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 (37)
Annihilator-6
Looks like a nice place to go if you are wearing the right footwear!
wysiwig
We tend to forget how much green there is in the five boroughs. Just don't forget your galoshes! It does look like a nice walk.
Madbat
Oh, that's a faceplant waiting to happen!
helanker
OH, This makes me want to step over the mud and into the lovely sunshine. It is such a beautiful scenery, Lucinda. I hope you got your lost sleep back :-)
jayfar
Beautiful (if wet) woodland walk nicely captured.
alanwilliams
Lovely effect you have here, very painterly image. Thanks for your recent comments, you always have something interesting to say either through your pictures or your comments.
jmb007
superbe endroit!!tres humide aussi!!belle photo!!
magnus073
What a lovely area this is Lucinda, and I think you chose the perfect spot to highlight this. Still I'd prefer to visit it on a day that was more dry ;) Also congratulations on 150 images.
MrsLubner
That small clearing to the left of the path looks like a nice place to sit and fish. :-) Gentle mood and fabulous postwork.
unstart
Beautiful lush folliage..glad you had a good time in NYC!!
jendellas
Looks like the sort of place Jasmine would LOVE!!! Great pic!!!!
drifterlee
Beautiful shot!!!!!!
mariogiannecchini
A vedere dalla tua foto sembra veramente un bel posto, adatto a chi vuole h vuole pescare e anche a chi vuole solamnete oziare all'aria aperta .Ottimo il post com photoshop che rende la foto simile a un quadro. To see from your photos looks really nice place, suitable for those who want to want to fish and to people who just want to hang around outdoors. Excellent post with photoshop that makes pictures like a painting. . .
durleybeachbum
This really looks like a painting! The sunshine plays in a most delightful way through the foliage and on the lethal-looking mud. A truly enchanting pic, Lucinda!
sandra46
yes, lest one carries the mud home, and maybe not only the shoes, but also the bum...after having fallen down!
vaggabondd
That looks like a muddy mess, I am thinking you must have gotten a good run going to jump over it haha. nice capture
annie5
A very nice place to relax! Fantastic capture/photo :)
goodoleboy
You go where angels fear to tread. Stark contrasting light and dark effects in this image, Lucinda, with much muck and mire at the bottom to contend with as you step gingerly along. Hope you've caught up with your sleep.
MagikUnicorn
O LIKE THIS
J5ive
This is Grand,Really like your post work!
0rest4wicked
Nice light nd composition!
greensleeves81
Billy Billy Bayou watch where you go, You,re walking on a quick sand and walk slow... one of my favourite song that I sang for our college festival with Guitar. Well Lucinda, I am very much used to places like this. Excellent capture. I know you were so happy to be with your sister.
lior
"My way"
rainbows
You would need stout walking boots to walk here. Beautiful photography. Hugs. Diane. xx
A23D
yes and bike carefully too! :o) Wonderful image!!
flavia49
very beautiful!!
Blush
Looks like a nice shady spot.... Love this sweetie Will try and catch up later it's 1 30am need sleep LOL This is an instant fav as well......love how you got the colors to blend just so Hugs Your sis Susan~
e-brink
This is a very beautiful picture. Excellent photography and treatment!
npauling
A wonderful capture with super light and shade. It looks very inviting.
BertDes
Beautiful view.