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 (28)
MagikUnicorn
Hey Superb shot and Congratulationd to your boy :)
durleybeachbum
Poor chap! This really catches the feel of the ceremony!
mariogiannecchini
Forse il bimbo non ha tutti i torti ! Bello scatto , bei colori ! Complimenti a tuo figlio ! Maybe the baby does not have a point! Nice shot, nice colors! Congratulations to your son!
magnus073
Lucinda this was a wonderful capture and a great idea for a photo. It really puts everything into the proper perspective seeing this little guy wishing he was somewhere more fun. lol Great one and I think even those of us a lot older than him can relate to that feeling.
wysiwig
Now the real horror begins. He's got to go out and look for a job! Well, congrats to him anyway (the heir or the spare?) Fantastic POV.
flavia49
splendid capture!
drifterlee
really cute!!!!
mgtcs
Awwww....poor child, so cute....gorgeous photo, excellent, love it!
misskitty
Poor kid! Great capture & title! Congrats to your son! I know you are proud!
vaggabondd
You can't blame the little guy it is hard to take even when you are a adult hahaha. nice capture
npauling
The graduation ceremonies are always so long that I don't blame this little chap getting bored. Lovely lighting.
goodoleboy
When are they going to start the fireworks, mommy? Super capture and contrast in this wonderful night composition, Lucinda! The kid's expression tells it all.
annie5
So cute, Congratulations to your son! :)
JSGraphics
Marvelous work! Well Done!
MrsLubner
I always had a hard time sitting through a graduation ceremony...including my own! :-) Fun shot.
helanker
OH yes it is really difficult to sit back for so long time. AN excellent shot indeed. Congratulations to your son :-D
alanwilliams
Beautifully lit loving family photo, thanks for sharing
jendellas
There are so many people, bless him, he wants to be home playing :o) Congrats to your son!!!!
ShadowsNTime
This is marvelous Lucinda! Poor little guy, its a real chore for someone that young to have to sit that long! Great depth to this and not at all grainy like mine would be in that darkness. Congratulations to your son and to you!
pspworkshop
Beautifull work!!!! Sorry for no comments at all you other work last time. I have a problem with my backache.
wjames
Great capture of two figures against a vast backdrop.
Chipka
I do love the sweeping contrasts here...two humans, well lit, in the foreground and this vast, cavernous backdrop...and the fact that the human focus goes in two directions. The bored, adorable kid looking away from the action while everyone else is looking in the direction of the action! Great stuff! This is a wonderful, candid shot!
sandra46
TERRIFIC SHOT!!!!
clbsmiley
Very good capture!! I can see the graduation took awhile!! You must be very proud!
virginiese
He looks sleepy ! Very sweet portrait... I've heared about Agies jokes :-)
tennesseecowgirl
Congratulations to your son!! Hopefully that sleepy little boy in the photo will have a few years before he has to start thinking of exams and term papers.
jarmila
nice night shot, so lovely boy and his espression :-)
Lisajobb
really lovely shot. He is definately thinking just that! Congratulations for your son. You must be very proud.X