My passions...taking pictures and making movies

Done with this blog

2010-01-08T03:57:00.001-08:00

I have ben having so technical difficulty with this web site, my new web site is nicolaspike.com or click here.

PS. My new web site is not a blog.

New earthcache update

2009-12-08T11:41:00.000-08:00

Before, when you wanted to create an earth cache, you did it on earthcaching.com. Now from December 9th you can create earth caches on the geocaching.com website. This new system will make publishing earth caches easier and faster. For you old time geocachers and people just starting geocaching; Earth caches are earth science lessons, where you learn about a place and it's history.

The reason I am so excited about this is because I was triing to get an earth cache published but I had a lot of difficulty publishing one, because I did not know how to use the earthcache.orgwebsite.

I sent an email to the podcacher podcast, it is a podcast about geocaching I listen to. To listen to the epesode They tell my geocaching name go to http://www.podcacher.com/?p=653 4:17.

PS: My geocaching name is Tubeex1995.

Podcacher call 1

2009-11-29T17:07:00.000-08:00

The Podcacher podcast is my favorite podcast, it is comes out on Mondays, at podcacher.com. You can call the podcast at (206) 222-2437 and leave a voice mail, or email at podcacher@gmail.com. I wanted to call them but they do the show in Santiago in the US and from the Canadian Maritimes it would cost a lot of money. So I sent them an email. If they read my email on the podcast, I will post a link on the blog to it and the time. I recorded my email and posted it on youtube. Hear, it is...

In the video there are some Geocaching slangs if you do not understand go to my post on geocaching slangs.

H1N1 video

2009-09-11T03:32:00.000-07:00

Geocaching slangs

2009-08-26T13:10:00.000-07:00

These are some geocaching slangs that help you if you are a geocacher.


Archive: Archiving a cache removes the listing from public view on Geocaching.com. This action is usually taken when a cache owner does not intend to replace a cache after it has been removed. As an alternative to archiving, the cache owner can temporarily disable their cache if they plan to provide maintenance on the cache or replace the container within one month.
Attribute: These are icons on a cache detail intended to provide helpful information to geocachers who wish to find specific types of caches. These icons represent unique cache characteristics, including size, whether the cache is kid friendly, if it is available 24 hours a day, if you need special equipment and more. Attributes are also a tool to help you filter the types of caches you would like to search for when building a Pocket Query (see Pocket Query).
Benchmark: Using your GPS unit and/or written directions provided by NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS), you can seek out NGS survey markers and other items that have been marked in the USA. See benchmark hunting for more details.
Bookmark List: A Premium Member feature that can be used to group cache listings in whatever way you like. You may want a bookmark list of caches you intend to find this weekend, or perhaps an "all-time favorite" list you can share with friends.
BYOP: Bring Your Own Pen/Pencil. An acronym often used by cache owners to communicate to other geocachers that you will need to bring your writing utensil in order to sign the cache logbook.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM): The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, administers millions of acres of America's public lands, located primarily in 12 Western States. The BLM sustains the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. Learn more at www.blm.gov.
Cache: A shortened version of the word geocache. (See Geocache).
Caches along a Route: A Premium Member feature that allows you to identify caches along a specific route for quick and easy geocaching. You can choose from routes already created by other geocachers or use Google Earth to build your own unique trip.
Charter Member: During the very early years of Geocaching.com when Premium Memberships were first offered, they were called Charter Memberships to thank those who supported the web site. Be sure to thank the Charter Members you meet on the trail since the site would not be here today without them.
CITO: Cache In Trash Out is an ongoing environmental initiative supported by the worldwide geocaching community. Since 2002, geocachers have been dedicated to cleaning up parks and other cache-friendly places around the world. Learn more at www.geocaching.com/cito.
Datum: A datum is something used as a basis for calculating and measuring. In the case of GPS, datums are different calculations for determining longitude and latitude for a given location.

