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)
goodoleboy
Stellar ambiance of clarity, composition, contrast, background detail and reflections!
Faemike55
Very cool and beautiful capture! Great gift for Tara
mgtcs
WOW.....This is a splendid picture my friend, excellent colors and lighting. Always such a pleasure to view you photos, fabulous lighting! Adorable B-day gift!
Richardphotos
very beautiful. the last time I was in Austin a parking place could not be had except way down by the capitol building
KatesFriend
Very breathtaking view. The colours are what I enjoy the most, especially the splashes of emerald light here and there - I'm a sucker for green. City colours become very primary and striking at dusk, just enough daylight to not be dark but not so much to desaturate the textures. Of coarse the near mirror calm of the river is an extra treat. If possible expanding the presence of the bright coloured lights from the land. For a brief moment the harshness of a city is blunted by its jewel like beauty. goodoleboy described it as stellar which is very well said.
magnus073
Wow Lucinda, this one made my night so much brighter. Clatyon put it best when he said this was a breathtaking view, and those lights are truly dazzling. Of course your point is well made about the lights on the water, as they helped provide some of the most beautiful reflections I've ever seen.
wysiwig
So there really is a Lucinda. How about that? Stellar work here. The colors and reflections are superb. I really like the building just right of center. It looks like it has a giant crystal on top. Wonderful birthday gift for Tara. I hope all is well with you.
durleybeachbum
Great to see a pic from you!
jayfar
This is beautiful Lucinda and a lovely dedi to Tara.
jayfar
This is beautiful Lucinda and a lovely dedi to Tara.
jayfar
This is beautiful Lucinda and a lovely dedi to Tara.
ronmolina
Excellent shot!
whaleman
This is a lovely shot, and a sight that my daughter has not yet given to me when I have been there, but she has taken me many other places and Austin is a really nice place with very nice people living there!
Cyve
Marvelous picture !
jendellas
Wonderful image for Tara's birthday!!
Minda
amazing shot lucinda,very beautiful.
helanker
WOW! What a perfect city shot, Lucinda :-))) A really lovely reflection you got there. Awesome dedi to our friend :-)))
flavia49
wonderful image and dedication
mickeyrony
Happy Birthday Tara and the best in that day ..... Thanks for all my Beautiful Be safe and put love in your heart ((5++)) MICHEL
auntietk
Thank you so much, my friend! I love the reflections ... it's a gorgeous scene, and a beautiful photograph. (If those are the candles, this must be a Texas-sized birthday cake!) :D
jocko500
lovely sky light. and i will say to her too happy birthday
clbsmiley
Lovely clarity and reflections.
Chipka
This is brilliant. I happen to love blue hour photography, especially if it's urban. There's something quite special about the overall sense of color and that nice, twilight shading. It's too dark to be full daylight, but too light to be night. You capture such great details here, and beautiful light. I love those reflections. All in all, this is a brilliant shot and a perfect dedication too!
anianiani
i liked everything about it..Thanks.
Celart
Seen on LWITG. Great shot. Loving the quiet atmosphere and water reflections. Well done
danapommet
Excellent shimmering reflection!