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)
Faemike55
Very good capture
vaggabondd
what a great capture and post work, that is exactly what I think of when I look at this shot, great work
KatesFriend
WOW! At first glace you really had me fooled. All those documentaries which depicted the little guys huddling just like this on the ice. The curvature of their 'beaks', all of the proportionals and even the 'posture' seems to be dead on. Well, maybe some of the 'penguins' in this group are a little 'fat'. This is brilliant. It is both bizare and wonderful how nature can repeat such fundamental patterns in seemingly unrelated things. Happy Thanksgiving!
durleybeachbum
Gosh, what fun! Brilliant!
emmecielle
Thank you so much, Lucinda! Your birthday photo is magnificent! My day has been very nice, I spent it on the seashore with some friends... There was a warm sun and many people swimmmig defying the cold water! :)
magnus073
Thanks so much for giving me a big smile on this Thanksgiving day Lucinda. I must agree with Clayton, as I too was fooled at first glance. How on earth you were able to spot this comparison and then capture it in such a perfect way is beyond me. Fabulous work as always and I hope you and your family have a happy Thanksgiving
alanwilliams
fascinating picture
clbsmiley
How very COOL!!!! Really does look like penguins
mickeyrony
And I expected to see a penguin lol ....... But superb presentation ((5 + +))
flavia49
gorgeous capture
goodoleboy
Good heavens, the cacti does resemble Emperor Penguins at that, or a least a reminder of them, in this stellar dedication to emmecielle on her BD.
npauling
A great likeness and very well spotted. An excellent capture.
wysiwig
Hey, don't stick your nose up at me, you block the light. Ok, I'll join the crowd. This is brilliant! Wonderfully seen and superbly expressed. First rate. Thanks for the laugh.
jayfar
A brilliant title and a brilliant pic.
helanker
WHat an interesting plant. It sure is beautifully captured- :)
anianiani
Great Photoshot...And Happy Birth day to Maria..
jendellas
Wow, they so do :o) xx
sandra46
superlative work! great image!
Mondwin
Wonderful dedication my dear Lucinda...great shot!!!Bravissima!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma Thank's for Your visit in my gallery!!
blondeblurr
We certainly have a winner here this year! ;) ... and so well observed and clever of you Lucinda, to find a comparison between plant and animal life - I also find the intricate pattern on each leaf, right in the centre of it, as if Grandma decided to use a special kind of stitch to make it look so complete and endearing ... a wonderful dedi for your friend, BB PS thanks for taking a look at all those daily sculpture pix, you are very kind, I still owe you some mail, will attend to it a.s.a.p. - promise ;)
JaneEden
It does look like Emperor penguins, how uncanny. This is a wonderful dedi and excellent capture. I loved the name Audra for my wolf, thanks :o) hugs Jane xx
dochtersions Online Now!
What a very special and beautiful birthday gift for Maria, dear Lucinda. I'm a bit late, but I like the coloring and the forms very much. I didn't see your title, Lucinda, but saw the emperor Penguin right away in it, as the colors really are so fitting them, and of course the attitude of the leafs makes one think of those fantastic animals.
Chipka
WOW! Penguin plants? WOW! Penguins? Nature can be weird in all of the best ways at times. This is stunning. I love the simple elegance of it and the nice, pale green with crisp, darker edges. Wonderful penguin beaks! What a find, and what a treat to see, when I SHOULD be sleeping!
tennesseecowgirl
Great find, what a sweet gift for the birthday girl. :)
Cyve
Great close-up !
danapommet
A pretty capture and zoom - I see the penguins and especially the two in the center!