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.ÂÂ
Comments (20)
wysiwig
With your nose pressed against the window the entire way I'm guessing you missed the movie. Considering they were taken from the plane these are a remarkably clear and well exposed series of images. Add the fantastic diversity and you've given us a wonderful set.
auntietk
jayfar
A superb set of images and I have followed them right through.
alanwilliams
what an amazingset of images and they all sit together beautifully
jendellas
The pics have been amazing. Enjoy your trip. xx
anianiani
It was really a memorable experience to fly high with your pictures...all great ..Thanks.
Faemike55
Very cool and fun series
magnus073
Lucinda, I think you did a marvelous job on this truly amazing collage. I have enjoyed each and every post and think this was a wonderful idea for a series.
helanker
A really wonderful collage of all your wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing them :)
durleybeachbum
A very tantalising set of abstract beauties!
flavia49
amazing collage!!
sandra46
EXCELLENT WORK
goodoleboy
Finally, after several days of high altitude fotos of clouds, crop circles, and rectangular patterns, we're able to post comments on your fabulous and definitive captures, Lucinda. And, I was confused as to your itinerary: I thought you had left Seattle on your way back to San Antonio, instead of vice-versa. In any event, have a wonderful time in the Great Northwest, traveling around sight seeing, visiting and snapping excellent photographs.
myrrhluz
These were taken when I left Seattle going to San Antonio. I just loved it so much here (in Seattle) that now I'm back for a few more days. My son lives here (another strong incentive) so I hope to make the trip a yearly event. This year I was greedy and came twice. :)
whaleman
It was a nice group of shots!
emmecielle
Fantastic collage! :)
KatesFriend
A wonderful collage Lucinda. Alas, I do not get much opportunity to photograph from the air. Your first one, of Mt Rainer, really grabs the imagination, provide a whole new take on the expression 'tip of the iceberg'. It's amazing to think that this entire cloudscape obscures everything save the last hundred metres of this great peak and all the life which depends upon it. Of coarse, the clouds do remind me of whipped cream floating on coffee, but let's not go into that now. And then there are the rather surreal circles dotting Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. What a strange sight. I half imagine some giant from a bygone era, emptying out his pockets and sorting his change across there states. And of coarse, this must lend to the whole crop circle mythology. I wonder what these circles are really all about though. I've never scene anything like them before, beautiful geometric constructs that they are.
blondeblurr
Here I am, getting around to comment at last, on what appears to be like a big JIGSAW PUZZLE ! - what a mind-boggling experience that must have been for you (and us) - to see it from above, I cannot believe all those different patterns ? Like a fine piece of tapestry, stitched together - something out of this world, it leaves me speechless ... You have captured the essence of your countryside, Lucinda - luck was also on your side, weatherwise ;P Bravo and Kudos to you, BB
danapommet
An excellent collage and I enjoyed this flying series!
Cyve
Fantastic composition and very great images !
dochtersions
Amazing to see this, dear Lucinda. I've never fly (with a plane), and now I'm flying with you, is that A GREAT event, my friend. An Aaaaa and Ooooo Collage, Superb.