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Jul 24, 2012 2:00 PM   What does a dream look like? As vivid as the images may be in your sleep, by the time you wake they are long gone. But for this week's Shooting Challenge, you reassembled those fleeting pictures. I love taking photographs at night, but without the proper preparations (e.g., fast glass, tripod, sobriety), the resulting snaps are often too blurry to use. When it comes to photographic representations of dreams, however, some blurriness can actually be useful. My submitted photo started with just such a blurry pic - a late-night snapshot of a shadowy metal grate that was so out-of-focus that it was actually more ghostly and evocative than a tack-sharp photo would've been. That became the backdrop for a composite image of photos I took the following night, including a doll that hung over the DJ booth at a dance club, a seemingly dead-end apartment corridor, and the backside of an African mask that I spied through a shop window. The final addition was the tex...

What happens when you combine a classic bicycle aesthetic with beautiful design and an electric heart? The designers behind the Faraday Porteur hope it’s the bike that not only will make you look good on the streets — but also get you pedaling on a more permanent basis. Designed for city-living bike lovers, the Faraday Porteur features an electric-powered pedal assist system powered by lithium batteries hidden in the frame. Controlled by a thumb switch on the bike handle, the bike’s “boost mode” gives riders up to 15 miles of support on a single charge. The designers say boost mode is perfect for climbing that extra steep hill or just powering through a straightaway. The Faraday battery recharges in 45 minutes, and an e-ink display on the controller tells riders the bike’s battery strength. The stylish bike with leather accents comes in three sizes, with automatic LED lights and a front rack for transporting items up to 30 lbs. SEE ALSO: Bike Desk Powers Your Gadgets, Meetings, You [V...