What great timing for the shutter on my Mark IIn to blow. I fly to Beijing to cover the Olympics in four days. I hope CPS can take care of me.

Spring Lake, Utah

Mack Wilberg, Music Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, conducts the Choir and Orchestra during a rehearsal Thursday, July 31, 2008.

Photographer Silas Crews has started a new blog, “Carnival of Photojournalism.” It features blog entries from 10 photographers from around the world. Check it out. It’s cool.

Blacksmiths Jerry Hansen (top) and Paul Di Francesco (bottom) demonstrate how to forge a leaf and a spoon.

Ice Crew member Zac Anderson, foreground, and Ice Maintenance Supervisor Scott Bradford, spray the track with water as they “flood” the Utah Olympic Oval track Friday July 11, 2008 in Kearns, Utah. The crew is in the process of recreating the “Fastest Ice on Earth” on the 400-meter oval. This unique construction process combines the detail of hand painting logos, misting the ice, and surveying the track for the perfect markings to the distinctive water filtration system that creates the Oval’s signature smooth, fast surface. The entire process takes two weeks to complete.

Robert McRae tees off on the 15th hole during Day 1 of the Utah State Amateur golf tournament at the Soldier Hollow Golf Course on Wednesday July 9, 2008.