ended when he crashed into a tree at the intersection of 25th Ave and 35th St. S.E. Thursday morning as police gave chase. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060825-.Ruth Maria Adria of the Elder Advocates of Alberta Society speaks to media Friday afternoon outside the Queen's Bench Court where nursing home employee Re Okumu was convicted of a sex-assault on a 91-year-old woman. Adria would like to see video cameras installed in nursing homes to protect seniors from cases such as these. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Random Stuff From Past Few Days

Well here are a few random photos from over the past few days. More feature-ish kind of stuff that I have had a chance to do.
Calgary, AB-20060823-.Commuters make their way to the LRT platform at Dalhousie Station as the sun rises over Calgary Wednesday morning. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald Calgary, AB-20060822-.Andul Khan of the Pakistani Muslims Seniors talks to friends as at the Coast Plaza Hotel Tuesday afternoon. About 800 Calgary seniors were celebrating their culture and sharing it with others at the Connecting Seniors Cultural Festival, and like Andul,many of them donned their traditional clothing. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060822-.Tricia Palmer, 24, practices her javelin throw at Foothills athletic park Tuesday afternoon. She is the only U of C athlete heading to the NACAC Combined Events Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico this August 25-26, where she will be competing in the Heptathlon against other athletes from all over North and Central America, along with the Caribbean. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary, AB-20060823-.Vale Rodewalt, 18, of Calgary, pulls a 50/50 railslide at Shaw Millennium Park this wednesday morning. He is competing in the DC Nationals competition at the upcoming Slam City Jam, which takes place August 25-27th at Stampede Park. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Stamps Practice

Well I was off to Mcmahon stadium yesterday to shoot Stamps practice, which is always interesting. The stuff these guys come up with when they are sitting on the sidelines is halarious, from constant jokes to girls to the best spot to eat the most for the least amount of money. Here are a few of the guys practicing their new touchdown celebration, a Jamaican Bob-sled parody, on the sidelines at Sunday's practice. Along with a guy-catching-ball picture.Calgary, AB-20060820-.From left, Stampeders Nik Lewis (82), Ken-Yon Rambo, and Jeremaine Copeland (80) share some laughs as they practice touch-down celebrations during Sunday morning's practice at McMahon Stadium. The Stamps head to Montreal this week to take on the Alouettes on August 24th. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060820-.Stampeders wide reciever Darnell McDonald (83) grabs a pass from quarterback Henry Burris during Sunday morning's practice at McMahon Stadium. The Stamps head to Montreal this week to take on the Alouettes on August 24th. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Time's Winding Down

Well as August 31st steadily approaches, my summer at the Herald seems to be coming to an end. I am sure I will miss it when I am gone, but am looking to what lies ahead.
Calgary, AB-20060819-.Starting pitcher Evan Greusel throws some heat to the opposing Edmonton Cracker-Cats in their game at Foothills stadium Saturday afternoon. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary HeraldCalgary, AB-20060819-.Calgary Fire Department divers along with help from the STARS helicopter rescued a group of kayakers that were stranded along the Elbow River just south of the community of Discovery Ridge in S.W. Calgary late Saturday night. Aside from being a little cold and tired, the kayakers appeared to be in good condition after their ordeal but were checked over by EMS for precautionary measures. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Well they didn't run any of the photos from last week 's peace march, but I saw in opinions/editorial section today that someone had made a fuss about how people were dancing on soldiers graves and flying the hezbollah flag. I didn't see any of that happening, nor did the people who responded to the letter in the opinions section, but it was interesting to read, and interesting to talk to some of the guys who showed up with the "Don't listen to the dirty stinkin hippy" signs. Anyways, I digress. A couple more shots from my amazingly interesting Friday night at the GlobalFest fireworks, and my future bride, Polly Pockets. The people in the office had a few laughs when I filed that one. Calgary, AB-20060812-.Dijla Al-Rekabi holds her peace sign up in the air as she walks with hundreds of others in a march against war in the Middle East that took place Saturday afternoon in Downtown Calgary. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Friday August 18th - South Africa's fireworks display for GlobalFest 2006 at Elliston Park in S.E. Calgary.
Calgary, AB-20060818-.Herald intern photographer Brett Beadle rejoices after finally finding a woman with a head of equal proportions to his own. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary GT's

