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.ΓΒ
Comments (27)
durleybeachbum
Brilliant image! Have a wonderful time, Lucinda !
magnus073
Wow Lucinda, this super cool Christmas greeting literally blew me away. I love the light show and am so glad you took the time to share it with us today. May you and your family have a Merry Christmas.
bebopdlx
Merry Christmas.
MagnoliaMoonElf
Merry Christmas http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2495738
anianiani
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auntietk
This is SUCH a terrific image! I absolutely love the way it turned out. Wonderfully creative idea, with perfect technique to back it up. Superb! Happy Holidays to you, my friend. I hope you're having a wonderful time! :)
giulband
excellent!!!
jayfar
A lovely card Lucinda and a Merry Christmas to you too.
Faemike55
Very beautiful image Merry Christmas to you and your family
clbsmiley
Cool!! Hope you are having a nice Christmas. :-)
prutzworks
cool shot merry christmas
flavia49
Merry Christmas!!
SunriseGirl
Thanks for sharing this fantastic image. Merry Christmas
KatesFriend
AWESOME! I don't use that word very often but when light and colour just out at you like this one is just so lost for the right words. And of coarse, when that light is one for a Christmas tree, well you can imagine how excited I can get. When I was born, it is very likely that the first thing my mind would have had a chance to focus on, aside for food and well you know, is my mother trimming a Christmas tree. She put the lights and garland on in those days and I was very likely in a bassinet on the floor beside her - staring up. Not comprehending, but likely very absorbed. Merry Christmas.
ArtistKimberly
Merry Christmas To You Sweetie,
wysiwig
Even though I know how this was done it is still a stunning image. Looks like someone dipped into the jimson weed. Very trippy. I love how willing you are to experiment. Have a wonderful day, Lucinda. I hope it is with family and friends.
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE WORK!
goodoleboy
Wow, shades of 2001 - A Space Odyssey, in this fabulous rendering of the Xmas tree, lights, ornaments and all, as it plunges at warp speed into deep space, Lucinda. Happy Holidays to you, Lucinda!
mgtcs
WOW....such a marvelous image Lucinda, the colors are excellent, beautiful view, excellent depth, congratulations!
jendellas
Electric, hope you had a lovely christmas. Xx
drifterlee
Beautiful work. Happy holidays!!!!!!
mickeyrony
The best for you all Merry Christmas ((5++))
blondeblurr
This laser lights (?) jump right off the screen into my loungeroom and it creates a real Christmas mood here, (despite having 'melting moments' here with the present heat) - I am enjoying the light show Lucinda, and thinking that Leslie is also be part of it ... I am wishing you love and peace for the New Year ~ 2014 ~ and beyond ... with family & friends! take care ;) BB
Cyve
Fantastic Image !
dochtersions
This is a most surprising photo shot, dear Lucinda. A breathtaking splendid light is going out of it. So very clever and well done, My friend. I'll also wish you a brilliant new year to come, Lucinda!
helanker
WOW! I almost thought you had been in Paris :-) SO very beautiful indeed. I hope you had a great time too :)
anahata.c
Here's that inimitable way with light, Lucinda, something I sang arias to in my last bunch of comments to you (even in shots of simple railings or of a cannon-head): It's just one of your trademarks. And it's beautiful here. I mean, probably anyone can get kaleidoscopic effects by simply turning the camera, or shaking it, or holding it by hand with the shutter speed slow; but you make beautiful splayed patterns when you play with light, and it always winds up looking like one of your images. I love how the two "single bands" of thick light---on each side, moving upwards from near-center---help divide the piece. (One is bright yellow, the other is blueish green.) And I love the layered turquoises and reds, and the "V's" and such. One can get all kinds of instant patterns by altering a playing shot, but this feels like a fractal or other abstract work made by you. It's a perfect holiday piece, given that it's a season of lights...Sorry I'm a week or more late, but it's beautiful; and I wish a very rich full love-filled and inspired holiday and New Year for you and all you love. And thanks for being here for all of us in all the ways you are. You bring a lot of light to this place, and in many ways. Happy New Year!