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 (28)
durleybeachbum
How lovely this is!
Bossie_Boots
Wow what a beautiful Birthday Gift for your friend i am sure she will love it superb work !!
clbsmiley
So pretty!! Glad you had a good trip. :)
magnus073
What a magnificent photo Lucinda, and a marvelous birthday dedi also. This is one spectacular view and is exactly the sort of photo I'd expect to see on a postcard from paradise. Glad you had a great time on your trip with Leslie and hope you share all the photos you can of it.
flavia49
fabulous sunset and dedi!! wonderful!
jayfar
A beautiful sunset.
mickeyrony
And you very well chosen time to make all values of this nature. Hmmmm ....... you must smell the values, otherwise it will be lost into oblivion penalties. A great birthday gift. I love trees because they tell their life in a glance. This is a very fantastic. Happy birthday and milion smiles in your heart ((5 + +)) Et tu as très bien choisi le temps pour rendre toutes les valeurs de cette nature . Hummmm.......il faut humer les valeurs, sinon elle se perdront dans l'oublie des peines . Un cadeau de fête génial . J'adore les arbres car ils racontent leur vie en un regard . C'est un tout fantastique . Bonne fête et milion de sourires dans ton coeur ((5++))
helanker
What a wonderful sunset and a perfect dedication to your friend :-)
mgtcs
Awww.....What a wonderful image and dedication to a wonderful friend, artist and person my friend, very sweet, loved it!
bobrgallegos
Beautiful Sunset !! Love the tree silouetted in the sky.
dochtersions
Great mood and full of beauty. Happy birthday Ani!
jendellas
Beautiful capture, amazing colour!!!
drifterlee
Really beautiful shot!
emmecielle
Wonderful capture and splendid atmosphere! A fantastic birthday card for your friend! :)
mariogiannecchini
Beautiful atmosphere in this beautiful image ! Wonderful sunset !
goodoleboy
Stunning off-the-charts silhouetting and lighting in this lovely Irish capture, Lucinda! Did you see Pres Obama while in Ireland?
npauling
A very beautiful capture and a great birthday gift. I love the colouring and the lighting.
jocko500
very wonderful shot. hope your foot is ok.
ia-du-lin
fantastic foto, wonderful atmo/lighting
alanwilliams
i just love those colours, beautiful
sandra46
VERY VERY COOL
wysiwig
Magnificent image. Wonderful details in the tree. Beautiful pastel blue and pink with contrasting intense golden highlights. Just magical.
annie5
Beautiful birthday gift! Superb landscape..Great one :)
MagikUnicorn
Yep...A beautiful Northern Sunset :) (You have to come see the Montreal Sunset) I'll be your private guide :) Enjoy this Montreal Sunset 1 & Montreal Sunset 2
jarmila
very beautiful and romantic dedication
geico2000
Wonderful picture! I love the sky and the way in which the trees stand out against the background. Beautiful work
rainbows
A beautiful capture, Lucinda. It could not be more perfect for a Birthday gift. I love it. Hugs. Di. xx
rachris480907
Gorgeous shot! Nicely done!