Currently, Geocaching uses the WGS84 datum for all caches. Many maps still use NAD27, which can cause confusion if your GPS unit is set to NAD27. Always check your GPS to ensure that WGS84 is the datum before entering a cache coordinate into your unit.
DNF: Did Not Find. An acronym used by geocachers to state that they did not find a cache. This is also a type of online log on Geocaching.com and is useful for alerting cache owners of potential issues. Cache owners who repeatedly receive "Did Not Find" logs should check to see that there cache has not been removed.
D/T: Geocaches are rated in two categories, each designated on a 5-point scale. Difficulty relates to the mental challenge of finding a cache and terrain describes the physical environment. A 1/1 difficulty/terrain rating would the easiest cache to find, while a 5/5 difficulty/terrain rating would be the most difficult.
EarthCache: This is one of several unique cache types. An EarthCache is a cache that promotes geoscience education. Visitors to EarthCaches can see how our planet has been shaped by geological processes, how we manage the resources and how scientists gather evidence to learn about the Earth. For more information about EarthCaches, visit http://www.earthcache.org/.
Event Cache: This is one of several unique cache types. Events are gatherings set up by local geocachers and geocaching organizations to meet players and to discuss geocaching.
FTF: First to Find. An acronym written by geocachers in physical cache logbooks or online when logging cache finds to denote being the first to find a new geocache.
GC Code: A unique identifier associated with every geocache listing. The GC Code starts with the letters "GC" and is followed by other alphanumeric characters.
Geocache: A container hidden that includes, at minimum, a logbook for geocachers to sign.
Geocaching: Geocaching is a worldwide game of hiding and seeking treasure. A geocacher can place a geocache in the world, pinpoint its location using GPS technology and then share the geocache’s existence and location online. Anyone with a GPS unit can then try to locate the geocache.
Geocoin: Geocoins work similarly to Groundspeak Travel Bugs^® (see Travel Bugs) in that they are trackable and can travel the world, picking up stories from geocache to geocache. Geocoins are often created as signature items by geocachers and can also be used as collectibles.
GPS: GPS stands for Global Positioning System. It is a system of satellites that work with a GPS receiver to determine your location on the planet. For more information on GPS, FAQs.
GPS Adventures Maze Exhibit: This is one of several unique cache types. An exhibit cache represents geocaching participation at the GPS Adventures Maze Exhibit. The GPS Adventures Maze is a traveling educational exhibit designed to teach people of all ages about navigation, GPS technology and geocaching. www.GPSMaze.com.
GPSr: Slang for a GPS receiver. Equipment to receive GPS signals for use in navigation.
GPX (GPS eXchange Format): A specific file format available when creating a Pocket Query. A Premium Member feature, the GPX file format has specific geocaching information that can be used by supporting applications.
Ground Zero (GZ): The point where your GPS device shows that you have reached the cache location. At Ground Zero, you are zero feet (or zero meters) away from your destination.
Hitchhiker: A hitchhiker is an item that is placed in a cache, and has instructions to travel to other caches. Sometimes they have logbooks attached so you can log their travels. A Travel Bug is an example of a hitchhiker.
Latitude: Latitude and longitude create a waypoint. Latitude is the angular distance north or south from the earth's equator measured through 90 degrees. (Listen to this mp3 for an entertaining way to learn about longitude and latitude (thanks to ACME)).
Letterbox(ing): Letterboxing is similar to Geocaching, but you use a series of clues to find a container. Once you find the container (or letterbox), you use the carved stamp from the box, stamp your personal logbook and return that stamp to the letterbox. You then use your carved stamp and stamp the letterbox's logbook. See Letterboxing North America for more information.
LOC: The original download format for the search results page on Geocaching.com.
Locationless (Reverse) Cache: This is one of several cache types which are no longer available for creation on Geocaching.com. Instead of finding a hidden container, you are given a task to locate a specific object and log its coordinates. A scavenger hunt of sorts, it involves collecting waypoints of various objects around the world.

