Features and Folk Fest

Calgary, AB-20010330-.Mclean Lynch, left, and friend Shawn Kyle, both 12, used their Friday Afternoon to float down the Elbow River after lifting off at Sandy Beach . Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary, AB-20060626-. 4 year old ZhongJun Li, front, and his twin brother BoJun try not to step in the cracks of the railway track at Bowness Park Thursday evening. The train operates daily from noon to seven at the park. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary, AB-20060627-.Although maybe needing a little direction on the guitar, Grayson Patterson, 8 months, got into the spirit of the Folk Fest Friday evening on the grass of Prince's Island park. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald Calgary, AB-20060627-.Jeff Healey of Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards entertained Folk Fest crowds with fierce trumpet playing Friday evening. Healey, who has been blind since the age of one, plays both trumpet and guitar in his bad, The Jazz Wizrds. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060627-.Macy Gray gets involved with her sparkling microphone pole at the Folk Fest on Prince's Island Park Friday evening. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Lebanon Arrivals

Well I got called out to my first late night news event on Tuesday night. A new reporter who had just moved from the Journal got a call from a local MLA of Lebanese decent who tipped her off that a flight was arriving at the airport at about 12:30, so we headed out. The officials at the private hangar wouldn't let me inside to take pictures, so I did the best I could outside as people collected their luggage after a long journey home.
Calgary, AB-20060725-.Mohamad Hamade, 18 months, rests on his mother Abeer Hamade's shoulder after an exhausting trip from Lebanon to Calgary. Thirty-nine haggard people arrived here on Wednesday. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Here is a portrait I did just before these two were teeing off at a golf course on the outskirts of town. For a story about the perils of live organ donation and the financial sacrifice the donor makes. Calgary, AB-20060720-.Doug Read, who donated one of his kidneys to his sister, Patty, says he lost between $10,000 and $12,000 in pay because of the recovery time needed after the surgery. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Miscarriage

Well, Calgary finally hit one million people yesterday, so there were a lot of stories about that, along with this one on a couple who had to deal with a "nightmare" experience at the hospital last week. Shot with natural window-light, it seemed like to sensitive a picture to use flash and luckily I had some window light in this situation, which is extremely rare .Calgary, AB-20060724-.Rose Lundy, with her husband Rick, had to wait three hours to move beyond the waiting room at the Peter Lougheed Centre last Tuesday despite bleeding in her chair. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald (For City section story by Michelle Lang)

Stamps, Rally, Pug

Calgary, AB-20060721-.Bassam Saifeddine, 12, holds a Lebanese flag during a demonstration protesting the Israeli attacks on Lebanon outside the Harry Hays building this Friday afternoon. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060721-.Calgary Stampeders Runningback #21 Joffrey Reynolds flies through the air as his legs are taken out underneath him by BC Lions #17 Sebastian Clovis in the second half of Friday night's 43-20 loss to the BC Lions. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060721-.BC Lions quarterback Dave Dickenson tosses a pass in the first quarter of Friday night's game. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060720-.Becky Due with the family dog, Shorty the Pug. Shorty was attacked at this spot just outside her home in Springbank lately, but she is doing fine now and full of energy. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

FFF

Well, after breaking my wide angle, and having the Herald's old 20-35 meet the same fate, I am now using a canon for my wide angle stuff. And I am loving it. The switch begins. If your interested in Nikon Gear, drop me a line because I will be selling a ton of it.
Here we have a Fatal, a Feature, and Football. And yes they cropped the foot out of the picture, no bodies appear on the pages of the Herald.
Calgary, AB-20060715-.At Approximately 1:23 pm Saturday the driver of a Black Yamaha motorcycle was hit by a red SUV at the intersection of 11th Street and Heritage Drive SE. The adult male victim was pronounced dead on the scene, and the female driver of the SUV was taken to hospital to be treated for shock. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald


Calgary, AB-20060719-.Downtown Calgary's skyscrapers are reflected in the front headlight of a Harley-Davidson Heritage Soft-tail at the intersection of 5th Ave and 1st Street SW this Wednesday afternoon. 78 motorcycle enthusiasts participated in the 15th Annual "Ride to Work Day," which happens the third Wednesday of every July. The day is meant to advocate the use of motorcycles for transportation and how they save fuel and reduce traffic. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060719-.Gary Mulcahey, left, and Geoff Noonan of English Premier League club Fulham are conducting a week-long soccer clinic for Rangers Soccer Club for 128 boys and girls aged eight through 18. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Concerts