The past few days have been a little slower than usual, which has been fun and allowed me to spend a bit more time on assignments. Here are a few photos from the past couple days, one of which was a high-tech scavenger hunt I got to play in, which was a heck of a lot of fun. It's amazing what lengths some of the companies in Calgary are going to to keep their employees happy. Oil and Gas and Technology jobs seem to be where it's at if it means Thursday's afternoons are full of scavenger hunts and Heinekens.Calgary, AB-20060816-.From left, General Manager Andrea Unger and Owners John Landry and Witold Twardowski are resurrecting Victoria's Restaurant, which is set to open August 24th. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary, AB-20060817-.Montreal performance artist Aytahn Ross shows a crowd on 17th Avenue S.W. his crystal ball juggling skills as part of the continuing events in the Calgary Fringe Festival, which runs until August 20th. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald


Calgary, AB-20060817-.The "Piratitudes" look down at the cell phone that was given to them for use in The Go Game, a high-tech scavenger hunt that uses cell phones, cameras, and clues to help each team advance and score points in the game. The team, along with nine others, scrambled around downtown Calgary for an hour an a half completing missions, acting out skits, and solving puzzles. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald Calgary, AB-20060817-."Piratitudes" member Lisa Adams takes a photo of other team-members Dave Axford, left, and Chris Sonmor as they dress up for The Go Game, a fun, interactive game put on by Cognera. The game is a high-tech scavenger hunt that uses cell phones, cameras, and clues to help each team advance and score points in the game. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Wednesday's Work

Calgary, AB-20060816-.John Mar stands with his children Lauren and Grayson on the vacant lot at 1920 11th Avenue S.W. where, joined with a neighbouring property, a proposed halfway house is slated to built, which would house 32 convicted offenders in the Sunalta neighbourhood. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary, AB-10060816-.From left, Dalin Tollestrup, Coach Blake Nill, Evan Haney, and David Gruninger want to show that this year's Dino's season will be a good one. They are confident they can break a playoff losing drought dating back to 1995. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald Calgary, AB-20060816-.Jordan Trechka, one of the performers with the Velocity Motionwerks circus practices his aerial acrobatics in an undertaking known simply as "Silk" Wednesday afternoon on 17th Avenue as part of the Calgary Fringe Festival. The act has been made famous by the Canadian performing circus group Cirque du Soleil. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Crypt Lake

Here are some photos of the hike I went on in Waterton, just a few days after my previous hike there. I have been trying to find the time to make this into a soundslide, but until then I figured it was about time I updated my ole' blog. Here they are:

Nice Hike Part 2

Here are the rest of the shots from our hike at Waterton last week. I went yesterday but haven't editing through the photos yet, and I just got my Tri-X back from the lab along with scans from last Sunday's hike. It's such a nice change of pace to shoot on a rangefinder and in B+W, this has been my only roll all summer and I am going to start doing it way more often.

ZAP

This was a lot of fun to take. It was one of those feature shots you really enjoy working at and was fairly exciting to get. Both Tom and myself were having such a great time just watching the storm, and my umbrella would have a big hum and hiss with electricity with every strike. It was a good way to cap off a day of work, even if I did end up getting fairly soaked. Calgary, AB-20060809-.Tom Heller, 30, went up to Scotsman's Hill to watch the lightning Wednesday night after the power went out in his Mission home. "Supercell" storms pounded much of southern Alberta, knocking out power to homes and dumping golf-ball sized hail in certain parts of the city. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald


Calgary, AB-20060809-.Ernest Boggs, 72, is one of the tenants being evicted to make room for condos at Apartments Europe. Many tenants believe they are being pushed out early because on Nov. 1, the rent of a one-bedroom apartment is skyrocekting from $595 to $2,000 a month. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Tuesday's Mix

Well some more photos from Tuesday's day. Some lesuirely sporting activities, and a shooting in a busy part of N.W. Calgary. After checking my webstats, it looks like the streaker picture from the other day was a hit with people who had googled it. Today's stuff is not as exciting, the shooting happened on the other side of town from where I was, so I was a bit too late to get anything good. Now I am off to bed, I just got soaked shooting some feature photos of the crazy lightning storm we had here tonight, so I will put some photos of that up tomorrow. Calgary, AB-20060808-.Pitcher Matt Diteljan and the rest of the Calgary Cubs are headed to baseball's under-17 Canada Cup later this month in Medicine Hat. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060809-.Wayne Head, who played with the Colts in their 1989 National Championship, is the organizer of the Calgary Colts alumni group. He is trying to recruit past players to get involved in the team's legacy. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald


