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 (33)
drifterlee
Beautiful place and shot!!!!
goldie
beautiful capture! i live in forest hills, queens and it's so nice to see a shot like this--when most people who are unfamiliar with the NYC metro area think of it, all they see in their mind's eye are tall buildings and concrete. yup, folks we even have trees, lakes and wildlife ;)
vaggabondd
This looks like a good place for a fishing pole. Are there any fish in there? nice shot
goodoleboy
Simply and utterly lovely, with great lighting, silhouetting and depth, in this fine foto, Lucinda. And, sorry about your charger abandoning you in your hour of need.
alessimarco
A really beautiful capture! Wonderfully framed!
TomDart
New York City!!? Really a nice view.
jocko500
sorry to hear about your computer. this is wonderful
annie5
Very nice spot..super landscape! :)
bimm3d
very beautiful place!!
magnus073
Lucinda, this is such a great photo and one of those that just gives you a relaxing feel when you see it. Your so lucky to have discovered this place as it really provided a beautiful setting for your pic. Thanks for sharing and sorry for the computer problems.
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful place , Lucinda ! Beautiful colors and a great sense of peace with natural surroundings!
dochtersions
A fantastic photo with such fine atmosphere and mood. Also a lovely place to be in. Hope you had a lovely weekend, dear Lucinda! Hugs.
prutzworks
beautiful shot
jayfar
Beautiful scene.
wysiwig
Superb capture. You would never know you were in Queens.
durleybeachbum
How lovely! Not how I imagine NY!
anianiani
A great picture with great atmosphere.loved it.thanks for sharing.
helanker
What a lovely place to have a cosy walk. Excellent shot, Lucinda :-)
alanwilliams
lovely lakeside view well captured Lucinda
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent capture.
flavia49
wonderful place and shot
jendellas
A peaceful haven away from all the hustle & bustle of New York city!!!
unstart
This shot is so beautifully framed by the follage..you have a wonderful eye!!
JaneEden
Your photography is always so interesting and so excellent, I love this view, hugs Jane xx
sandra46
WONDERFUL SHOT
Madbat
That's New York area??? o.O I never woulda thunk it!
clbsmiley
Lucinda, this is very pretty. Thanks for sharing. :)
qrud
Nice place
emmecielle
Wonderful place, Lucinda! Excellent shot! :)
MagikUnicorn
I want to be there...lovely place