Well there have been some fairly big acts at Stampede this year, and yours truly has been sent out to shoot most of them. Concerts are always fun, Rain Maida of Our Lady peace brought me up on stage before they started playing, which was cool. Alan Jackson last night was good, there were about 20,000 screaming women surrounding me, which makes things interesting.
Calgary, AB-20060614-.Our Lady Peace front-man Rain Maida gives it his all, belting out some songs to the crowd at the Coca-Cola stage Friday night. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald Calgary, AB-20060615-.Country legend Alan Jackson sang some of his hits to the packed house at the Pengrowth Saddledome Saturday night. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Rodeo-Day Seven

Calgary, AB-20060612-.#506 Ronnie Fields of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, wrestles his steer in 4.2 seconds in the Steer Wrestling Championship Thursday afternoon at the Calgary Stampede. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary, AB-20060612-.#402 Marty Becker of Cardston, Alberta ropes his steer in 7.5 seconds to win the Tie-Down Roping Championship Thursday afternoon at the Calgary Stampede. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060612-.Justin Berg of Marawayne, Alberta streches in the chutes before competing in the Calgary Stampede Novice Saddle Bronc Championship. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary, AB-20060612-. Calgary Stampede rodeo clown Ash "Crash" Cooper puts on a face during intermission at Rodeo Competition Thursday afternoon at the Calgary Stampede. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060612-.2006 World Hoop Dancing Champion Dallas Arcand of the Kipohtakaw First Nations Band watches the ongoing Rodeo Competition before his performance on day seven of Rodeo action Thursday afternoon at the Calgary Stampede. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Planes, Choppers, and.... Supertramp

Here are some shots from Wednesday, I had a break from the Stampede Grounds. The first assignment was to update our photo files on Westjet/Air Canada planes , so I got to go hang out up in the control tower at Calgary International Airport and take photos of planes for a few hours. After that, I headed up to the Stampede RoundUp which is a huge stampede party, which Roger Hodgson was the main act. I liked the picture because typically you don't get access to that angle behind the scenes, and it was more of a quiet moment that went with the Supertramp songs he was singing. And finally I went feature hunting for the last hours of my shift as the light was beautiful, and ended up with some silhouettes (hey I can't control where the sun sets) which I was fairly happy with. Seeing that Griffin helicopter fly around was pretty cool , although I was unable to secure a ride in it. Maybe next time.Calgary, AB-20060612-.Two WestJet Boeing 737's prepare for lift-off on the tarmac of the Calgary International Airport Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary, AB-20060612-. Roger Hodgson of Supertramp fame was a definite crowd-pleaser at this year's Stampede Roundup at Fort Calgary. He entertained a packed crowd with melodious songs like "Is it Mine," "Hide in Your Shell," and "Take the Long Way Home" at the Roundup Wednesday night. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary HeraldCalgary, AB-20060612-.Steven Couture, 7 1/2, of Dickson, Alberta walks along a wall on Tom Campbell's Hill Natural Park late Wednesday evening as the sun sets over Calgary. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary
Calgary, AB-20060612-.Left to right, Will, 9, Steven, 7 1/2, Henry, 63, and Danielle Couture, 11 watch the suns set over Calgary from Tom Campel's Hill Natural park late Wednesday evening. The children had come from Dickson, Alberta to visit their Grandpa Henry and attend the Calgary Stampede. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald


Calgary, AB-20060612-.Canadian Army Private Thomas Peters, 20, of the Royal Regina Rifles, acts as a sentry while a Griffin Bell 412 helicopter of the 408 Squadron of Edmonton takes off to fly the Canadian Flag over the Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

More Rodeo

Well had another day off where I went down to the Stampede grounds to take in some Rodeo action...Tomorrow I think I am going to get out my wranglers and a cowboy hat and get into the pit with some of these beasts.
Calgary, AB-20060611-.#504 Cody Cassidy of Donalda, Alberta wrestles his steer in 4.9 seconds in day five of Rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary HeraldCalgary, AB-20060611-.Rick Fraser in the Westjet Chuckwagon battles Jason Johnstone in the Hopewell Development Chuckwagon going into the first corner in heat six of Chuckwagon Racing action on day five at the Calgary Stampede. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald


Calgary, AB-20060610-.Billy Etbauer of Edmond, Oklahoma rides "Robin Hood" to a score of 88.0 in the Saddle Bronc Championship on day five at the Calgary Stampede. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary

Calgary Stampede Action

Well headed down the the Rodeo and Chuckwagons on my day off and had a lot of fun. Hoping to get some more stuff today, but here are some of the shots from about 3 gigs worth of shooting yesterday. Ted Rhodes got the front page today from the same steer wrestling as the last picture, but he was down at ground level in the pits which made for some nice mud-flying action. His photo Here
Well, back down to Stampede Grounds for some more fun! Calgary, AB-20060609-.Mike Vigen takes the first corner in heat five of Chuckwagon Racing action on day four at the Calgary Stampede. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060610-.Young cowboys get down and dirty in Monday's Wild Pony Race in day four of rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060609-.#419 Fred Whitfield of Hockley, Texas ropes his steer in 7.8 seconds to win the Tie-Down Roping Championship in day four of Rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede Monday. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Calgary, AB-20060609-.#511 Shawn Greenfield of Lakeview, Oregon wrestles his steer to the ground in 3.7 seconds to win the Steer Wrestling Championship in day four of Rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede Monday. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

What A Party!

