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 (31)
alanwilliams
Such an imposing skyline and i love the lit lamp in the foreground.
durleybeachbum
498 pics!! I laughed out loud when I read this..there are probably pills for this compulsion we share! This is a beautiful and atmospheric composition, and that pink granite is gorgeous.
jayfar
This is a great half light shot, very atmospheric.
jmb007
superbe atmosphere!!!
helanker
WOW 498 shots. LOL a big bunch of shots indeed. This one is beautiful with alot ov fine colors and shapes.
jendellas
498, thats 100 an hour, give or take a few. Did you not fancy a coffee :o) :o) Great capture & info, look forward to the next 497 :o)
GailB
I'll have to tell Hugh about the number of shots. He thought it excessive that I took 730 in our 2 weeks in Ireland. I'd have taken more if I could. Many were taken by the process of walking ahead of Hugh and his mother, Althea, taking pictures until they passed me, then catching up again. Luckily, at 84, she's a slow walker. I promise to post some as soon as I figure out how and resize some. We had unseasonably beautiful weather,especially the second week. Call me before your birthday Wednesday and I'll try to post one for it.
magnus073
So glad your finally sharing more pics of your trip Lucinda, and this one shows off a place I'd love to visit myself. Castle Clinton seems to have such a rich history and seems to be a place you could spend hours looking over. Thanks as always for your thoughts behind the photos, they really do bring them to life for me.
flavia49
wonderful capture and mood!
Spirit1
A great shot. The mood is awesome.
frankie96
Looks as if rain is forthcoming..and the image really has a big city feeling to it...
Madbat
So that's battery park. But um...an immigration depot AND an aquarium? Makes one wonder....
psyoshida
What a great shot! I love the composition and the warm atmosphere of the lighting. The detail in the foreground bench is wonderful. Thanks for the history too, I didn't know all that. I look forward to the other 497 shots.
unstart
Beautifully composed shot!!
annie5
Very nice place..Magnificent scene and photo! Excellent work :)
wysiwig
History lies heavy on New York City not least because there are so many family memories there. This is a fantastic atmospheric image. Except for the modern buildings on the left it could be a scene from another era. Excellent work. But 498 pictures? You might want to cut down on the caffeine.
jocko500
wonderful history i did not know. super cool
goodoleboy
Cool shot of the New York skyline at dusk, Lucinda, plus interesting historical data! Incidentally, I took a total of 1409 pics over the weekend of May 15 & 16 at just one place. And I took 551 fotos at one place just this last Saturday, May 29. I'm now faced with tons of postwork to keep me occupied and sleepless for eons.
npauling
A great looking scene in the gathering dusk. This park sounds to have an interesting history too. Excellent capture.
sandra46
SPECTACULAR IMAGE!!! GREAT WORK!!!
wjames
Superb capture,great work!!!!!
BertDes
Fantastic capture.
drifterlee
Beautiful shot!!
clbsmiley
LOL!!!! This is a great shot!!! Love the lamppost! Looks like you had fun.
rainbows
Beautiful capture, it has such a good feeling to it, wonderful history too. I am glad you enjoyed your time in New york. Hugs. Diane. xx
dochtersions
Very special photo, Lucinda!
Chipka
Quite gorgeous! I would have taken at least as many pictures there as you did, and I hope to see as many as you can post! There is a sense of history in this photo, something that sort of vibrates out of the stonework, the shape of the lamp, and the "old growth" trees in the park. Of course there's a lot of modern activity taking place, but you've captured the whole vibe of a historically-significant place, a beautiful park, and a lovely stretch of city. I love every element of this photo, and I find the information intriguing. OH, the things left out of history books! Well...maybe not left out, but definitely glossed over. I really love this, particularly the feeling of mass and aged dignity! Yeah, this rocks!
MagikUnicorn
Lovely shot I know this place ;-)
mariogiannecchini
This is a great half light shot, very atmospheric!
DukeNukem2005
This is an excellent!