I guess there's no reason to be away anymore. Some things are more important and that's why here, right now is a great place to be. I'll keep posting my latest photos and most certainly will go out to take some more.

Wish me luck.

Like always, Peace & Love
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Alex

Under reconstruction!

Funny and stupid fact: although I really want to write something here, in my own little corner, it's hard to talk about the year that has almost passed.

I know that most of you have been expecting a great comeback from me from the artistic point of view and I have no excuses for letting you down. For me it has been a very hard year; in January 2011 I had a lot of hopes of dreams about the next 12 months, I was eager and positive. Now, after almost an entire year after I realized that things can't be as you wish and you have to make the best of everything you have and hope for the best. So, as a short review I brink to you below the "happenings" of the great year that was 2011.

Work and school
I was really hoping that this one would be the one when things would go my way; and they kind of did in a strange way. At the beginning of the year I was working minimum wage more than 12-13h per day but I did struggle and managed to find by myself a better place, somewhere I feel useful and where I can learn a lot of new and exciting things. And about the future? Try to make the best of every challenge, to learn as much as I can and to prove to myself and others that I have what it takes to be called a "good professional". As an objective for 2012 I wish to finally finish school after almost 6 years of engineering. Moreover, I would really like to learn as much as I can as fast as I can.

Family and friends
Like I previously mentioned it was a hard year but with all the problems that occurred I had my family and friends by my side. My dad is still my biggest fan and my harsh critic at the same time, mister =a14onymus like a brother... and besides the people that have always been there for me no matter what, I managed surprisingly to make new friends at work. Great people that I enjoy spending time with, that have offered to help me and that I can relate and talk to.

What went wrong and what I've learned
In 2010 I started a process of discovering what this life is all about for real. No more childish fairy tales, no more lies nor deceits, no more innocence that usually does harm. I took some very harsh decisions with myself and in 2011 I failed to continue what I've started. I've made the same mistakes and let myself down once more. Therefore, from now on I will be more careful who deserves the love and caring I offer, how much I will give and last but not least what is offered in return. I do realize that writing this like a "business deal" makes it seem very feeling-less but it's really not. I've managed to prove myself that "caring is sharing" and if the person next to you does not want to share its almost everything then you have a big issue. Moreover, besides all of these let say basic aspects, I've learned that there is no excuse for lying and cheating and that no one (not even the worse person on this earth) does not deserve such a thing. And I for one know that I will never do this to another person. Hopefully it will not happen to me in the near future.

What I hope for...
In 2012 I wish for peace and silence. I wish to get all my future plans up and running. I will not talk about them just to not spoil the surprise... I will do so when the time is right... And last but not least I want to take my life into my own hands. Pretty simple and direct, don't you think? Regarding photos I will try to do my best and make up for this years' awful activity. I know I still got it, I just need to be somewhat at peace with myself and have a little talk with Lady Inspiration.

Well, for anyone that reads this I wish you all the best a better next year. May all your wishes be accomplished. Thank you for sticking with me although I know that I have been a major disappointment this year.

Like always, Peace & Love
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Alex

This journal is dedicated to one of our fellow deviant, ~DeathIssue

"A great merchandiser of acid truths."

Yesterday afternoon I found out the news that our friend and fellow deviant has just passed away. This came as a real shock because Gabi (as close friends named him) was only 26 years old. He was the one who organized through the deviant club #RoWatch the first Romanian dev-meets and what inspired Gabi in this community was the possibility to unite different people of all ages using the same passions. He gave birth to a something truly great. And on the 1st of December the club and the community will be 6 years old.

He did a very good job in bringing us closer together, he tried and even succeeded to make us one big family and last but not least, he was a good friend to each and every one of us. On a personal level, Gabi helped me from 2006 with not only my photo activity. He was the kind of person with whom you could have discussed for hours over a bottle of wine or beer. You could have talked about everything and nothing at the same time and at the end of the discussion you felt more wiser and a lot better. He "knew things"...

The loss is even greater because he treasured this community with all of his heart and fought a lot of battles in promoting artists and artistic points of view. He appreciated value and feelings expressed in art and he was for a long period a great promoter of both "what is" and "what should be" in this community. In his last journal from deviantART he said: "DeviantArt represents in his essence, the presentation of the artistic culture for and of the masses".

Gabi was a good friend and a trustworthy person that was guided in his too short life by his moral principals. He loved his country, he treasured nature and traveling, he loved all the small pleasures that life offered him and he loved wisdom and knowledge. After all... I can say that he loved this life.

I'm very sure that he is now in a better place and will be watching over all the people that he loved in this lifetime.

