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.Ă‚Â
Comments (33)
fallen21
Fantastic shot.
rainbows
Wonderful wild flowers, Lucinda. A very fine capture. Hugs. Di. xx
bimm3d
lovely flowers, perfect photo!!
durleybeachbum
So wonderful to have these growing wild! Lupins are just slug-food in my garden, i have given up!
jayfar
A lovely patch of wild lupins Lucinda.
anianiani
I love the focus ,blur background ,light and the beauty...Excellent Dear Friend
magnus073
Fantastic looking capture Lucinda, they really are something special. Like the pov you chose to go with here, and the colors really stand out. It is rare that we have those days we enjoy so much as the one you mentionen.
jendellas
Very pretty & a lovely lunch it seems :o) xx
MrsLubner
Awesome shot. State flower of Texas and very dear to my heart. :-) The last time I took pictures of bluebonnets in Texas I found myself surrounded by fire ants...I was so intent on getting the shot, I didn't notice until it was too late that I was standing in an ant pile!!! This really has a great composition and excellent color retention.
Faemike55
Great capture with a wonderful POV
Feliciti
beautiful flowers and blue tones !!
Sea_Dog
Wonderful shot - the backlighting makes these beauties radiant. Nice job.
helanker
OH! How beautiful they are. I love these flowers and I had big and beautiful wine red and pink in my garden this summer :-) Love these blue with the sun shining on them. Reminds me of the summer, we almost didnt have. LOL !
jocko500
I ;like these types of flowers. wonderful color and shot
dochtersions
Great light is on the bluebonnets, and its like they are dancing in it. A fantastic and joyfully picture it makes. Thanks for sharing this beauty, Lucinda, I've never seen them before, and I'm wondering if they also have a smell. Superb to hear you had such a lovely day!
emmecielle
Great capture, Lucinda! Splendid colours! :)
drifterlee
Beautiful. I have a bluebonnet .3ds model I used in a render. Love them!
goodoleboy
March 26th 2010, was a fun day? What a memory. I can't even remember what happened two days ago! But I digress. Stellar focus in this pic to pop out these lovely flowers amidst all the surrounding flora shouting for attention, Lucinda.
sandra46
WONDERFUL FLOWERS
flavia49
fabulous POV and image
blondeblurr
The contrast of the green and blue is just divine, how kind the lady was and so are you - one good deed deserves another, when there is so much happiness in finding natures little treasures ... BB
mgtcs
Very lovely picture Lucinda, marvelous contrasts and lighting, beautiful photo, thank you for sharing!
KatesFriend
I am taken by the thought of one of the classic Impressionist painters hiking to this field with canvas and oils in tow. Pitching their wares and taking this fine afternoon to use these flowers as there subjects. The blue is quite striking set above the pastel-like greens.
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful wild flowers, Lucinda!Beautiful POV and great capture !
ia-du-lin
wonderful flowers, colors and lighting, great contrast
tofi
Sounds like a wonderful excursion with the ladies! I'm glad you were able to get out and see these wonderful tinny bluebonnets, as they are most lovely and a refreshing treat for the eye! Very pretty, my Friend!
wysiwig
What a pretty image. They look as if they are posing for you. The background is perfect.
mickeyrony
Bluebonnet ... It reminds me to horse racing ..... lol Have had a place here called Bluebonnets lol ..... I still have a pretty beautiful. ((5 + +)) Bluebonnet ... Cela me fait penser aux courses de chevaux lol..... Ont avait par ici un une place qui s'appelait Bluebonnets lol..... Joli présentation encore ma Belle . ((5++))
Kindredsoul
Oh this is so beautiful excellent how can I miss this? I love looking at photography
danapommet
Lovely capture and colors.