http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3Acedrus deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:cedrus en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Mon, 20 May 2013 20:40:48 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/New-York-San-Francisco-and-National-Geographic-346263416 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/New-York-San-Francisco-and-National-Geographic-346263416 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:53:02 PST New York, San Francisco, and National Geographic nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2013 ~cedrus
I can definitely say 2012 was one heck of a year. It's during this year that I realized that photography is a much bigger part of my life than I had originally figured. Learned a whole lot in Street Photography, and still even more to learn.

So I figured I'd start 2013 by dedicating close to a month to that. I'm going to New York with the sole purpose of shooting on the streets. Then after a week I'm heading back to my second home, San Francisco, where, aside from a lot of shooting as well, I'll get to see family and friends who I haven't seen for a year. Hopefully this ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Three-year-itch-336192069 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Three-year-itch-336192069 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:02:30 PST Three-year itch nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2012-2013 ~cedrus
On a different note, I'm quite happy with the direction I've taken with Street Photography this past year. Learned a lot, and much more to learn as well.

Can't be more excited about the 3rd DD I got a few days a ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Look-who-s-got-his-first-pro-photography-job-279295407 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Look-who-s-got-his-first-pro-photography-job-279295407 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:03:39 PST Look who's got his first pro photography job nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2012-2013 ~cedrus
A few months back, I was dabbling with time-lapse photography and I had posted a 5-second clip on my facebook page. As luck would have it, someone saw the clip and was interested enough to refer me to a company that was looking for just that, a time-lapse video as part of a promotional campaign for a resort they're building. They asked me to meet with reps from their ad agency, Saatchi, so we could work out the details.  (By the way, I'm not divulging anything I shouldn't)

That was back in November, which I think was the most sc ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/My-first-Daily-Deviation-252784860 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/My-first-Daily-Deviation-252784860 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:09:19 PDT My first Daily Deviation!! nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2011-2013 ~cedrus
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Thank you weird SF guy for the picture, :devthe-arkz: for the suggestion, and :devTimothy-sim: for the feature!

Cheers y'all! ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Learning-to-Flash-217335803 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Learning-to-Flash-217335803 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:04:40 PDT Learning to Flash nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2011-2013 ~cedrus
Self-pondering aside, I've been recently reading Joe McNally's works. He's an amazing photographer that does wonders with small flashes; not the studio strobes, the ones you ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Toying-with-the-idea-of-going-pro-221046029 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Toying-with-the-idea-of-going-pro-221046029 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:09:51 PST Toying with the idea of going pro... nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2011-2013 ~cedrus
For starters, this was my own medium of self-exploration, be it through shooting landscapes or homeless people; it's liberating letting your right-brain rule for a change. Second, shooting on your own, for yourself, is 180-degrees away from dealing with clients, and I have littlt experience with that. Lastly, the guilt of throwing an engineering degree and an MBA down the drain is too much. (I'm not even done with the student loans yet!)

But a year and a half into my current job in ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/My-Alaska-Trip-225145633 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/My-Alaska-Trip-225145633 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:01:55 PDT My Alaska Trip nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~cedrus
Being in Girdwood was absolutely amazing. First of all, it was weird getting used to the idea that the sun doesn't completely set in the summer. I would walk around at one in the morning, and it would look like it was 4:00 pm. I wonder how people live there during winter when it's almost the opposite ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Two-years-off-the-grid-226509916 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Two-years-off-the-grid-226509916 Sat, 15 May 2010 01:09:04 PDT Two years off the grid nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~cedrus
Almost two years later, things have changed a bit. Now I'm back in Lebanon, working in Investment Banking, and living as far away as possible from a photography environment.

Two years off the shutter and many a stock market crash have taken their toll on me, and now I can feel it. Maybe that's why I'd like to ease myself back into Deviantart again. Perhaps uploading a few older pictures and interacting with fellow devvies will bring back the spark. Who knows? ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Anti-art-theft-website-amp-A-feature-236177438 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Anti-art-theft-website-amp-A-feature-236177438 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:33:14 PDT Anti art theft website & A feature nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2008-2013 ~cedrus
You should check out Tineye.com as soon as you can.
All of us here are concerned about someone taking our photographs or designs and using them for their own purposes.

This website, www.tineye.com, has created an amazing algorithm where you could search for a picture (yours), and see if it exists on other websites. It doesn't look for a similar title or size, but rather for how the pixels are arranged. You can get a better understanding of the whole process from the site's introductory video.

The only drawback is that it's still in its beta version, and they haven't indexed all existing sites on the web. But it should be up and ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Camping-Music-amp-a-bit-of-Politics-236267720 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Camping-Music-amp-a-bit-of-Politics-236267720 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:03:03 PDT Camping, Music, & a bit of Politics nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2008-2013 ~cedrus
Next week, I'll be going to Badlands, South Dakota for a few days of camping. My cousin is doing an internship there, so we decided to go, spend some time in the wilderness before coming back all together to the city.