Well I roamed down to Sal's on 17th to get the end of the FIFA World Cup final. Calgary's Italian population is a lot larger than it's French, so I thought it was a safe bet. This little guy brought his own tv out of his room out to the patio of Sal's so everyone could watch the game, because it was so packed inside. Both myself and Herald intern reporter Brad Linn looked at each other and said "what a great job" as we were amongst the swarms of people celebrating the Azzurri victory.
Read Brad Linn's yarn Here

Calgary, AB-20060609-.Luigi Colombo, 4, left, celebrates Italy's win with his Dad Tony, 36, Sunday on the patio at Sal's on 17th. The pair brought down their own television set, complete with rabbit-ear antenna, so everyone could watch the game outside. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald


Calgary, AB-20060609-.Police try to control traffic on 17th avenue after the streets were flooding with flag-waving FIFA World Cup Champion Italy supporters. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060608-. Italian supporters who flooded the streets of 17th Ave SW outside Sal's on 17th are reflected in an Italian fan's sunglasses Sunday afternoon. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary HeraldCalgary, AB-20060609-.Left to right, Angelo Bonafede, 25, Maria Nicoletti, 28, Carmelina Baccari, 25, and Greg Viscomi, 31 all celbrate Italy's World Cup victory outside Sal's on 17th Sunday afternoon. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Star-Struck

Well last night was the Nelly Furtado concert at the Coca-Cola stage on the Stampede Grounds. And who else but Mr. Don Johnson showed up to take in the show. Maybe I should be a paparazzi, I think the 3 other photogs. I was hanging out missed him.Calgary, AB-20060607-.Nelly Furtado belted out some songs from her new album at the Coca-Cola stage Saturday night. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060607-.Nelly Furtado concentrates on her pick-work as she belts out some songs from her new album at the Coca-Cola stage Saturday night. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060607-.Actor Don Johnson of Miami Vice fame was one of the VIP's present to take in Nelly Furtado's performance at the Coca-Cola stage Saturday night. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Stampede Parade

Well I got to run around like a crazy-man trying to shoot everything in sight at the Stampede Parade. Here is one of the shots.Calgary, AB-20060606-.Trey Zirrie, 2, sits with his grandpa Kevin, 47 on the sidelines of the Stampede Parade Friday. His grandma just bought him some new cowboy boots three days ago and they have had a lot of use. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

Back to work.

Well I had a crazy busy and fun day today, and hoped that I would get A1 or City Front but didn't happen (again.) Oh well, just gotta keep plugging away. These are five of the 31 pictures I filed from the day. Benito the spider monkey was a fun assignment, and checking out the activites at COP was fun as well. Well, off to take pictures of rats in a labratory! Calgary, AB-20060603-.Erin Callow, 12, was one of many kids enjoying their first day at summer camp at COP this Tuesday. She was taking part in Camp Torch, a week-long sports-oriented camp for children 4-16. Kids take part in activities like roller luge, archery, and Euro Bungy, seen here. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060603-.Calgary Police Constables Joe Hebert, left, and Glen Fenimore show off their Stetson cowboy hats Tuesday. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060603-.Tracy Orr, left to right, Lucienne Turner, and Dorianne Turner came out to enjoy Stanley Park on Tuesday and thankfully remembered their bug-spray. The ankle-biters were out in full force Tuesday, as they have been for quite some time. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060603-.Shelby Goodwin, 14, was one of many youngsters enjoying the nice weather at COP this Tuesday. The 30 degree weather has been bringing all ages of mountain bikers out to enjoy the Mountain Bike Park. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060603-.Benito the spider monkey is cradled by Carrie Coleman, the Calgary Zoo employee who has been looking after him before his trip to Jungle World in Ontario. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald

The rest of the photos

Here are the other four I couldn't fit in the first post.
My new friend Jorge Castillo, from Columbia, who was in the Park with the rest of his family on vacation from their home in Calgary.
Jorge and his grandson Diego ride their bikes down the street.The Mountain Vista Apartment Building. What a beautiful place. Not to mention the models that frequent it.

Watch out Jim Natchway. These are some hungry, hard-working photojournalists.

Until next time, goodbye Pincher Creek.