Locationless caches have evolved into Waymarking. Waymark categories are similar to how locationless caches were listed on geocaching.com, but you can now search for the locations in each category.
Longitude: Latitude and longitude create a waypoint. Longitude is the angular distance measured on a great circle of reference from the intersection of the adopted zero meridian with this reference circle to the similar intersection of the meridian passing through the object. (Listen to this mp3 for an entertaining and non-technical way to learn about longitude and latitude (thanks to ACME)).
Markwelled: When a response to a new post in the forums points you to a similar topic in the past. Based on the user Markwell.
Mega-Event Cache: This is one of several cache types. A Mega-Event cache is similar to an Event Cache but it is much larger. Among other considerations, a Mega-event cache must be attended by 500+ people. Typically, Mega Events are annual events and attract geocachers from all over the world.
Muggle: A non-geocacher. Based on "Muggle" from the Harry Potter series, which is a non-magical person. Usually this term is used after a non geocacher looks puzzled after befriending a geocacher searching for a cache, or when a non-geocacher accidentally finds a cache. Geomuggles are mostly harmless.
Multi-Cache (offset Cache): This is one of several cache types. A multi-cache ("multiple") involves two or more locations, the final location being a physical container. There are many variations, but most multi-caches have a hint to find the second cache, and the second cache has hints to the third, and so on. An offset cache (where you go to a location and get hints to the actual cache) is considered a multi-cache.
Mystery or Puzzle Caches: This is one of several cache types. The "catch-all" of cache types, this form of cache can involve complicated puzzles you will first need to solve to determine the coordinates. Examples include complicated ciphers, simple substitutions, arithmetical quizzes and clues cleverly hidden within the graphics, Due to the increasing creativity of geocaching this becomes the staging ground for new and unique challenges.
NAD27: Stands for North American Datum 1927. The precursor to WGS84. Many maps still use the NAD27 datum , so always check before using a GPS unit with a map.
Pocket Query (PQ): A Premium Member feature, a Pocket Query is custom geocache search that you can have emailed to you on a daily or weekly basis. Pocket Queries give you the ability to filter your searches so you only receive information on the caches you want to search for in either a GPX of LOC format. This feature lets you download up to 500 caches at one time.
Project A.P.E. Cache: This is one of several cache types. In 2001, twelve geocaches were placed in conjunction with 20th Century Fox to support the movie Planet of the Apes. Each cache represented a fictional story in which scientists revealed an Alternative Primate Evolution. These caches were made using specially marked ammo containers. Each cache had an original prop from the movie. Only two Project A.P.E. caches exist today.
Reviewer: Volunteers from all over the world who publish the cache listings on geocaching.com.
ROT13: Hints for geocaches are encrypted using a simple format where each of the letters are rotated 13 characters up or down in the alphabet.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)
Signature Item: An item unique to a specific geocacher that is left behind in caches to signify that they visited that cache. These often include personal geocoins, tokens, pins, craft items or calling cards.
Spoiler: A spoiler is information that can give details away and ruin the experience of something. For example, telling someone the end of a movie before they see it. In geocaching, a spoiler gives away details of a cache location and can ruin the experience of the find.
SWAG: An acronym often referred to as standing for 'Stuff We All Get." It includes the trade items left in caches by geocachers.
TFTC: Thanks For The Cache. An acronym written by geocachers in physical cache logbooks or online when logging cache finds.
TFTH: Thanks For The Hide
TNLN: Took Nothing. Left Nothing. Usually written in cache logbooks by geocachers do not trade for material contents in a cache.
TNLNSL / TNSL: Took Nothing. Left Nothing. Signed Logbook / Took Nothing. Signed Logbook.
Traditional Cache: This is one of several cache types. This is the original cache type consisting, at a bare minimum, a container and a logbook. Normally you will find a clear container or ammo box containing items for trade. Smaller containers, called micro caches are usually too small to contain anything except for a logbook. The coordinates listed on the traditional cache page are the exact location for the cache.
Travel Bug^®: A Groundspeak Travel Bug is a trackable tag that you attach to an item. This allows you to track your item on Geocaching.com. The item becomes a hitchhiker that is carried from cache to cache (or person to person) in the real world and you can follow its progress online. Learn more at http://www.geocaching.com/track/faq.aspx.
USDA Forest Service (USFS): The U.S. Forest Service, an agency within the Department of Agriculture, administers 191 million acres (77.3 million hectares) of National Forests, Grasslands, and Prairies. These public lands are generally geocaching-friendly, with exceptions of designated Wilderness Areas, and other specially designated botanical, wildlife, and archaeological sites. The phrase "Caring for the land and serving people" captures the Forest Service mission of achieving quality land management under the sustainable multiple-use concept to meet the diverse needs of people. The Information Center in the agency's national headquarters has been a Washington D.C. Virtual Geocache since August 12, 2001.
UTM: "Universal Transverse Mercator" coordinate system. This is an alternative to the standard WGS84.UTM uses grids overlaying specific areas of the Earth’s surface and divides the Earth into 60 zones.
Virtual (cache): This is one of several cache types which are no longer available for creation on Geocaching.com. A virtual cache is a cache that exists in a form of a location. Virtual caches have no cache container; the reward for these caches is the location itself and sharing information about your visit. Virtual caches are now considered waymarks on Waymarking.com.
WAAS: WAAS stands for Wide Area Augmentation System, but that doesn't really describe what it is. Garmin has an excellent description on WAAS.
Watch List: A watchlist is a list of users that are watching a specific travel bug or cache. Each user receives a copy of each posted log via email.
Waypoint: A waypoint is a reference point for a physical location on Earth. Waypoints are defined by a set of coordinates that typically include longitude, latitude and sometimes altitude.

