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)
durleybeachbum
I love that 'vibrant' look you did round the edges!
jmb007
bzau cadeau,superbe photo!!
sandra46
SUPERB WORK AND A GREAT DEDI!
annie5
A beautiful birthday gift! They are fantastic,colors too :)
drifterlee
Gorgeous dedication!
tennesseecowgirl
I am hoping Lynn is enjoy her night, a beautiful dedication for our friend.
magnus073
This really is a lovely collage Lucinda, and you did a wonderful job on this dedication to Lynn. She is going to love this thoughtful dedi for sure, and you are so sweet to put it together for her.
ShadowsNTime
Dear Lucinda, what a beautiful gift! Thank you so much, I love that glow around the flower and bud! It must be fairy dust, sprinkled on just for me:-) That you would go to this trouble when I am so far behind on comments and emails to you speaks volumes about what a wonderful lady and friend that you are. I am feeling a bit better today, Alex says I should feel loved and I do. Thank you for the your friendship, for all you have shared with me and I promise that I will be back to commenting and emails soon...today feels like the end of the bad times and the beginning of new and better things. I love this, thank you again!!! hugs!!!
Madbat
Ah yes, this reminds me of being dive bombed by bumblebees in my Moms back yard, she had millions of these!
goodoleboy
Gorgeous and stunning clarity, color, lighting effects, patterns and textures in this sequence of iris fotos, Lucinda. A lovely dedication to our ailing friend, Lynn, on her birthday! May she heal instantly.
unstart
Beautiful iris in bloom!!
MrsLubner
Super shots. The color is really appealing.
0rest4wicked
I do love iris! Fabulous post and birthday wish!
mariogiannecchini
Ottimo lavoro, colori brillanti per questo bel fiore !Splendida dedica per un'amica a cui aggiungo i miei auguri ! Excellent work, brilliant colors for this beautiful flower! Wonderful dedication for a friend that I add my My best wishes!
Meisiekind
Stunning image and birthday dedi for dear Lynn!!!
wysiwig
Fibrant colors. Fantastic post work. Outstanding image.
alanwilliams
great presentation, beautifully observed.
dochtersions
A most lovely picture of that kind of Iris! Formidable outcome, and Lynn will be very nice surprised by your present <3
jayfar
Very beautiful work and capture.
Blush
This is beautiful My iris are blooming now too Great dedi as well A fav with me TY for your comment on my new image Love this & the post work as well Hugs Susan~
helanker
Such a wonderful and smiling Iris. Yes it does smile, I can see it :-D
flavia49
Wonderful image!! great dedication!
e-brink
Very nice indeed - a wonderful tribute to Lynn.
npauling
A lovely capture and excellent postwork to give it a great effect.
BertDes
Wonderful capture and postwork.
wjames
Fabulous capture and wonderful thoughts with it!!!!
JaneEden
Lucinda this is an excellent photo, I love it and what you did to it, and Iris are amongst one of my fave flowers too. This is such a beautiful gift for Lynn, well done my friend. Hugs Jane xx
jendellas
I love iris, they remind me of Disney. I can see Lynn loved it.
anianiani
i love violet..........excellent photoshot
watapki66
Wonderfully done!