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 (30)
magnus073
This is a wonderful capture Lucinda, and these Silver Towers really are a site to behold. Thanks for the entertaining story about your adventures with google maps and trying to find them, it gave me a much needed smile tonight. As for the man standing there it appears he has a purpose. Maybe he's wanting to sell you a old fashioned map to help you get to the towers ;)
goodoleboy
Oh, so that explains it....I was wondering where your comments were vis-a-vis my postings. Anyway, a nicely framed photo of the twin Silver Towers standing amidst the hustle and bustle of NYC. Lots of activity, clarity, depth, patterns and textures in this pic, Lucinda. It sure looks claustrophobic out there. And what was that dude doing out there in the middle of the street staring at you? Could be he'd also appear and disappear just like the Silver Towers.
auntietk
Wonderful image! Love the depth, and the guy with the clipboard really makes the shot.
bimm3d
wonderful photo!!
bmac62
Ah yes...NYC...what a photographer's Mecca. Even though I grew up 20 miles from the city, I've never taken a photograph there. Need to fix that one of these days:)
blinkings
Great shot.
mariogiannecchini
Questa è per me una visione piuttosto insolita ( dalle mie parti una casa a 5 piani è già enorme , probabilmente un alberg ) .Messo al posto di quell'uomo ,i sentirei come Tarzan strappato alla jungla ! Devo dire che ha però un notevole fascino ! This is a rather unusual for me (I come from a 5-storey house is already huge, probably a hotel). Put in place, this man, I feel like Tarzan, snatched from the jungle! I must say, however, has considerable charm!
helanker
WOW ! Impressing mega buildings. A little scary too, I think, but I find the over all picture very beautifully captured. I also like the man on the street.
Meisiekind
I think these might be the Warner Towers - more or less around 53rd Street??? Wonderful capture of these beauties. Can't wait to get back to NYC in Jan! It is my fav city in the world!
jayfar
This is a fantastic cityscape.
durleybeachbum
That man really makes the shot! Thankyou for showing us all these places I shall never get to!
jendellas
Wow, those buildings are huge, the bloke is looking at the camera :o) Great shot!!
drifterlee
Wondeful cityscape!!!!!!!
thecytron
Great shot!
myrrhluz
Warner Towers was my first thought too (when I googled blue skyscrapers NYC) but it didn't quite fit where I was (near the piers). I found a place where I recognised the other buildings in my picture and saw the towers in the distance. When I followed them up and lost them, and then found them, and found out they were new. Both pairs of towers look very similar (at least to my untrained eye) but I'm pretty sure these are The Silver Towers.
annie5
Immedialy i said it's New York, before i read! Super cityscape :)
stonelight
Great!! Very cool capture!
flavia49
splendid capture!! Love the urban mood and the cityscape!
emmecielle
Splendid shot! :)
alanwilliams
a wonderful cityscape and the character in the foreground is one of the stars of the show
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE COMPOSITION! SUPERB IMAGE!
npauling
These towers look very impressive in this excellent capture. I wonder what details that chap is making a note of. Funny how things turn up in photos and often just finish them off.
CoreyBlack
I was born in NYC, haven't lived there in 40 years(geez, is that possible?) and haven't visited in 25. I wouldn't have a clue where I was there these days. I do remember as a kid what an intense vibe the place has(how could it not?)and walking around with my dad in his houndstooth jacket as he made endless shots with his numerous cameras. Love the depth of field in this shot and how you've captured the crowded density and hurly burly of a large American city. Great work.
MagikUnicorn
Great cityspace shot
wysiwig
The city that never sleeps. That's because if you do you might miss something. New York is the only city I've ever visited where I felt an actual electricity in the air, like something crackling. The spirit of the town is amazing. Very attractive buildings and, yes, the man makes the picture.
dochtersions
Really a big city and great capture of you (with guy ;-)), my friend!
vaggabondd
This image is so rich and deep, I love it. beautiful capture and post work. very nice
Chipka
I have to check, but I wonder if the same architect(s) responsible for Chicago's Trump Tower have anything to do with these...I'm guessing that because of the silver coloration that tends to turn blue or sunset orange, depending on time of day. I love reflective towers like that and I love this shot...it's so deliciously urban and human. I love the fact that the guy with the clipboard is right there! It adds a nice human focus to an already nice image...actually it's more than a nice image. It has depth and drama and then on top of it all, there's a guy with a clipboard, RIGHT THERE! This is great.
jocko500
this is wonderful and the man added charator to the image
clbsmiley
Great Shot! Don't you love it when you take a pic, and find something in it later... :)