The prairie there is one of the few places in the US to still have buffaloes roam free. It would be cool if I can find a herd to take some shots (not too close though!). If not, I'll settle for some coyotes.

Musically Speaking

It's one weird little story I got here. Last month, on the flight    from London to San Francisco, I was sitting next to an older British lady who's lived in the bay area for most of her adult ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Off-to-the-lake-amp-other-stories-236477794 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Off-to-the-lake-amp-other-stories-236477794 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:13:09 PDT Off to the lake & other stories nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2008-2013 ~cedrus
Tomorrow I'm going to photography heaven. My cousin, her husband and I are going to Lake Tahoe to spend 3 days there, staying at his his late grandpa's cabin (who built it himself!). Tahoe is at the California-Nevada border, and I've only seen pictures, mind-numbingly beautiful pictures.

There's a lot of casinos, clubs, and whatnot over there, but I couldn't care less. All I heard was lake, creek, cabin, and waterfalls. Then my camera jumped out of the bag and started pushing me out the door. I'm still trying to calm her down.

In any case, I've been wanting to try my new polarizer and the grey filters that I've recently gotten. If ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Going-into-phase-V-236657061 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Going-into-phase-V-236657061 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:40:25 PDT Going into phase V nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2008-2013 ~cedrus
The problem is, I'm not exactly sure where I'm heading, especially location-wise. Do I stay in the states for a while? longer? Do I wrap things up and go back to Lebanon? And what if I don't find a job and I have to go back anyway? A million and one questions.

Regardless, I'm going to spend my birthday adolescent-style. Getting wasted duuude!!

In other news, the trip to Lebanon exceeded all my expectations, as usual. Going on road trips and hanging out with :devgeor ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/The-American-Lebanons-236782514 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/The-American-Lebanons-236782514 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:20:31 PDT The American Lebanons nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2008-2013 ~cedrus
As Lebanon is mentioned more than 70 times in the Scriptures, the name was a natural choice for many towns, cities, and counties in this new world.

Some trivia to spare, Lebanon, Kansas is the geographical center of the contiguous United States.

In this journal, I tried to collect pictures from all the American Lebanons on Deviant Art. ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Deviantless-for-too-long-237032134 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Deviantless-for-too-long-237032134 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:06:25 PDT Deviantless for too long nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2008-2013 ~cedrus
Truth this, this past year was very hectic with work, school, and what not. The good thing is that, at the end of May, I graduated with my MBA, and I only have to deliver my thesis to finish with this phase (hopefully by the end of July).

I came back to Lebanon a couple of weeks ago to attend my brother's wedding (which I enjoyed very very much), and I'm staying till the end of June.

I'm hoping the situation here will improve enough so I could finally decide on packing my bags and coming back home, for good.

Otherwise, I'd have to e ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Back-to-School-yet-again-239925403 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Back-to-School-yet-again-239925403 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:38:16 PDT Back to School, yet again... nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~cedrus
I can't even describe how awesome the trip was. It was like a double vacation (since last year's was crappy). I'm also glad that the army finally exterminated these mother-f*****g lowlifes up in the North. To hell!

Now back to the sweet things. I saw quite a few Leb deviants, but most of whom were already friends of mine; :devgeorgyin:, :devtonyelieh:, :devnayoule:, :devranya:, :devreznor-77:, :devcedarseed:. It was really nice seeing all of you. Nchallah bchoufkoun aktar later on.

Now I'm back to work and back to school, and I still haven't readjusted to b ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Lebanon-Summer-Vacation-240306333 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Lebanon-Summer-Vacation-240306333 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:46:50 PDT Lebanon Summer Vacation nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~cedrus
I'm hoping I'll get to revisit all the touristy locations (baalbeck, cedars, ... the big package). I want to see how they'll look like through a new camera :)
The only downside is that there's no internet at home now so no updating or submitting for a while. Guess I'll have to wait until I go back to SF.

Other than that, I'm hoping I'll get to see some leb deviants during the time left. Also, I'm trying really hard not to let Mr. Potter and his deathly hallows distract me from my vacation, but ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Facing-the-homeless-214152985 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Facing-the-homeless-214152985 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:17:23 PDT Facing the homeless nonadult journals/culture/tributes cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~cedrus
Even though this question is hypothetical, I kept thinking about it over and over after I'd worked on a series with the same subject.

The only way to appease the guilt is to have more people look these homeless in the eyes and acknoledge them. If you do so already, tell someone who doesn't.

Below are some of the photos I've found.

