Pikesville 5k Race Photos...

As part of the Fleet Feet Galloway program, today was the annual Pikesville 5K. Having already completed my mileage for the week, I decided to not run the race and take photographs instead. Oddly enough, some of the runners thought I was part of a professional group that sells race photos. LOL!






All the pictures from the Pikesville 5K are now available at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/krebsTodd/2008Pikesvillle5k

All are welcome to use any of the photos from the Pikesville 5K. If you want the image in full resolution (10 megapixel), just email me and I will send them to you. If you ran the race and you like what you see, just leave a comment. :-)

A new lens to the collection...

UPS didn't deliver until late this evening but here are some photos I took with my new Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM lens before the sun when down. I am not a professional by any measure but it is really hard not to look like one due to the quality of this camera and lens. Its amazing!

Michael Phelps, cunning linguist...

I was watching television the other day and happened to catch a commercial for RosettaStone that featured Michael Phelps. While I understand that both Michael Phelps and RosettaStone would like to use his fame for financial gain, I did not understand why this would be such a great match. I mean... what does Michael Phelps have to do with learning a new language. Yeah, I know, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer - Michael is going to Beijing for the Olympics and he will need to be able to speak some Chinese. Ahh - sooo...

Then it occurred to me that this might not be a really good combination after all. RosettaStone positions its product for the common man that wants to learn a language quickly. If it appears that Michael hasn't garnered enough of the Chinese language, doesn't that make RosettaStone look bad? I mean... c'mon, think about it. He is going to a Chinese speaking country and undoubtedly will be interviewed by Chinese speaking people on television. I am certain that I would not want to be the marketing person that thought up this idea. I think it will be funny if some crazy Chinese journalist decides that since Michael has RosettaStone that he can conduct the interview in Chinese.

(BTW, no offense to Michael Phelps, he has worked very hard to get where he is and I have complete respect for his talent as a swimmer.)

Turks and Caicos Pictures Posted

I have posted U/W photos from Turks and Caicos (finally). They are open (unprotected) and anyone can view them. Enjoy!