Every geocache listed on our website is a waypoint. Geocaching.com generates a unique "GC Code" associated with every geocache listing.
Webcam Cache: This is one of several cache types which are no longer available for creation on Geocaching.com. These are caches that use existing web cameras placed by individuals or agencies that monitor various areas like parks or road conditions. The idea is to get yourself in front of the camera to log your visit. The challenging part, however, is that you need to call a friend to look up the web site that displays the camera image. You will need to have them to save the picture to log the cache. If you are a tech savvy, you can also use a wireless modem and save the image yourself on a laptop.

Webcam caches are now in the Web Camera category on Waymarking.com.
WGS84: The most current geodetic datum used for GPS is the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84). The significance of WGS84 comes about because GPS receivers rely on WGS84.

Geocaching uses the WGS84 datum by default. We also use the format HDDD MM.MM, which is a standard for GPS receivers (like the eTrex).

HDD means Hemisphere and degrees. MM.MM are minutes in decimal format. If you have any questions, you can either visit the forums or contact us directly.

It is critical that the format be correct, otherwise geocachers will be unable to find your cache!
Wherigo™ Cache: This is one of several cache types. Wherigo is a toolset for creating and playing GPS-enabled adventures in the real world. By integrating a Wherigo experience, called a cartridge, with finding a cache, the geocaching hunt can be an even richer experience. Among other uses, Wherigo allows geocachers to interact with physical and virtual elements such as objects or characters while still finding a physical geocache container. A Wherigo-enabled GPS device is required to play a cartridge. Learn more at Wherigo.com.

Geocaching.com

2009-08-21T11:30:00.000-07:00

These are some video I found that explain geocaching.

Nicolas

My best shots

2009-07-08T06:45:00.000-07:00

I made a video of some of my best pictures and I did it on the wold's most reliable brand MAC, so here it is.

And here is a link to my flickr page "My best shots".

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tubeex/sets/72157616299412701/

Nicolas

Jeux de l'Acadie road trip

2009-07-06T10:42:00.001-07:00

After a very long year of school summer is finally here. As you know my little brother is on the school's mini hand ball team and at the end of the year there is a chance that our school can go to the "Jeux de l'Acadie".
This year our school made the games in mini hand ball, boys volley ball, girls volley, and track and field. This year the games are in a small village called "Petit Rocher" in New Brunswick Canada.

