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.Â
Comments (42)
Madbat
Yo! I love those brooding clouds O' DOOM!
ragouc
Cool work.
blinkings
Nice urban shot.
beachzz
Wow--this is Chip all the way---an astonishing foto!!
jayfar
Great shot - stark and menacing.
durleybeachbum
A most compelling image!
helanker
What a dramatic mood this has. It looks fantastic, Lucinda :)
anianiani
view is amazing...
jmb007
magnifique "atmosphere"!!!!!!!!!!!!
magnus073
Great looking photo Lucinda, as noted above it has such a dramatic and powerful feel about it thanks to your skill with the camera. Your dedication was very thoughtful and so well done :)
annie5
Super atmosphere and lighting! That's a lovely scene Lucinda :)
psyoshida
The whole scene is spectacular but that sky is magnificent and the lighting!!! Beautifully done.
Sea_Dog
Amazing work. A wonderful creation of atmosphere.
mariogiannecchini
bella atmosfera creata da una luce molot bella sull'acqua in contrasto col cielo minaccioso! beautiful atmosphere created by a very nice light on the water in contrast to the threatening sky!
unstart
What a beautiful threatening sky..great photo!!
flavia49
gorgeous image!!
goodoleboy
Over-the-top stellar effects, lighting and otherwise, in this magnifico capture, Lucinda, who I haven't seen around these parts for a while.
Chipka
Oh my gods! What an image! This is so incredibly perfect! And, speaking of The City and the City this makes a far better cover than the one it currently has. It's so intense and dramatic! Gotham City's big, brawny brother! WOW! And look at that sky! Everything in this works perfectly, and the way the textures work is quite nice. It's like you rendered a meticulous painting, full of the mood and dynamic drama that you can only get from oil (and pigments) on canvas! Amazing, and well...the dedication is just incredibly touching. This is amazing, simply stellar work, and it recalls the mood of one of my favorite novels. I could go on and on about this image, but I'm gonna shut up, post this comment, then scroll back up and savor this rich and moody image!
lior
Excellent capture and superb photograph!
dochtersions
Fascinating image, good mood and atmosphere. It looks a bit of a painting. (p.s. thank you so much for your wonderful comment, my dear <3 )
jendellas
The sky is amazing, great image!!!!
Mousson
Magnifique!!!
0rest4wicked
Amazing image and postwork!
watapki66
Beautiful work!
greensleeves81
I like the drama in it. A neatly stretched canvas as the background, lights on one side and with few other arrangements on the other side, the stage is fully set for a never ending story.
auntietk
When I saw the thumb I immediately thought of Chip. This is a gorgeous image ... you've captured something essentially "Chip" in this work. Spectacular!!
sandra46
EXCELLENT IMAGE! GREAT DEDI FOR CHIP!
M2A
Very interesting render and photo effect.
jocko500
each city have it own spirit like a person... one have to find the soul and hyope to change the spirit. it hard to at times but it can be done.
drifterlee
Awesome shot!