Lost in America eating Wendy's

abduzeedo - 06/25/2008

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It’s going to be a week since I arrived in the US. I’m still getting used to my new routine and trying to keep up the with updates and new blog features. However I’ve been experiencing a new culture that is totally different from mine.

I’m now in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and probably on July 8th I will be arriving in NYC where I will spend a few days. After that I will head to California: San Diego and LA. Maybe I will visit San Francisco as well.

Smokestack, fatback, many miles of railroad track
All night radio, keep on runnin' through your rock 'n' roll soul
All night diners keep you awake, hey, on black coffee and a hard roll
You might have to walk the fine line, you might take the hard line
But everybody's working overtime - James Brown, Living in America

Meanwhile I have written some Photoshop Tutorials and I’ve been playing around with my G9 camera, learning how to use it. I will post photos from the places I visit here on the blog, and if there is anyone from these cities that want to meet up for a coffee or something, let me know. Tips are welcome as well.

If you liked this post, you can BUY ME A COFFEE, thanks!

About author

My name is Fabio Sasso, I'm a graphic/web designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil and I'm the founder of Abduzeedo. I hope we can share lots of information, tips, and ideas through abduzeedo.

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oyunlar 10/14/2008

For all of those in NYC. Sorry this is short notice but we're meeting up at Barcade today around 6:30pm. Figure it was a fitting place to meet. Hope you can make it!

Here's how to get there.

Barcade
388 Union Ave.
You take the L train to Brooklyn and get out at the Lorimer Stop.
Exit the train station at the Union & Metropolitan exit. (when you step off the train go to your right)
Go to the street and walk south on Union Ave and look for the address 388 Union Ave. You can't miss, it's on your left.

Here's a Google Maps link:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=388+Union+Ave+Brooklyn+...

Francisco (not verified) 07/09/2008

Hey Fabio,
I'm in NYC. Been subscribing to your blog via google reader for a long time now. I've emailed Teehol to get the details for meeting up for coffee. Hope it works out. ciao!

Francisco (not verified) 07/07/2008

I'll be in LA and will sure meet abduzeedo. If somebody wants to join....

contact me at aloa[at]abduzeedo.com

aloa 06/28/2008

I'm near LA and I would totally meet up with you for coffee, just let me know. I love your site, its fantastic!

cynthia (not verified) 06/27/2008

Just wanted to tell you that when you are in LA, you should check out my friends gallery he just opened. You can contact him through http://www.jeremymora.com/ if you are interested. Amazing artist.

Justin St. Germain (not verified) 06/26/2008

@teehoii, @scott and @Elena and everybody around nyc let's meet up in nyc then, it will be awesome...

Thanks a lot for the comments

abduzeedo 06/26/2008

Seems like there's a few of us on here from NYC. Coffee sounds good, anyone interested in meeting up shoot me an email and see if we get a couple people together around July 8th. teehoi@gmail.com

teehoii (not verified) 06/26/2008

Sheesh... sounds like you could have a harem of geeks following you around the states :P How do you like the G9? I am considering getting one... just not sure yet.

Amy (not verified) 06/25/2008

Wanted to say that I am in NYC, so if you want some company I am very much open. I love your blog, come here almost every day. And welcome to America. If my comments already posted and I just missed them then I am sorry, I've been trying to comment a few times already and it just didn't seem to work. Great work though, great inspiration.

Elena (not verified) 06/25/2008

Some great photos there. Not so much of the burger though. :P

Starchild 06/25/2008

Come to Santa Cruz, CA!!!!!! Way better than sf and la...

Ben (not verified) 06/25/2008

Fabio,

Se vc passar por LA me deixe sabendo. Eu trabalho no MySpace e talvez posso ver se consigo um tour pra vc. Ou se vc precisar de algo eu posso ajudar.

Boa Viajem

Rodrigo

Rodrigo (not verified) 06/25/2008

if you happen to hit Arizona, drop me a line.

Justin St. Germain (not verified) 06/25/2008

Hey I will be in NYC during July, give me a shout if you want someone to hang out with! lowesco@gmail.com Have fun.

Scott 06/25/2008

Have fun my friend! If you come up here in Ottawa sometime, I'll hook you with the best things to do =)

TexMax (not verified) 06/25/2008

If you stop in Dallas let me know and my wife and I could put you up for the night.

Take care!

ksteed 06/25/2008

@Tebeez thanks a lot for the tips, I will do that for the next photos.

And thank you all for the comments ;)

abduzeedo 06/25/2008

It's not like I'm a professional photographer or anything but I've got a few tips to share.

You should never center the object you're photographing (as in the picture of the sign), it makes for a boring, bland and non dynamic photo. Instead try to have the object a little to one of the sides (http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/rule-of-thirds/).

Also when taking portraits try to have as little space as possible between the top of the persons head and the edge of the photo. You could even clip a bit of the forehead.

Sheers mate

TeebZ 06/25/2008

You HAVE to go to San Francisco!
In my opinion San Francisco is so much more worth a visit than LA for example, but if you have time to visit both, then do it.

Anette (not verified) 06/25/2008

wow!

Nemida 06/25/2008

lol I'm in Romania, but you can meet my aunt in LA :P hope you have the time of your life bro

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bogdinamita/

BogDinamita 06/25/2008

Hehe, Nice gear you got there :)
My Flickr

Daan 06/25/2008

Hope you have a great time in the States! I just got back from a two week trip to NYC. Wish we could have been there at the same time. We could have grabbed a pizza or something. I love that G9! I came close to buying one a while back but I already had a mid-sized camera and I really needed one that would fit in my pocket. The G9 just isn't there yet. I got back yesterday. Hopefully I will be able to post some pics from my trip on my website tomorrow some time.