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 (26)
myrrhluz
The guy was taken in front of the Wall Street Bull and added to this image.
Madbat
You just took him? Way to go girl!!! Err...Does his wife know, and will you be sending him home for dinner? :P
myrrhluz
LOL Madbat! Okay, let me rephrase that. The image of the man is taken from a photo taken at the Wall Street Bull. No one was harmed or in any way restrained in the making of this post.
bimm3d
cool!! :)
jayfar
Great post work, nice image.
durleybeachbum
SUPERB!
lior
Excellent capture!
helanker
HAHAHAHAA! Madbat. Lucinda it is a beautiful and so cool image. Awesome postwork too :-)
magnus073
Love this one Lucinda, as it has a super surreal feel to it. The postwork you did really set the tone for it well and causes one to ponder just as the man here appears to be doing.
alessimarco
~A really fascinating capture!~
annie5
Great capture Lucinda! Excellent postwork :)
mariogiannecchini
Great capture and splendid postwork !Excellent !!!
mickeyrony
A great job to get to your My Beautiful purposes. Life, a cruel twist the debate we like mind. Congratulations again and thanks mile. A visual delight ((5 + +)) Un travail génial pour arriver à tes fins ma Belle .La vie ,un cruel débat qui nous tord les esprit comme . Bravo encore et mile mercis . Une joie visuelle ((5++))
alanwilliams
this is intriguing full of wonderful lines and layers
drifterlee
Wonderful shot and effects!
dochtersions
So very original and wonderful POV, plus depth. Such a great idea and outcome, Lucinda! I went to see the thumbnail, there you can overlook/see it more, and very fine.
jendellas
Love what you have done!!!
sandra46
WONDERFUL, SUPERB IMAGE!
npauling
This looks amazing and it so suits your title. I love the post work you have done to get this superb result and adding the man to the picture just gives it the right look. I hope the world isn't lost.
flavia49
dazzling reflections! fabulous capture and work!!
goodoleboy
Hey, Lucinda, this is quite cool, what with the abstract effects of an undulating girder and cables. An Erector Set construction gone awry. I'd say that Pier 17 is in dire need of renovation. And, I've heard of a Stranger in a Strange Land, but never Lost in a Lost World.
jocko500
love how this came out
wysiwig
More like Lost in a Surreal World. Outstanding work Lucinda! I really like this. Only nit, there is a lamp post growing out of the top of his head,
emmecielle
Wonderful capture, Lucinda! Splendid postwork and atmosphere! :)
anianiani
rthis is just valuable meanings
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful F/X