After the first game the teams were very tiered. I don’t think that they hade a lot of sleep. One of their worse disadvantages was that we hade, was that we were playing in Nigadoo. And Nigadoo has the worst terrain to play on. It is grass. That is probably one of the reasons we lost the game by 2 points.

After the lunch the CDLJ's (Carrfour De La Jeunesse (my school)) was going to play their final game of the first day vs. the “Peninsule Acadienne”.

The “Peninsule Acadienne” was a very good team and the game was very close in first 1/2. I could not take lots of pictures because there as a gate in front of us. At the sound of the 1/2 time buzzer “Peninsule Acadienne” tried to cut our led from 3 to 2, but the goal was not good. Yahoooooooo!!!!!
At 1/2 time the score was 12 to 8 for CDLJ. During the 2e 1/2 we use an old school technique were we fake to shoot the ball in their face and they believed every time. A few minutes in the game we get a penalty shot and score to have a 2 goal lead. Then they get their 2 penalty shot and score again. The score is changing so fast that I can’t type as fast as the game's scores are going...
But in the end we loose by 1 not 2 but 1 point.
So now we have 0 wins and 2 loses after the first day.

Now there is a big rumor that “Atolville” had lost one of their games. “Atolville” is the CDLJ's(Mad Vic) biggest rival. But in the end the rumor was false, they won.

At the end of the 2e game we saw the reporter for the 92.9FM. We also saw the vane for the CBC radio.

At 6:30 we went to the opening celebration. I know the tournament has already begun but this is the way it works. The celebration started with them playing some Acadien music. Wild we waited for the teams.
It was a very good show. We saw the old mascot

and the new one.

What was a big surprised to me was, the Premister of New Brunswick. There was the torch and a few dancing numbers.
At the end the athletes paraded of to the busses.

Now ready for the 3e game CDLJ looked extremely tired again. Will they weir practicing they looked more dead that living. In the last game one of CDLJ's best player can score 15 goals per game but scored 1.

The game started 2 to 0 for “Restgooche” (atolville).
3 to 2 “CDLJ's” goalie makes an amazing save on a penalty shot.
One other of “CDLJ's” disadvantages is that they are in the hardest divisions.
1/2 time 8 to 4 for “Altolville”. CDLJ closing the gap 9 to 12. Now a gap of 2 and now 2 again.
One of “Atoleville” players tripped one of our players and we got a penalty shot and scored and we got a 2 minutes power play.
The girl on our team was ok and played for some of the game.
Finally the game ended 13 to 15 for “Atoleville”.

The night after the 3e game I slept at my cousin's house. We caught 12 crabs in the sea. That night we eat smors beside the campfire.

If you ever go to “Nigadou” near the soccer there is a nice cache so I am told. I could not go, I did not bring my GPS.

Maxime and his team (CDLJ) played their last game and won it 17 to 20 vs. PEI. I could not take notes during the game because my ipod touth stopped working. After the game we eat lunch and then went to see the soccer our team lost 5 to 0 but in the final seconds me came very close to getting a nice goal. Before the game we were told that our goalie dislocated her arm but she played the game.

At the campsite there was a dance and at the “Jeux de l'Acadie”. The band at the camping hade it's first gig that was not in a retirement home, they were very good.

After a good night of sleep, well for me we when to the closing ceremony. We also go news from our soccer teams; the boys were in 2e place and the girls in 3e place.

We arrived at the ceremony, early so we watched the track and field.
At the track and field we met the winner on the high jump, she was from my mom’s school.
Finally we came to the closing of the “Jeux de l'Acadie”. There was no chirring at the ceremony, maybe because most peoples lost their voices at the games.

Then the fog, the wind and the cold came. All of the atlets hade to were shorts.
When the ceremony finally finished we all were extremely happy to go home. We won the sportsmanship flag in mini hand ball.

After an other good night of sleep. That day we set our course to the marine biology center in “Chipagan” (Neer Petit Rocher). On the way we saw a nice family of hawks the mother was keeping an eye on us when we were taking some pictures.

