Summer Begins

Everything has turned green in town this week. The sun has come out and the weather has warmed. This is Summer, I hope.

Subway Edmonton Triathlon 2009

This weekend saw hundreds of Ironman wannabes converge on Cornation Pool and west Edmonton to compete in a fun mini triathlon. The race consists of

• 1 km swim in Peter Hemingway Pool
• 26 km cycle on Groat Road
• 8 km run along Groat Road and Mackinnon Ravine

* see my flickr page for more photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photomarkonline/sets/72157618750211090/

Alberta Railway Museum

Had a chance to get out to the Alberta Railway Museum for its opening weekend of the season. Only downside was it was just starting to snow! In May! Had a lot of fun poking around and doing some pictures. Some great old trains and some great people to meet.

Good Golly

Here is a shot I took last fall. I just signed up for a demo of a program called Nikon Capture NX2. It is used for touching up pictures. Man does this work great. Take a look at the original below and see what a difference it makes.

Coronation Pool

The Peter Hemingway Fitness and Leisure Centre (formerly the Coronation Pool) in Coronation Park

Getting Warmer

Driving back to work from lunch, I noticed some smoke coming out the U-Haul lot on the southside. Since I always carry my camera around, I decided to investigate. Workers next door said U-Haul were cutting the trucks apart and ignited their second fire in two weeks. The fire department squeezed a truck down the aisle and quickly put the fire out. Lots of smoke and some flames. My first 'news' shot with my digital camera.