Goodbye and thank you, dear friend. It's been a real pleasure and honor to have met you.


  

In 6 days I'll be 5 dA-years old. Currently I'm under construction with most of the aspects of my life and I kindly ask you to bear with me in the near future.

So, I guess that about covers the last 7-8 months of my dA activity and not only... Besides all of the things I've said before, I find if very hard to cope with the idea that 5 years of my life have gone by and I always try to find arguments in telling myself that these 5 years have not been in vain. The other day I was browsing my gallery and it was a very strange experience. I've realised that most of the things I've lived are here. Besides the most popular shots in my gallery, there are a lot that only tell a short story of a certain moment or feeling that basically only I've could understand.

That's why in the next year I would like to show a real 'improvement' not only in my photography skills but also in the ideas I'll promote. Being a time of not so easy changes I would really like to find a way to express more ideas in more mature and different shots. After all, dA and all of you have helped me grow and develop in what I am today. Altough I'm "under construction", I'm very happy that people enjoy my amateur photos and sometimes also the strange ideas I promote.

Finally, I would like to thank you for all of the positive feedback received although my activity wasn't the same in the last months. Also, a special 'Thank you!' is dedicated to mister =a14onymus. Go and visit his page and enjoy each shot he posted over the years. Another important part of my dA activity is dedicated to my father who has been my closest watcher and has always listened to my ideas and tried to understand what's behind the photos I post.

I guess that about covers all I've been wanting to tell of you for a long time.

As always...
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Alex.

I really need a break. Some kind of unexpected, weird but nice "thing".
I'm tired.

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Alex



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New Year, 2011
I would like to thank all of you for being there for me this year. It's been quite a crazy period of my life and I guess that most of you saw this in my photographic activity. Now, as 2010 almost passed I feel like I have to say a sincere "Thank you" to all the people that stood by me, all the lovely deviants that commented and faved my work, all the ones I impressed and also the ones I didn't manage to touch with my work. On a more personal level, I would also like to thank the people that helped me this year and also those that prefered to ignore me.

As every year ends I feel stranger and stranger looking back on my photos. Once I start watching what I've done in the past 5-6 years I get lost in a lot of beautiful memories and also in a lot of sad ones. For the first time in a long period I'm watching and walking hopefully into the future and I really think the following year is an adventure waiting to be conquered. In the last 4 months I've tried to reinvent myself, the way I think, feel and act and I still have a lot of work to do. So bear with me...

I guess that 2011 will be "fun" and hard at the same time, but as you might know I never say "No" to a challenge. My mission here on dA is quite clear: to keep my work standard as high as I can, to make people think about some ideas of mine for just a minute and also, to find new and exciting places, people, experiences. My mission in life: to overcome every obstacle with my head held high, to admit defeat more proudly, to not make the same mistakes I did in the past and to be a better man each day. I already have a challenge at work and in some other personal issues but I know that in the near future things will be totally different and hopefully, a lot better. I truly wish that in 1 years' time I'll be writting that my life has changed in the best way possible, that I'm happy, free, at peace with myself. I truly hope this...

I wish the best to all of you. May your 2011 be a great one filled with happiness, health and the coming true of all of your wishes.

Never forget what you dream and you'll not regret it.

&
Alex.


Art I fell in love with in the past month
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Note_to_self: I really need to go out and take more shots.

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Thank you very much for the recent feedback on my photo On The Race To Nowhere. It really means a lot...

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Sorry I was gone for such a long time. School started a few weeks back and it was crazy until now. I'll be posting more shots taken this fall.

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Back after a month of pause. I'm sorry I wasn't able to answer all of your comments. Hope to respond to all of them this weekend. Also, I'll be posting new shots taken this month. Thank you for your patience.


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My vacation was over since the 1st of September and now I have to get back to school related stuff and study for my master test. I'll still be posting a few shots taken this summer but I will not be able to reply to all of your comments. Thank you for the support and for your understanding.

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I'll be gone for a couple of days in a little vacation with no internet connection. I really need this trip to get my thoughts in order and to relax.

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Thank you to all the deviants who donated so I can extend my premium membership. It's great to know that your work is liked by so many people. I'll think of another donation poll in the coming days.

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College came to an abrupt end yesterday. And after 4 years of many hard times I can proudly say I've graduated and I've got my degree in Computer Science. My final grade was a very unexpected one; before yesterday I was hoping for 9.50 and I finally got 10. It's been a crazy experience but now I can breathe with joy and say I've accomplished what other people can't or won't.

I feel tired but proud to be able to call myself a Computer Science Engineer!

Goodbye college...
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