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 (39)
MagikUnicorn
Sweet shot
tennesseecowgirl
Lucky bird.. and great shot... Is it Wonder bread?? :)
goodoleboy
A fine action packed foto, Lucinda; the gulls cavorting about, with one soaring in and headed directly for your offering, the identity of which I can't determine.
myrrhluz
lol, Lynell! Since I splurged a whole loaf on the rambunctious eaters, it was the cheapest bread I found. Probably Albertson's brand.
clbsmiley
Great shot and comments!!! I love feeding them on the ferry. :)
myrrhluz
I forgot to mention that it was Cheryl (clbsmiley) who not only told me to bring a loaf of bread, but also reminded me when I would have forgotten. Thank you Cheryl, it was a lot of fun!
psyoshida
Wonderful shot with the hand and the bread. I love how the gulls are sizing you up and coming in for the grab. Great shots. Looks like you had fun. Didn't it kinda remind you of "The Birds" though? I have a similar shot, my son took, of my granddaughter being swarmed on the beach by gulls.
annie5
lol..Cool capture! :)
WilliamEpic3
Gulls used to crowded beaches can be very friendly. Assume the food offer drew him in further. Did you get closer shots? Cool capture.
myrrhluz
I got some closer using my zoom. They were moving around a lot so it was a bit hit and miss as to what part of the gull ended up in the picture when I had it on zoom. The best closeups I got were of a male grackle who stood and glared at me. I'll show him sometime.
jocko500
wonderful you had fun doing this. your shots is good
MrsLubner
Gorgeous...the addition of the arm makes this more personal. A connection with nature.
jayfar
Nice shot.
helanker
Super shot indeed. I like it alot :-)
durleybeachbum
One of my favourite occupations!!
Madbat
Note to self: Never wave sandwich about!
mariogiannecchini
Bella immagine , Lucinda ! Mi ricorda una foto scattata parecchi anni fa sul traghetto per l'Elba , allora era un pezzo di mela ceh il gabbiono prese dalla mano di un viaggiatore . Una bella atmosfera piena di vita in questa foto ! ( molto bella anche quella nel forum ) Beautiful image, Lucinda! Reminds me of a picture taken several years ago on the ferry to Elba, then a piece of apple that the gull taken by the hand of a traveler. A nice lively atmosphere in this picture! (Very beautiful also in the forum)
jendellas
I can see who will win out of these three :o)
0rest4wicked
Bread... got it, camera... got it, an umbrella to watch from under... priceless!
jmb007
bonne photo!!
flavia49
excellent capture!! seagulls are so voracious!!
magnus073
Nice job on this capture Lucinda, as you seemed to time it out perfectly as well as choose the best pov. The focus this little guy has on the prize is indeed something to behold and that's why he'll be rewarded
alanwilliams
dont bite the hand that feeds you, i hope they remembered
unstart
This is fabulous!!
JaneEden
Excellent photography and so full of action, just fabulous, well done Lucinda, hope nobody lost any fingers that day lol, hugs Jane xx
drifterlee
Cute shot!!!!!
wysiwig
And her hand was never seen again! Fantastic shot. Lucky bird, looks like he's got it all to himself.
mgtcs
WOW...a delightful image, perfect capture my friend, congratulations!
anianiani
excellent work againnnn,***
JSGraphics
Excellent work! Well Done!