At the biology center there was a lot of fish and marine creatures. You could also take a blue lobster in you hands. There was also a prehistoric fish spices called “stergen”.
On the way to a lighthouse on “Miscou” island (Miscoo is the last island in the east par of New Brunswick).
We saw 2 old schools that were closed because that not many people live in Miscoo.
At “Miscou” there is a bridge like the one to go to PEI. As the lighthouse came into view we took a few shots. It was extremely cold on the beach we saw some of dead crabs and a dead bird, we think that it was a foudebasin. We could not go in the lighthouse because there were some people in the light house fixing it i think.
Maxime did not come, he fell a sleep.
“Lameque” is a small village near “Miscou”. There is not much to do in “Lameque”. In “Lameque“ we think that we saw 3 pelicans near the water. The reason that I did not take any more is because I did not have any more memory for my camera.

Now we are finally going home.

Nicolas

Ipod touch

2009-06-27T12:03:00.001-07:00

If you are looking for a good toy for your technology obbseste kids
the ipod touch is the best. I have had mine for about 1 week and I
use it all the time. I love it so much that I wrote this post on it.
The ipod touch is so fun because of all the apps (applications) and
most of them are free. The principal fonction of the ipods are for
music, but when you will never use the music when you could play with
an app or go on the internet. When you get the ipod touth you get some
very good apps and you also get a youtube app free.

Ont he ipod I have found many photography related apps. So now I can up load picture to facebook, Flickr or picasa. You can also edit pictures on the ipod touth.

Click here to see some of my edited pictures with the ipod touth.

The ipod touth is the best toy ever! :)

Nicolas

Travel bugs and geocoins

2009-06-12T16:34:00.000-07:00

A travel bug is a little chain with a dog tag like the army, on it there is a code you must go to the cache site that you found it from and click on “found it”. You must also insert the code on the chain. Most travel bugs have a related item. Like example the HMMWV travel bug has a toy Hummer, because it is supposed go to specific places where they make Hummers.

Now geocoins, a geocoin is the same thing as a travel bug but it is a coin, and it does not have a chain. The login is the same too.

To drop it of is the easiest part you go to the cache website that you put it in and go “log your visit” and then click on write note. So you write a note like: Put travel bug (then the travel bug’s name) in cache. Near the bottom of the web page you will see a box that shows you all the travel bugs you have. If you do not see the box try all the steps again.

Nicolas

Geocaching 101

2009-06-07T13:34:00.000-07:00

I have found the best way to have fun outdoors, it is called Geocaching. It's a game where you have to find plastic containers with coordinates with your GPS. The container should have items that other peoples can trade for other things.
It is almost world wide, so if you go on a trip you could find some caches. It is also a good bonding sport with your children and their parents. The Geocaching site has even made a special GPS for kids, but it only works for geocaching and not for getting to any location.

When you create a “traditional cache” you must place log book in (book to wright your name when you find the cache) in the container. There is also a few types of cache. Click here to see all the types of caches.
There is also a very long list of rules you must read before you hide your cache.
Please read the rules they are very important.

When you have found the cache you must wright your name in the log book. When you get home go to the cache page and click on Log your visit.

And select “found it”.

That is how you log the caches when you find them.

Nicolas

Photography workshop

2009-05-08T18:25:00.000-07:00

On Saturday April 25th, I went to a photography workshop in Moncton (NB Canada).
The instructor was Clarence Nowlan. During the class we covered all and I mean all of the basic techniques of photography.

I learned a few new tricks. Like the "Peacock shot".

First you put your camera in "aperture-priority"(the setting that you can chose the lighting) (the "A" or "Av").
Remember that the higher F stop the less light.
Then the will automatically chose de shutter speed.
Next put the camera in F22.
Finaly you put a 10 second self timer and put your eye in the view finder. If you do not have a view finder this will not work for you.
Now take a picture and hold the button till it takes the picture and when you hold the button tilt your head like this...

Here is the final resalt...

Nicolas

Twilight new moon

2009-04-21T03:34:00.000-07:00

If you are a big Twilight fan, you will love this post. I have found a site that tells you on a countdown till the new Twilight movie new moon.

