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 (39)
WilliamEpic3
Rare capture! Flocks can move real fast, so this is a nice quick reaction on your part! Good work!
alanwilliams
great feisty bird shot.
alessimarco
Excellent!!!
Madbat
And the fight is on! I take it you don't want to hear that it's only 29C here?(70F)
annie5
Superb capture here!
myrrhluz
No I don't! lol! We've been reaching toward 100F (38C) for highs for the last 3 weeks or so with no end in sight. Though it's better than last year when on August 2nd we broke our old record for most consecutive days where we reached 100 at 36 days. I think we ended up with a total of 60+ days (not consecutive) where we reached 100 during that summer.
goodoleboy
A magnificent capture of the gulls in flight, feuding over whatever this species normally feuds over, which is mostly food, Lucinda. By the title, I thought at first that you were referring to today's youngsters, from toddlers to teenagers, and probably beyond. As for your heat, we're experiencing a cooler than normal summer so far here in usually sunny Southern California. Climate change, my dear.
Charberry
Excellent capture. The zoom was well worth it.
psyoshida
A truly spectacular shot! I love the title too. I laughed just reading the title from the thumb. That's a lot of sharing to do. I love that they all have a different flying style. Excellent.
magnus073
Waited until last to view your latest upload Lucinda as that way I can go to bed with a smile :) Have to say your pretty smart to stay in and fall back on some shots on file as like you I'm not a fan of baking in the sun. Speaking of this photo, it really is one of those that is really intense and filled with action. The title says it all and adds the bit of humor to it that makes it complete. Great job
mgtcs
WOW....What a marvelous shot my friend, this is really a precious image, absolutely adorable, congratulations! The zoom is really delightiful!
MrsLubner
Stellar work! They form a very nice line and the action is great.
durleybeachbum
Marvellous!!!! A great catch was had by some if not all, and especially you! If it gets past 26 I'm struggling.
jayfar
A really good capture.
helanker
WOOOOWWW!!! That is a really action shot. I just love it, Lucinda. Excellent.
FriedaFelicia
What a catch! Fine shot.
mariogiannecchini
Very wonderful action shot!Excellent capture ! Good week , Lucinda !
flavia49
superb shot!!
thecytron
Great shot!
pauldeleu
Looks very beautiful.
jendellas
It is a super shot, I can just imagine the noise that is going on!!!!
jmb007
belle bagarre!!superbe photo!
unstart
Wow..what a todo over a piece of bread..wonderful action shot!!
dochtersions
What a great action shot, Lucinda. In many ways its very special, really COOL!!!!
sandra46
outstanding image, terrific for the challenge!
wysiwig
Very skillful, dynamic work! First rate. I suppose it would be too much to ask for them to sit quietly in a row and wait for their lunch.
JaneEden
I just love your photos Lucinda, they always bring pleasure, well done!!!! hugs Jane xx
mickeyrony
Hoooo. my friend. It is a sublime love shooting birds. Many are disappearing like. I'll leave a link to a video on the backups birds ((5++)) http://www.tubewatcher.tv/1946 (( I whant them tomorrow )) Hoooo. mon ami . C'est une prise de vue sublime J'adore les oiseaux . Beaucoup sont en train de disparaître comme . Je te laisse un lien pour un video sur la sauvegardes des oiseaux ((5++)) http://www.tubewatcher.tv/1946 ((I whant them tomorrow ))
billcody
Absolutely stunning action catch!!
anianiani
excellent work