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 (26)
jocko500
this is a wonderful present
magnus073
Wow Lucinda, this is about the coolest birthday dedi anyone could ask for. You are so masterful at knowing just the type of dedication is perfect for your friends.
Faemike55
This is very cool! Great dedication to your friend
SunriseGirl
I love Chihuly art what a lovely gift to your friend...and thanks for sharing with us as well. :)
auntietk
This is certainly my idea of how Chihuly glass should be seen! I love the close crop, the pov, the refractions of light. Gorgeous!! You're a woman after my own heart. :)
anianiani
I loved this stunning photograph and wonderful dedication.
clbsmiley
More please. :-)
durleybeachbum
Fabulous stuff and a superb photo!
wysiwig
Wonderful image and beautiful pieces. I particularly like the almost liquid reflections in the upper left corner.
jayfar
A nice image and dedi Lucinda.
drifterlee
Gorgeous dedication!!!!!
Cyve
Fantastic object and great capture !
Rob2753
That is beautiful glass ware and a great shot for this dedi :)
dochtersions
What a beautiful glow there is on the glass, Lucinda. It's a very inviting photo and a wonderful gift for Maria.
jendellas
Pretty glass, lovely birthday dedi!!
bmac62
Shapes, reflecting light, subtle colors...wow, we must go next summer.
helanker
What a wonderful shot and dedi for Maria :-) Lovely.
emmecielle
Wonderful birthday card, Lucinda! Thank you very much for the wishes! A big hug! :)
mickeyrony
A very nice birthday gift love this kind od glass art very nice and Happy birthday ((5++))
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T Y
flavia49
marvellous work and dedi
ia-du-lin
beautiful shot.
bimm3d
wonderful gift and beautiful photo!!
KatesFriend
When I first saw this I thought it was a large glass gold fish swimming in his/her fish bowl. Upon second look I can see that this not true but it is funny how the mind can work. You did a fine job with this. The image is clear, sharp and not grainy in spite of the low lighting. Love the mellow tones in the glass, very relaxed scene.
anahata.c
Well I've been here an hour and 40 minutes, but---yes, I only did 4 images. But I have to stop right now to do other things: I'll be back before this commenting time is over (the next few weeks). But let me end with this for now. Another beautiful chihuly dedi, this one in more of a single family of hues rather than the symphony of many that you've captures in several other glass shots. Amazing how, close up (and with your pov), some of the light here seems almost painted on. And the 'conceit'---of two glass-like shapes surrounded by all that sweeping glass---feels like twin cities surrounded by lots of roadways in and out of the centers. And there's a kind of amorphous edge-light to the right and left sides, which makes it feel like the image is coming to us from an abyss. Well, that's no surprise, as Chihuly creates abysses as well as confluences in his work; but you intimate those abysses by your crop or pov: a big gaping center surrounded by sweeping emptiness. And the tone is a beautiful amber/peach-rust/brown. It's beautiful. A fine image to give to a friend on their birthday...It was really special coming back here to comment 'formally', but the thing that comes back from being here is how swelling and sensual your work is, and how, even when you do very formal and balanced shots, they still have these real powers in them which you find in all kinds of subjects. A truly powerful eye sits inside you. There were other images I wanted to comment on, but a number of them were actually in series, and I wasn't sure how to do this without doing fav's. I'll figure it out. But beautiful work once more; it's a real pleasure to be back here once again...
danapommet
A lovely Birthday dedication for Maria Concetta - I like these soft colors and a fantastic photo!