Here is the link...

http://newmoon.twilightmovies.org/

Nicolas

Red Eye is in a hole!!!

2009-03-29T16:08:00.000-07:00

On March 17th 2009 at 3am the Fox news Red Eye show dicssed the possibility that the canadien military would take a short break from military actions in 2011. They then made fun of the canadien military, the canadien police force (cars and uniformes).

The day after the Red Eye show, 4 more canadien soldiers were killed. Many peoples in Canada and the US are upset, and have posted their thoughts and comments on major internet web sites such as: Face Book and Youtube.

This is what the CBC had to say...

Nicolas

Aerobic cubes

2009-03-19T14:24:00.000-07:00

This video may seem impossible for Adom and Jamy and it is, fake but how did they fake it?
If you now place your guess as a comment and I will tell you if you are right or not.

Hear are three other videos for aerobic cubes.

Nicolas

Jason Spezza caught with an illegal stick

2009-03-11T03:45:00.000-07:00

If you saw the game Toronto vs. Ottawa gome, on march 8th you will now how Jason Spezza was caught with an Illegal Stick. I think he should get a suspension for that. Any way here is the video...

Nicolas

How to Charge an iPod using an onion

2009-03-10T15:57:00.000-07:00

You may have seen this video on youtube.com. I think it is true but do not believe the 2nd video by the Mythbusters they have made some mistakes. They did not poke a hole completely throw the onion. So it did not absorb 1 cup of the Gatorade.

More for the Mythbusters...

Nicolas

2009-03-08T14:45:00.000-07:00

I found a really cool video about how to make a home made scope adapter.
I will try to make it, and post the video of me making it, here is the video from youtube...

Nicolas

Mini hand ball tornament at Atolville

2009-02-25T14:45:00.000-08:00

My little brother Maxime had a minihand ball tournament in the small town of Atolville. He and his teem finished in 2e place and loosing against the Yetispicos(French name), (Atolville’s teem) 26 to 21.

But they where very happy with the 2e place win. I also got some pictures from the game; these are some of my best shots...

Nicolas

Skiing movie

2009-02-19T17:13:00.000-08:00

I am extremely sorry to announce that the movie shoot was cancelled. Do to very bad weather.

But now I have a new problem called copier right, with
the music (I'm Just a Kid from Simple Plan) I will try and fix it...

Nicolas

Skiing movie sneak peak

2009-02-11T15:27:00.000-08:00

My school has a new project to get kids more active. Therefore they decided to send us to the ski hill for the day. We decided to make things more interesting by making a movieof us skiing and snoboarding. The movie will feature my friends ad I. It will be posted on my blog no later tan March 15th. here is a sneak peak.

Nicolas

How to make a chicken out of a tea towel

2009-01-27T03:46:00.000-08:00

If you have some time on your hands, try to make this.

Make a chicken out of a tea towel. If you can...

Nicolas

Air hockey

2009-01-26T13:12:00.000-08:00

There is a new air hockey game, it is at the end of my blog page. It is free and fun. If you want the cheats here they are...

2. G4M3
3. L1T3

I am missing some, but if you get them please post them as comments and I will add them.

Nicolas

Global warming

2009-01-23T03:47:00.000-08:00

If you are afraid of global warming you will love this post. One of my friend's and I have made a little project to inform people about global warming.

My friend doesn't speak English, so it is in french. If you can understand French, feel free to tell me what you think about the video.

Nicolas

Mini hand ball #2

2009-01-22T04:03:00.000-08:00

If you have seen my other mini hand ball post you might realize that it is another one of my brother's cool goals. This one I shot it at his game vs our school's teachers. It was a good game but the teachers won. If you are wondering, I did not photoshop it.

Nicolas

½ marathon #3

2009-01-20T03:59:00.000-08:00

If you read my post ½ marathon #1 so you will now what I am taking about if not click on
½ marathon #1.

This is about the 3e 1/2 marathon. I mist the 2e one.

I also made a slide show, for you to see. Tell me what you think, and remember that I was 12 when I took those pictures.

