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 (34)
jayfar
A beautiful car and a nice dedi Lucinda.
auntietk
Whoa! Gorgeous shot! I love the reflections, detail and clarity. Outstanding!
anianiani
The car and pic is Great ....Beautiful reflections.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Harry
fallen21
Awesome capture!
dochtersions
A splendid birthday gift, Lucinda. A fantastic shiny car, and very nice color too. You can make a big bow around it, wrapping paper is not needed here. :) Happy birthday Harry.
ArtistKimberly
Fantastic,
blondeblurr
~Happy Birthday~ to you Harry and many happy returns! You did a good job Lucinda on polishing this car ;) bright and shiny and than dedicate it for Harry, BTW I had no idea, it is his birthday today? I am sure, he will like it! BB
durleybeachbum
What a beauty!
magnus073
Lucinda, as always visiting your gallery served to brighten my day. Harry is a great guy and I'm sp glad you took the time to put together this thoughtful birthday dedi for him. What a colorful and stylish way to help him celebrate.
dakotabluemoon
Beautiful car and love the color also.[
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mickeyrony
Humm ...... Very nice color. And probably a very nice birthday present. I love it. Congratulations and many thanks. Happy New Year and the best of your wishes come true ((5 + +)) Humm...... Très jolie couleur . Et surement un très joli cadeau de fête . J'adore . Bravo et mille mercis . Bonne Année Nouvelle et le meilleurs de tes souhaits se réalisent ((5++))
KatesFriend
Really lovely shot Lucinda in particular for all of the wonderful colours playing in the deep purple of this really cool car. They don't make them like they used to, that is for sure. Of coarse, one gets two cool cars for the price of one in this photo. The reflection perfectly framed in the side of the sedan, its door lock a surrogate for the head of its driver. A lovely gift for you friend. But, fuzzy dice?
Minda
WOW! very nice car and shot lucinda ,great dedication..
helanker
Wonderful shot for your friend Harry. Happy Birthday Harry :)
alessimarco
~Fabulous capture and great dedi!!~
jendellas
Like the reflection of the other car, great capture!!!
emmecielle
Fantastic image and lovely dedi! :)
sandra46
AMAZING BEAUTY
goodoleboy
OMG, gleam and reflections galore in this fabulous birthday present, Lucinda. Tons of thanks for this labor of love, so meticulously shined and detailed for yours truly. And, ironically, I did own this classic 1956 Chevrolet Del Rey model, mine with dual exhausts, purchased new so many eons ago. How did you know? Except mine was painted turquoise and white.
drifterlee
Cool old car!!!!!!
npauling
A fabulous capture of this beautiful car. The lighting sparkles and the reflections are amazing. What a wonderful birthday gift for Harry. I hope you have a very Happy and Prosperous New Year.
anaber
Fantastic!! We can see all what is going around in this car:)Gorgeous details in the reflexes and the colours are stunning! It is a wonderful dedi ...2 beautiful cars:)). Wonderful capture, Lucinda! Happy BD Harry :)))
watapki66
Love the color and the car, and of course the shot!
flavia49
wonderful car and capture!! Happy New Year 2012!!
jocko500
reflections turns out lovely. I remember you was takeing this shot too. wonderful looking
dragonmuse
looks great... and a perfect birthday image for Harry.
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful babe
Minaya
Best wishes, health and creativity for the New Year 2012 for you and your loved ones!
mgtcs
Marvelous capture Lucinda, super cool car and you captured it perfectly, sweet dedication, loved it!
psyoshida
Wonderful old car that looks brand new! Great POV and I love how it's so shiny the car next to it reflects right off the side. It's almost like the car has a force field around it to keep off the dings away. Wonderful dedication and a lovely gift. It's an all round great shot!