Calgary, AB-20060808-.A Calgary police officer is scene through a bullet hole in the window of the Royal Wayne motor on 16th Avenue and Banff Trail after a shooting happened there at approximately 9 pm Tuesday night. A victim was transported to hospital in critical condition, while one suspect was apprehended in the parking lot of SAIT after the shooting. Police are continuing their investigation. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald Calgary, AB-20060809-.Calgary police duty inspector Greg Barlow talks to media about a shooting that happened at the Boston Pizza on 16 Ave and Banff Trail NW at approximately 9 pm Tuesday night. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Mondays

Well Monday was another day of variety, starting off with feature hunting at Heritage Park for Heritage Day, and ending with chuckwagon racing out in Strathmore, about 50 km outside of Calgary. I had a lot of fun looking for features at Heritage Park, although they will never see the light of day in the paper. The chuckwagon racing was interesting, seeing how easy it is for a horse to trip and basically die right on the spot was something I hadn't seen yet. Calgary, AB-20060807-.One of Shane Cartier's lead horses falls over before the barrels in the forth heat at the WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship in Strathmore Monday evening. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060807-.Outriders and race officials tend to one of Shane Cartier's lead horses that had fallen over before the barrels in the forth heat at the WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship in Strathmore Monday evening. The horse later died and was removed from the track, and Shane Cartier finished the heat with a replacement horse. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060807-.Rose Petiot, 7, beats the 28 degree heat this Heritage Day with a ride on the Dangler Swings at Heritage Park on Monday afternoon. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060807-.Levi Dick, 1 1/2, shows his glee as he and his mom Sandra have some fun on the lawn at Heritage Park on Monday afternoon. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060807-.Megan Ball, 4, cools off in the 28 degree heat this Heritage Day with a chocolate ice cream cone at Heritage Park on Monday afternoon. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Nice Hike

Well it's ten past twelve so I figure it's a new day and time for a new post. The latest Stampeders stuff is also available on my Sportsshooter site. I just finished filing some pictures from the chuckwagon races in Strathmore, where I witnessed one horse die about 20 feet away from me on the track, which does nothing but solidify my lack of understanding for the attraction to chuckwagon racing. Along with most rodeo events, it seems like a fairly brutal way to treat animals. Anyways, I am off that rant and on to a few photos from the 19K hike I went on with Beavis and Dustin yesterday in Waterton National Park, I believe we climbed to about 2650 meters. I finished off a roll of Tri-X on the rangefinder as well, so these are the few I shot on digital. Chucks pics tomorrow, have a good night.Beavis considers taking the plunge into the frigid glacier-fed Alderson lake. (he did)
Beavis checks out a waterfall right after taking a dip in Alderson lake.

Dvo and Beavis look down the steep incline to Alderson lake, where we had just taken a break.

STAMPS ACTION

Well, I scored another weekend off, so Saturday I was off to the Stamps game to shoot it along with Herald Photogs Ted Jacob and Grant Black. Man, it was a great game. The crowd was split about 50/50 between Roughrider and Stampeder fans, and the two teams were out to play. The past few games I have shot have been fairly dull, but this one was action packed with great shots to be had on almost every play. Along with that, I have never encountered a streaker while shooting any sports event, so we had a bit of a laugh and I managed to snap a few without his bits in the frame, thank god. On my Sunday day off I went for an amazing hike in Waterton National Park, I will post some photos tomorrow of my favourite place in Alberta.Calgary, AB-20060805-.Calgary Stampeder's Wide Reciever Ken-Yon Rambo (85) loses the ball and his helmet for a fumble as he is tackled by Saskatchewan RoughRiders Almondo Curry (26) in Saturday night's 23-7 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders at McMahon Stadium. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary, AB-20060805-.Calgary Stampeders defensive back Coby Rhinehart (3) jubilates after intercepting a pass from Saskatchewan Roughriders Quarterback Kerry Joseph in the first half of Saturday night's game at McMahon Stadium. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary, AB-20060805-.Calgary Stampeders linebacker #91 Demetrious Maxie and the rest of the defensive squad kept RoughRiders QB #4 Kerry Joseph at bay throughout the game in Saturday night's 23-7 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders at McMahon Stadium Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary HeraldCalgary, AB-20060805-.Dashiell Waite, Calgary's one millionth citizen, dons a Stampeder jersey for his first Stampeder's game while being held in his mother Jessica's arms before kick-off at Saturday evening's match-up against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary, AB-20060805-.A streaker, seen here flipping over the 10 yard line, graced the crowd at McMahon Stadium with his presence in the second half of Saturday night's game at McMahon Stadium. He was later escorted out of the building by police. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald