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
Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.
This site uses cookies to deliver the best experience. Our own cookies make user accounts and other features possible. Third-party cookies are used to display relevant ads and to analyze how Renderosity is used. By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our Terms of Service, including our Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy.
Comments (33)
alessimarco
Congratulations on one year of posting!!! Your anniversary post is a most excellent capture! Nice descriptive to highlight the photo! Well done! Bravo!
magnus073
Lucinda, you are always so thoughtful in your comments toward others and your gallery is one I always look forward to visiting. Congratulations on your one year anniversary of posting here, and we are the lucky one's as you have provided us with a wonderful experience. Marco is right in that your description here really gave this image life and made us feel like we were right there. I think the idea of turning this into a mile and a half long elevated park is a great one.
wysiwig
Time flies. A thought provoking image. I can't figure out what he is wearing. Excellent clarity and composition. Congrats on your first year.
Chipka
What an image and what a way to mark one year on Renderosity! I'm quite taken by this image, quite simply because it can be looked at in so many ways and can actually Be so many different things. The information you provided is interesting, as always, and it makes me want to get out and explore a lot more than my Chicago environs (It doesn't take much to make me want to leave Chicago, however!) and I'd love to just go wandering around the area you've photographed. What I really like about this image, aside from the skill it took in capturing and presenting it, is the fact that there's a sort of visual ambiguity in it! This could be something from the present; it could be a snapshot of a very strange future, or a glimpse into a city unlike any that we've experienced on this side of reality. Those rivets and the guy's manner of dress could be New Crobuzon, or even Ul Qoma...though I get the distinct impression that you'd be forced to UnSee an Ul Qoman, but that's just my take. What an image! I really like this immensely! It's a goodie!
DarkStormCrow
Very cool shot, well done...
helanker
Sounds and look interesting. I am looking forward to see more :-)
Madbat
A park on a bridge....that's different!
durleybeachbum
So thought-provoking! It could be a meaningful cameo from an opera production, such is the theatrical feel to the image. I just love the shadow of him on the frame: a terrific composition, Lucinda!
nikolais
absolutely wonderful capture! a whole lot of drama for me in here...
rainbows
Congratulations, dear Lucinda on one year of posting. Dramatic capture here. Hugs. Diane. xx
thecytron
Great shot! Speaks for itself!
jmb007
superbe photo!!
unstart
A wonderful shot with the reflections!!
sandra46
cool shot, great image! i love urban scapes very much!
flavia49
brilliant!! fantastic cityscape and concept!! great reflections!
jocko500
happy you here and for a year too. enjoy your company here on line and looked at some wonderful art
goodoleboy
Hey, happy anniversary in re your one year period on this website, Lucinda! You made it through with nary a scratch. Maybe on your camera lens, though. Marvelous POV, stark lighting and abstract-like effects in this capture, young lady!
npauling
I like how this chap is highlighted against the building. A great capture and that park sounds rather different, I hope you have some shots of it.
JaneEden
Congratulations on your 1 years birthday with Rendo, and thank you for being here with us all. I always love coming to your gallery, and hope to do so for many years to come. I love your photo, it is really inventive. hugs Jane xx
wjames
Congratulations a worthy picture for your birthday posting!
mgtcs
Congratulations my friend for your first year of works. And thank you for your friendship. Marvelous capture as usual!
jendellas
Congrats on your 1st year of pics, it sounds like it will be a marvelous place when finished, looking forward to more pics. I like what chipka wrote!!!!!
tennesseecowgirl
Congratulations Lucinda, its been fun to watch your gallery grow.. Heres to another great year~~
annie5
Congratulations on one year of posting! A dramatic capture/Excellent Lucinda :)
psyoshida
Congratulations on your one year and for so many wonderful and creative works you have shared with us. It has been my great please to come to know you over this year. Here's to many, many more. A very interesting project, I'd not heard of this. So thanks for this bit of info and for the great shot!
e-brink
A very nice shot. The shadow on the window side panel is an excellent thing and gives more power and interest to a thoughtful composition.
bmac62
Hi Lucinda, Gee I almost wishing you a happy first aniversary! I finally stopped by and read your bio too. You've had lots of interesting times and travels. Your optimism is reflected in all your photography. I love this photo so aptly titled. I grew up 20 miles from New York City and vividly recall the elevated train system. But I had no idea that it was being turned into a park! What an inventive, creative thing to do. I'll bet taking the 100 year old steel supports apart would be an almost impossible task...just imagine the noise. The builders probably never gave any thought to, "Hey, what happens to all this when it is no longer needed?"
misskitty
Great capture! Congrats on one year of posting!!
prutzworks
Nighthawks feelin E Hopper 5 stars
emmecielle
fantastic capture! Congratulations on your first year! :)