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 (31)
jayfar
This is a great night shot Lucinda, very well captured.
emmecielle
A splendid capture, Lucinda! :)
Chipka
This is a fantastic shot, and I so get the whole being busy thing...I've been in a state of odd flux since the end of March and that particular storm isn't letting up soon, but at least the woeful thunders have stopped. This is such a fantastic shot. It's moody, but not in a dark and oppressive way; it's more textured than that, and quite exciting. I love the light/dark contrast, the pervasive blueness of it, and the whole "beauty of twilight" you've captured so well. Twilight shots are so hard to get, but they're so well worth it when they turn out like this. And as for birthday wishes, most definitely Happy Birthday, and stay tuned...one more birthday thingie is on its way.
durleybeachbum
A great shot of this, for me, nightmare of a place. It is a superb image. as long as i don't have to hear or smell it.
Bossie_Boots
This is a wonderful capture superb work !!
flavia49
fantastic capture!
wysiwig
Fantastic capture of the herd animals fleeing the city for the 'burbs. Twilight is such a wonderful time of day. The sun is about to disappear leaving a darkness ripe with possibilities. New York comes alive for me after dark. As for the history in the stones, that too is part of my ritual. Mine are the grave markers of my ancestors. Visiting them and eating pizza. Two absolute musts for me. This is a really great image. It brings back all sorts of memories.
sandra46
SUPERB IMAGE!!! TERRIFIC URBAN SHOT
wotan
Great shot and moody!
magnus073
Have to say that I really like this one Lucinda as pointed out above the weather really helped set a tone. Like you I think traditions are wonderful and it was nice to see you didn't let anything including Mother Nature stand in the way of you and Leslie celebrating your tradition in New York.
mgtcs
Great picture. I can clearly see the ritual end of the business day, where one wearily leaves behind the world of professional work seeking the now very inviting realm of suburban home. Quite a good capture for this everyday feeling.
annie5
Excellent perspective! Super night scene :)
goodoleboy
Start spreading the news, I’m leaving today I want to be a part of it - New York, New York These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray Right through the very heart of it - New York, New York Terrific nighttime ambience in this shot of your favorite city - busy, busy, never sleeping Gotham, Lucinda! And can hardly wait for you to start commenting again.
clbsmiley
Birthday?? Ooops! Missed that one. Sorry dear. Nice image, glad to see your posts and comments. :)
npauling
A fantastic capture you took here with superb lighting. Sorry I forgot your birthday too, I hope you had a lovely day with lots of food and prezzies.
jocko500
wonderful image. got to learn how to take photos in all type of weather and this image came out good
rainbows
A wonderful capture, Lucinda. very moody. Hugs. Di. xx
Steff_7
Love the feel to this capture... Excellent....
dochtersions
Superb night shot, Lucinda. Love your information too. A very special capture, with a great mood on it. Thanks for sharing, my dear friend!
helanker
OH Yeah! THis is a wonderful capture and I love the street lights and all the other light against the dark buildings.
bobrgallegos
Outstanding Cityscape!! Light and mood are excellent.
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful picture , Lucinda ! A scene that is difficult for me to see, there are not similar buildings in my area!
jendellas
What a shot, how tall are those buildings, amazing. Happy belated Birthday, hope you had a wonderful time. xx
mickeyrony
Happy Birthday my Beautiful . Just have what you need in your heart the rest will come nicely....MICHEL Bone fête en retard A glance is enough to make our heart as emotion. The memories come fast enough in our head and the story is told in the blink of an eye like. Congratulations again and many thanks for sharing your journey as astral ....(( 5 + +)) Un regard suffit pour rendre notre coeur en émoi comme . Les souvenir viennent assez vite en notre tête et l'histoire se raconte en un clin d'oeil comme . Bravo encore et mille mercis de partager ton voyage comme astrale....((5++))
drifterlee
Awesome shot!!!!!!
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful capture Good eyes
alessimarco
~What an awesome capture!~
SIGMAWORLD
Interessantes Foto.
anianiani
great pov........
lior
A superb capture!