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 (28)
MagikUnicorn
Great shot
magnus073
Lucinda, this photo of your son really did turn out great. Love the setting he is in here, and the pov you went with is beyond impressive. I was stunned to read that you didn't use a tripod, and like how innovative you were with the railing.
KatesFriend
What an excellent photo Lucinda. You got your son at a very natural and relaxed moment. He must be sitting on what was once the foundation of the turret at one time. I can't imagine the size and power of the weapons this place used to house. But also, you've incorporated so many differing light levels into the scene without it looking washed out or too dark. Indeed, the bright areas seem to glow and accentuate James in the centre. Perhaps to give away some epiphany he is experiencing with his own camera. Ah, the power of recursion. BTW, are those bullet holes at the back?
myrrhluz
I have no idea about the holes. I'll have to go back and inspect them more closely (unless Bill or Tara know). Though I still need to go back, purely to satisfy myself on the matter, of course. ;)
Faemike55
WOW! this is great! makes me think that he's about to save the world from complete destruction....
wysiwig
Great POV and exposure.
jocko500
really cool pov here and happy you meet with these artists there. Hope i can do the same one day. i like to try to eat that five pound egg breakfast I saw on TV one day on man v food. show. It in portland, wash.
jayfar
An excellent photo Lucinda.
durleybeachbum
I do like this! Most of what I can do in photoshop is through instruction by Tara! I have learned far more from this lady on the other side of the world than is possible from those dense geek manuals.
whaleman
Very nice shot!
dochtersions
Hi dear Lucinda (and James)! Beautiful you show here your handsome son, which so resembles his mother, ha, ha. I love the atmosphere, and the light also of the idea that James is looking at that little camera, it's so funny, but therefore also a fantastic scene. The ceiling beams are so very decorative, and increase the atmosphere, literally lifting to a high level. Thank you for sharing this intensity. And so happy to read you were with Tara and Bill, that must have been a grand event. I'm a little jealous, hi, hi. Sending many hugs!
anianiani
A great and a cinematic photoshot of James ...James is a prince.
emmecielle
Great capture! :)
drifterlee
Excellent shot!!!!!
ronmolina
Nice capture!
jendellas
Great mood, lovely capture!! x
alanwilliams
terrific, i love the viewpoint
Cyve
Fantastic capture !!!
helanker
Lucinda, you cought the special light in there so beautifully. The light falling at your handsome son is spectacular.
clbsmiley
Fantastic capture!! A good son. Hope things smooth out soon. ::)
flavia49
fabulous portrait and POV!! wonderful lighting
goodoleboy
Stellar POV of James scanning the skies through his LCD monitor, Lucinda. I don't have anything like Live View Shooting in any of my cameras.
blondeblurr
It is quite a comical pix ... ;P seeing those big feet with even bigger shoes in the foreground, (think: 'Little Red Riding Hood') that is actually, what gives this photo the charm it exudes ... I like it very much ;)) BB
mickeyrony
Nice son you have and it is a great pic of him ((5++))
auntietk
Bill and I talked about the "bullet holes," and think it's just the normal spalling that occurs with concrete. A bit of rusty rebar, a bolt that's rusted or corroded, plus our moist environment, and the concrete starts chunking away. It can be caused by an impact, but it's normal around here. On the other hand, it could be a bullet hole. LOL! (Probably not.) Thanks for the nod! I'm glad I was able to give you information that was helpful. :) Isn't it fun to exchange ideas and tips with other like-minded people? I had SUCH a good time that day! This is a great shot. The angle is wonderful. Wasn't that a great building? I hadn't been in that one before, and it was way fun. This is a nice reminder of a fantastic day!
sandra46
SUPERB IMAGE, GREAT POV
wonderworld
I agree with the BlondeBlurr....Excellent photo with some very cool surrealism!!!
danapommet
That is a great shot of James concentration on his own photo!
anahata.c
you mentioned learning some tricks from Tara and Bill. Well they spend a lot of time photographing (and beautifully so), and get so much joy sharing their art with each other and the world, they're a great place to learn a lot of things about making the camera more 'family' to you. As for the shot, it's looks a little like "young genius is discovering a deep secret of the cosmos, in a deep cave-like place, while the light pours in with his insight". I'm not suggesting that you were trying to cast your son in that light (like, what a conceited mother, lol!). But rather that, in capturing him this way, he looks like he's about to discover something really big. It's a marvelous pov, and it's casual, but has the feeling of, "in this casual moment, James discovered__". I love the bigness of his shoes, too, and the exquisite decay-detail of the rafters and parts of the walls. A perfect place for a big discovery. But that light pouring in---you got it as a big power, making this a big moment. Fun and playful, and delightfully big. A terrific shot. If my mother photographed, I'd have been thrilled to have this shot taken of me. (I'd have been shorter, and bald, but it still would've been nice...)