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]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/New-pastime-new-kind-of-fun-240724201 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/New-pastime-new-kind-of-fun-240724201 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:16:40 PDT New pastime, new kind of fun nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~cedrus
It's been a few weeks now that I've been woodworking, and it's the most interesting and relaxing thing I can remember doing.

First I started with the Arabesque that I posted here last week:
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While doing it, I kept thinking about the bookcase in the house and how it didn't have any more space for extra books, so I decided to build a few shelves, from scratch. Believe me, it looks simple, but it took me some nerve and a lot of sweating to start working with an electrical saw because I'd never even touched one before ( ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Back-Again-240880970 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Back-Again-240880970 Sat, 19 May 2007 21:37:05 PDT Back Again nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~cedrus Lots of news, so here we go:

1- I'm going back home for a month in July. Hopefully it'll go better than last summer.

2- Many apologies for not following up on the "panoleb" competition. Hopefully Jubatuz and I can resume that soon enough

3- I'll be writing my thesis next semester, and if everything goes right, I'll graduate in December. After that I'll get back to work, and I don't ever want to go back to school full time.

4- I still don't like San Francisco, but ever since I started being involved in politics here, it's gotten more fun! Still, I'll be probably moving ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Welcome-to-the-new-Lebanon-Panorama-Club-241747118 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Welcome-to-the-new-Lebanon-Panorama-Club-241747118 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 17:51:28 PST Welcome to the new 'Lebanon Panorama Club.' nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~cedrus
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All you have to do to join is :+devwatch: us. We also appreciate you spreading the word to those who might be interested. In the next few days we're planning on running a contest. We'll give the winner a  one year subscription to DA.

All the details will be given in the next journal. For now, watch us, visit o ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Back-to-School-241817271 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Back-to-School-241817271 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:12:09 PST Back to School nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~cedrus
Our esteemed college administration decided that the college of Business should be located in the financial district, so they left the main campus and relocated to downtown.
Now instead of having a quiet place of our own, we have to listen to police and ambulance sirens all the time. Good job morons! (plus they increased the damn tuition $1,200 to pay off the investment.)

So now I have to take class ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Advice-Appreciated-241871819 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Advice-Appreciated-241871819 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:39:24 PST Advice Appreciated nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~cedrus
It's true that photography is only a hobby of mine, and I'd still use my nice Fuji for trips and such, but I'm ready for the next step.

Anyway, thanks to the nice tax system we have here, because I'm a full time student I'm getting a full refund on my income taxes paid in 2006 around March or April. I plan to buy myself something pretty with that money, and by pretty I mean a DSLR.

So here comes your part. What would you recommend?
For example, I found an Olympus that sells at the same price as ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/San-Franciscans-and-the-U-S-of-A-241910274 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/San-Franciscans-and-the-U-S-of-A-241910274 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:26:18 PST San Franciscans and the U.S. of A. nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~cedrus
Back in Lebanon, whenever I used to hear someone nag on how nasty it is living there, I was disgusted to say the least. It's not different in the case of the US. It's not my country, but still, the way I see it, "love it or leave it" is the right attittude. I'm definitely not saying that you're not entitled to critisize your country. That is your right. It is your obligation, however, to try and do something about it, however small your attempt is.

But instead of ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/2007-let-s-roll-241982037 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/2007-let-s-roll-241982037 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:19:18 PST 2007: let's roll! nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~cedrus Swam in a freezing lake, overcame my fear of heights, started learning Spanish, went to a nudist beach, gambled in Vegas,...

02. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yup, 2 actually.

03. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope.

04. What countries did you visit?
Germany, Syria, Turkey, and the US. (Syria and Turkey were definitely NOT for tourism. It was my only way back to California)

05. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
I'd like to settle down in terms of career, living arrangements, and personal life.

06. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Merry-Christmas-not-Happy-Holidays-242041016 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Merry-Christmas-not-Happy-Holidays-242041016 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:50:17 PST Merry Christmas! (not Happy Holidays) nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2006-2013 ~cedrus
Hope everyone's doing better than ever. Last time I updated this journal was in July, so by the look of it, I'll probably do it in Easter next time.

2 semesters to go with college, and then the big decision would be whether to get back to Leb right away, or do an Internship here for a year. Hopefully the situation in Lebanon will make my decision easier.

As for DA, lots of devs to review, and a few to upload.

Cheers,

Fadi ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Lebanon-here-I-come-242662502 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Lebanon-here-I-come-242662502 Sun, 02 Jul 2006 03:42:36 PDT Lebanon here I come nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2006-2013 ~cedrus
I wanted to go and visit old Frankfurt for a while, but it´s not possible now, for two reasons: a) Jet lagging is a bitch, b) It´s so friggin´expensive here, I´d rather spend the money in Lebanon. (bus + fast food lunch + beer = 50 euros = almost 80 dollars. yeah, right!!)
Instead, I went for a hike in a forest here, and it´s really beautiful. Reminded me a lot of how nature is in the Chouf in Lebanon.

