It took me 6 months to finally start lowering the ISO for dark shots. Meh. I still prefer long exposures.

With the holidays coming, I had a great opportunity to take my DSLR on a field day. I think it’s also a great moment to state how awesome Picasa 3.6 is (except for uploaded picture quality).

This evening, I lost my car for a few days at the body shop. Some guy hit me in a parking and now I gotta get rid of those scratches. I already miss my ride…

Car modding is an art. And as every other kind of art, there are those artists who will just throw everything they have at the canvas and call it a day. The worst part is that some of them really tried to end up with a mess.

Here’s a couple (read: crapload) of pictures taken from around the web of crazy car mods ranging from the horrible DIY jobs to the drug-enhanced extreme mods.

Cardboard, duct tape and box cutter aesthetics

I'm not so sure Nismo had anything to do with that

More cardboard goodness

It's all about style

Oh well... at least I can compliment the girl

A cardboard bodykit on a Mercedes?

What's the pride for?

Boxy cars are so last decade

The NOS bottle is a nice addition

The name is appropriate

Going anywhere

A man in Russia decided to make a tracked version of the unbreakable UAZ jeep. Via English Russia

"A UAZ will break down where others will not go"

What would happen if a Smart rear-ended a Unimog 406? Rally champion Stefan Attart wondered the same thing. Read article

Don't f*ck with Smart

After months of researching, shopping and drooling, I finally took the first step toward my inevitable artistic career and bought myself a nice new digital SLR camera. I wanted more control on my pictures than my respectable Canon SD750 could offer and decided I wanted (read: needed) a great camera.

I managed to get a deal off the cheapest DSLR available at Futureshop, where only the demo was left available. At 474$ with a special lens (they didn’t include the cupcake lens but a 14-42mm one) and a 4gb high-speed CF card, it was a steal, especially since it was in mint condition.

It took me some time to get used to the newly-found total control the gadget offered, but the results (after a few blurry mishaps) were absolutely astounding as long as I had the focus right. In this picture, the camera grabbed so much details you can see our cars and our neighbors’ house reflected in Paco’s eyes.

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We were walking around that place we like to call the armpit of the city when we stumbled upon this magnificient transportation modding feat. Behold THE RAINBOW SCOOTER!

Sadly enough, there is far worse to be found in Granby. I’m still trying to take a photo of the Tercel with spray-painted orange plastic spinners and a hood scoop.

Being unable to find a minimalist light blue wallpaper to match with my Conky config, I made this one up with GIMP and Inkscape. It’s a great wallpaper to brighten up one’s day

A nice blue wallpaper to start your day

A snapshot of my slow afternoon under the sun with my oh-so-wonderful girlfriend.