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 (30)
magnus073
First of all Lucinda I'm glad your sharing more pics from your trip to the River Walk with us once more. This one is very nice and as you mentioned yourself the pov here really sets the stage while the lamps hightlight it. (Also like the little moon) ;)
MrsLubner
The Hilton is pretty new in my memories of the River Walk. I remember when the El Tropicano was the biggest hotel and it sat at the head of the River Walk. But I've watched the Walk change and grow into something I never imagined. This is a great view of the Hilton and I'm also happy to see more shots of the city.
helanker
A fantastic shot of this building. I like the little moon there, but I also like the lamps.
mariogiannecchini
Molto buono questo scatto ! Ottima esposizione delle luci e e buon dettagli delle ombre ! Buona giornata Lucinda ! E buona domenica ! Very good this shot! Excellent exposure of the lights ee good shadow detail! Lucinda good day! And a good Sunday!
wysiwig
Not a picture for someone who suffers from vertigo. Nice shot. The moon adds the perfect touch.
alanwilliams
Lovely angle, shows the building off beautifully.
virginiese
I guess I remember this hotel near the River Walk ! Please, upload a picture of the Paseo del Rio in summertime and it would make my day :-) Great pic !
durleybeachbum
A stunning composition! I'm not a fan of high buildings, but you have made art out of this!
flavia49
nice POV!!
MagikUnicorn
Wowww Cool shot :)
elfin14doaks
Awesome shot and POV.
mgtcs
WOW....Marvelous POV, fantastic photo!
drifterlee
Cool POV and shot!!
vaggabondd
Nice picture, I like the pov, very nice
jendellas
Lovely shot, great angle!!!!!
sandra46
excellent shot, superlative POV!!!!
misskitty
Great POV! Makes me a little dizzy :)
tennesseecowgirl
excellent capture!!
jocko500
cool pov
jmb007
bel angle,superbe photo!!
goodoleboy
Stunning POV of the edifice contrasted against the sky in this modern gothic image, Lucinda. Love those lamps.
psyoshida
Very interesting shot! I love architectural pictures and you picked a great time of day when the sky is such a beautiful color blue. The moon seems to be peeking over the top looking down at you. Very nice picture, well done.
e-brink
Excellent camera angle. I like what you did with the moon.
BertDes
Excellent shot.
Chipka
The moon is such a surprise. I saw it immediately, but still, it's surprising! I love the POV as well...everything looks so much larger than life, except for the moon, which looks so diminutive. Great stuff here. I also love the fact that this is more a twilight photo rather than daylight or night...that sort of ambiguity really intrigues me, especially since so many people I've heard tend to say that the lighting conditions you've capture here are less than ideal conditions to work under. You've done a fabulous job, however, and I love the entire range of feelings that this image captures.
npauling
Very cool capture and it really shows off the height of the building. The little moon is a great addition to the effect. How lovely to have your son on a walk with you.
anahata.c
a really good shot of architecture reaching the sky. A good native sense of angle and the way architectural forms play off each other. And I definitely see the moon (the little bugger) hangin' out over the roof, making sure it gets into the picture. You caught it in a wonderful spot, placed with the lines of the bldg. Anytime we see moons this small, we're reminded that while it's small, it's a whole planet, and it could dwarf many cities in a single gesture. So there's something so 'humble' about it sitting up there, the size of a pin. A lovely shot, and you show lots of understanding of how architecture speaks. I look out over high buildings everyday; and while they drive me crazy (I'm a little like Andrea in that), I know they have a language of their own, and I love to see a photographer capture that language well. You did that here. Fine work Lucinda.
kasalin
Beautiful scene, a great idea and image. !!! Happy New Year, my dear, wish You and Yours all the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Big Hugs KARIN :)
francinechristophe
Dont ask me why I like this shot.... POV probably.
Lisajobb
I like this building very much. Superb POV