Anyway, the flight from San Francisco to Frankfurt ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Damn-I-miss-this-place-242833585 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Damn-I-miss-this-place-242833585 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:53:17 PST Damn I miss this place nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2006-2013 ~cedrus
I mean I could say that working with financial statements, Politics in Business and things of the sort has sucked out whatever shred of "artistic expression" I had in me. Still, that doesn't justify my not staying in touch with my fellow deviants  in here. (especially the Leb deviants whom I hope to see in July when I come back to visit Lebanon)

Meanwhile, I've got tons of deviations to look at, and I hope I can comment on most of them.

Cheers!

Fadi ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Tagged-20-things-about-me-243034351 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Tagged-20-things-about-me-243034351 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:31:51 PST Tagged - 20 things about me... nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2005-2013 ~cedrus
1- I'm 100% left-handed/footed/everything. My right side exists just so I wouldn't look like a freak.

2- I'm afraid of heights. Whenever I look down from a high place, my "boys" get numb.

3- One of my favorite pastimes is going to the movies by myself, and watch the film from the front row (that's about 80% of the movies I've seen).

4- I don't believe that dance/trance/rap/hip-hop is music, and I have yet to be convinced otherwise.

5- Until my late teens I was a nerd, and I still am but not too apparently now. When I was about 13, my idea of "fun" was working with a microscope/che ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/How-about-that-243047387 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/How-about-that-243047387 Sat, 22 Oct 2005 16:27:44 PDT How about that? nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2005-2013 ~cedrus I don't remember ever winning in a contest, so here I am being proud of my third place in the "ideas-2" one. I got a six-month subscription and a print account so I better start learning about prints and all of this.

In about two months I'll start with my MBA studies. Thank God I'm done with Math. It was boring beyond belief (but useful to transfer). So bye bye computer programming, network design, and all the IT/Math related crap.

I'm sure most -if not all- of the Lebanese deviants in here have already seen what the Mehlis-UN report is about. Although I do want to believe it completely, something does sound a bit fishy, what with the "s ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Getting-closer-243062618 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Getting-closer-243062618 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 02:18:24 PDT Getting closer nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2005-2013 ~cedrus
So luckily this year it fell on a Sunday, and the blue angels were in San Francisco (thumbs below), and it was quite the experience. Everybody was really excited to see fighter jets do acrobatic moves at high speeds, but being Lebanese, the noise they made didn't recall any nice memories (at least not at first).
Ya3neh each time they'd pass by, I'd expect them to drop somethi ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Here-we-go-again-249357997 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Here-we-go-again-249357997 Mon, 03 Oct 2005 16:39:29 PDT Here we go again. nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2005-2013 ~cedrus
I'm a bit too busy these days to find some time to take pictures, but I'll make more time later on. It's been almost five years since I've been to a class, so going back to school after all that time still feels kinda weird.

On another topic, I was so pissed off when I heard about what happened to May Chidiac. It felt like the Hariri assassination all over again. But now I feel like such a sell-out talking about this and not having been part of it. So I think I better shut up on this one.

Now to "art" relat ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Damn-it-s-getting-hectic-249129274 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/Damn-it-s-getting-hectic-249129274 Mon, 08 Aug 2005 09:53:23 PDT Damn it's getting hectic... nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2005-2013 ~cedrus
For someone who doesn't like change much, adaptation is going to take a bit of time. But I wonder if it is the same for anyone who has been through this.
Aside from my family and friends whom I'm going to miss, I'm not really ashamed to say that I am going to miss Lebanon even more. I'm not trying to be over-patriotic, but there are things about this country that I couldn't really part with.

I'm going to miss driving in Beirut at 5 in the morning, ]]> http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/About-me-248986538 http://cedrus.deviantart.com/journal/About-me-248986538 Tue, 05 Jul 2005 09:17:13 PDT About me nonadult journals/personal cedrus http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/e/cedrus.jpg Copyright 2005-2013 ~cedrus
My name is Fadi BouKaram and I come from Lebanon. I'm a computer and communications Engineer, and an amateur photographer on the side.

I like shooting Lebanese landscapes, partly because I find the Lebanese scenery the most beautiful in the world, and partly because I like showing pictures of a green Lebanon when most foreign people think that we're a dry desert. (Believe me, the only sand we got is on the beach)

I don't have a top notch camera yet, so I'm sticking to my Canon A60 for now. (It's not bad for a 2.0 Mpix cam).
I hope I can afford to get a DSLR soon, but it's not my first priority now (I can buy a b ]]>