Nicolas

Movie maker

2009-01-13T11:15:00.001-08:00

If you want to put movies made with Microsoft movie maker on Flickr. I have found how to do it. You first need to save it on a CD and upload them to Flickr and you are done, it is that simple. It took me a very long time to figure out how to do it.

These are some of my little projets.

these are my all time best pictures when I was 12.

And my best bird pictures of 2006 to 2008

Nicolas

Samuel snow boarding

2009-01-13T11:13:00.000-08:00

My mom told me about one of her old student that has a passion...He loves to snowboard and make movies. He participated in a contest. I thought he produced a good movie. I really want you to see it!!

And these are some more of his snow boarding movies.

If you are looking for his best this is it.

Nicolas

Purple flower

2009-01-08T16:52:00.000-08:00

About 2 months after I took the mini handball picture I was waking back from school and I saw 3 small flowers in the front yard. So I got out my Canon and took a picture with it. The picture was a bit bright. Then I remembered a pointer I had in my new photography book that my dad gave me. It told me that photographer should have a baseball cap if the light is too bright. So I ran inside to get a hat. I tried it and what do you know they were right it could improve your shot.

The days past and one day I needed some pens for school so my mom broth me to Staples. Coming into the store I spotted a big box. As I got closer I could see that it was for the spring picture contest. So I put in my flower picture.

When I returned the next week I could not believe my eyes I had won an adult competition at the age of 12.

The judges where so amassed by my shot.
They where speechless.

And that is the story of my purple flower picture.

Nicolas

½ marathon #1

2009-01-07T18:17:00.000-08:00

The town of Sant-François has a festival at the end of each summer. The festival includes a beauty contest, a ½ marathon and a motocross show.
Today my post is going to be about the motocross show. The shows are 2 to 3 hours long. This is a picture of a very famous motocross rider. His nick name is Mad Mike Jones. He is at the end of his career. I wonder if he will be at the festival next year?

And look at my other shots of ½ marathon set on flickr.com.

Nicolas

Scott Kelby

2009-01-02T12:41:00.000-08:00

I would like to thank a great photography author… Scott Kelby, he wrote the books “The digitalphotography book”,

“Photoshop CS2”, “the digital photography book 2” and more.

He was the person that has made the biggest difference in my photography.

If you would like to find his books you can look at “Chapters” the book store.

Without him I would not be the photographer I am today.

Nicolas

Mini hand ball shot

2008-12-27T15:42:00.000-08:00

When I was 11yeas old my grand mother gave me my first Canon camera.
It was a Canon powershot A570IS, a very good camera. One day my brother had a mini had ball game.
Mini hand ball is sport it’s a mix of soccer and basket ball. The players use a small pink ball.
The game was being held at my school. The kids were playing against their parents.
Like you can imagine the parents won the game, but it was a very good game.
Any way, one of my brother’s shot on goal was so good I took a picture, it was the best picture I had of my brother. That’s the reason I put it on display on my blog.
My best ever picture of my brother in the world.
As you can see he is in the air and with his small pink ball.
He too could not believe his eyes, when he saw it.
Lots of people would think that I used Photoshop, to do it but I did not even have Photoshop at that time. Sometimes a good picture is a good picture you don’t need to Photoshop it!

Nicolas

Summer wakeboard

2008-12-25T09:45:00.000-08:00

I think I was nine when I started taking pictures.
My mom gave me my first camera. It was the first digital camera.
It was a 2 mega pixel Kodak camera.
Two mega pixels are not much but the things you can do with it are amazing,
In the summer I would take pictures of my family swimming in the lake.
One day my uncle brought his boat to the lake and I took my camera with me.
I took some pictures on the boat and really enjoyed taking them. What has made a big difference in my photography career is the picture of my cousin falling on his wake board into the lake.
When I saw the picture I could not believe my eyes,
I did not think I would be able to take a phenomenal picture like that at the age of 9.
And to see my other pictures of wake boarding you can see my wake boarding set on flickr.com.

Nicolas