Hi, I'm Lucinda
The photo was taken with my new Canon EOS 450D (with a tamron 18-200mm lense), by me in the mirror. It's a little overexposed, but at my age, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Bare Bones Bio:
I was born in Louisiana, USA in 1956, youngest of four girls. In 1967 we all moved to New Jersey when my father was transferred. I've always loved to read and soon gravitated towards Sci Fi, Fantasy, and nonfiction (mostly English History). The last was influenced by watching Masterpiece Theatre. I had the opportunity to go to the UK and Greece on 10 day Easter trips through my high school, which instilled in me an itch to travel. After one year of college,(I learned a lot, but unfortunately not much from my professors and text books) I joined the Air Force and went to Japan and England. I married a fellow GI (Bill), in England, got out of the Air Force (Bill stayed in)and went back to the States. Bill and I then lived in Rancho Cordova, California (where we had our first son, Charles),
Biloxi, Mississippi (where we had our second son, James), Oxfordshire, UK (For me, thank you Bill), and San Antonio, Texas (where we live now). Bill is retired from the Air Force and drives a Big Rig for J. B. Hunt. I am an office manager for a carwash. Charles and James graduated last May from University of Texas at San Antonio and Texas A&M at College Station respectively. Yeah!!!
Interests:
Reading - Mostly nonfiction history, though I have widened the field somewhat. I also like journals and diaries and have been reading "The Diary of Samuel Pepys" on and off for a while now. I'm currently on Vol. VII 1666. (I haven't gotten to the great fire yet). My fiction tends to run to fantasy, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, and Neil Gaiman to name a few.
Music - I grew up on rock, folk, musicals, classical, and Gilbert and Sullivan. I still love all that and have added jazz, blues, bluegrass, celtic and a little country. I don't play any instruments and can't sing (the singing talent in our family seemed to lessen with each new sister and I'm the baby of the bunch), but I'm an enthusiastic listener.
Art (Drawing, Photography and Oil Painting) - One of the regular pastimes of my sisters and I growing up was paper dolls. We used typing paper to make swimsuit clad paper dolls with pattern book heads. Then we spent countless hours drawing and coloring clothes for them. Depending on the current story, they could be clothes from Regency England, Colonial America, or Star Trek. I also drew faces from the hairdo magazines and was happy if they looked fairly human. I now draw and have recently taken up oil painting. I'm a definite amateur at photography. I've taken pictures since the mid 70s when I went to Japan, but they are mostly of my travels, kids and cats. I've got a lot to go through to see which ones are worth posting. I bought my first digital camera last April (09) for my birthday (I ordered it in April, received it in May, for my birthday in June. (I don't believe in being too literal about such things) I bought PhotoShop in June. I've still got a lot to learn on both, but it's a lot of fun.
Other - My sister Gail and I love The Teaching Company lectures. We both buy history, I occasionally buy literature and she occasionally buys math and science and we watch each other's. I'm also a tad fond of cats.
I could gush, and probably have, about all the talent I see on RR. I find myself using the words wow and beautiful far too much. I guess I should pull out the Thesaurus.ÂÂ
Comments (27)
jmb007
je faisais ce genre de photo avec une "pose b" et un declencheur souple,je supose que pour le numerique la technique est la meme,en tout cas la photo est superbe I was doing this kind of picture with a "Bulb" and a cable release, I'll assume for the digital technology is the same in any case the picture is superb
durleybeachbum
A great success, Lucinda!! I'm inclined to use no flash as often as possible too. The green lighting on that tree on the left is quite eerie!
PSDuck
Well, don't fret. You'll get the hang of it! Be glad we're digital, and still not on film! Merry Christmas!
0rest4wicked
A very nice night capture, like the composure. I find myself also keeping the force flash off for night shots. The high ISO on the DSLR really helps alot.
qrud
Merry Xmas Frohe Weihnachten Merry Christmas
mariogiannecchini
Ottimo lavoro ,Lucinda !Hai fatto bene ad escludere il flash in questo caso , bastano le luci esistenti. Bella foto e anche il post. Auguri a te e famiglia . Excellent work, Lucinda! You have done well to exclude the flash in this case, just the lights exist. Beautiful pictures and also the post. Best wishes to you and family.
magnus073
Lucinda this is such a stunning photo and the moment it popped on the screen I admit to being a bit jealous as it seems you have a magnificent area to do holiday shopping ;) This is such a perfect scene and the lighting brings out the Christmas spirit in you the moment it pops on your screen.
flavia49
excellent capture!! Happy Holidays to you too!!
mgtcs
Such a amazingly beautiful photoshot my friend, superbly captured. Love the lighting, super photo!
Sea_Dog
Wonderful work - this is a beautiful Christmas scene Well done.
jarmila
lovely night shot,,Happy Holiday also to you and your family
helanker
With a wonderful result. It is so beautiful and I like it alot. And Happy Holidays to you too. :-D
vaggabondd
night shots are so very hard to get right and this one came out very nice my friend :)
jendellas
Beautiful shot, you did good!!!!
alanwilliams
Lovely warm feel to this.
sandra46
wonderful shot a great night photo!!!!
JaneEden
Lucinda this is an excellent photo, it turned out so very well, I love it. I wish you a Christmas full of happiness, and a Peaceful, healthy New Year dear friend, hugs Jane xx
BertDes
So beautiful with the colored reflections in the water. Merry Christmas.
Lisajobb
very very uplifting image!
ShadowsNTime
Spectacular Lucinda! Very pretty scene, love the reflections and the feel of spirit within!!! Thanks so much for your support these past months! Wishing you and yours a beautiful Christmas and a bountiful and blessed new year!
Radar_rad-dude
A most splendid photo and capture! Beautiful scene! Thank you for the Holiday Wish and may you have a most Merry Christmas and Happy New Year as well!
npauling
A wonderful christmas capture with a lovely happy feeling.
MagikUnicorn
BEAUTY
virginiese
I love the light and I like this place so much. Thanks for recalling some good memories :-)
psyoshida
What an excellent shot you got! The warmth of the lights and the reflections are really superb not to mention your great POV. I love it.
anahata.c
I just started in photography, so I couldn't tell you a thing, lol. I know that my flash went off more times than I could count, until I screamed at the camera & told it I wouldn't take it for a walk until it behaved. (It didn't behave.) I know from other photographers that photographing in this light is really hard, and you do have to know settings & have a steadied camera. I don't know what your original was like, but the result here is glorious. It's a big painting of photograph, you have wonderful contrast between light & dark, and I agree with Andrea about that green tree--I love it glowing there like it doesn't care about anyone else or just how green it is. The water reflections are a ton of fun, and the line of lights up the right border are a really nice "border" to the piece. A fine use of the dry brush filter, and a fine seasonal upload. Hope the holiday was wonderful for you and all you love, this is a wonderful shot for all of us, for the season.
wysiwig
Ya done good kid! Excellent composition. And I really like the contrast between the trees on the left and right.