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.Â
Comments (17)
jayfar
A great set of pics depicting your travels.
durleybeachbum
Such an interesting series..I still like No 5 best!!
alanwilliams
what a terrific collage, so beautifully done
blondeblurr
Ah, here at last ! ;) it was a beautiful series Lucinda, a bit of everything for everyone ... there is something so very mysterious about # 4, which I like, especially with a 'shady character' lurking in the BG, but # 6 is my favourite, take for example the big white railing, with those interesting looking air vents, making a bold statement and then in the distance the Fairmont Hotel, which is such a big contrast of styles ... well done, BB
magnus073
Nice work on this wonderful collage Lucinda. I have enjoyed each pic as well as the story to go with each one.
clbsmiley
Wow!!! That ferry. is a lot bigger than ours. Wonderful collage!! Great pics. Nice to see them all together.
flavia49
fabulous shots and collage! I don't know why but I have a "noir" or spy movie feeling when riding a ferry. # 4 or #6 have an eerie mood: I'd look for a hidden messages, a concealed gun, ...
dochtersions
It's wonderful,, Lucinda. It is as if I'm on the ferry myself. You made the series in a very artistic way, And I admire all of them, dear friend. A big hug :).
Faemike55
very cool series
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful collage
sandra46
AMAZING WORK! AND A SUPERB MOOD!
goodoleboy
A montage of epic, if not biblical, proportions in this awesome labor of love, Lucinda. It looks like fisheye in reverse. Stellar effort!
jocko500
wonderful photos
whaleman
Nice bunch of photos!
auntietk
Oh boy. This is the one I've been waiting for. :) 1. Mukilteo Ferry. This view is as familiar to me as my own back yard. It's so much fun to see it through your eyes! I have so many memories of that ferry ride over so many years. My sister-in-law lives on Whidbey, and we lived right on the Edmonds/Mukilteo border (I've lived in that area since 1981) so that ferry dock has been a big part of my life for a very long time. 2. I love the different outfits people have on. :) Shorts and tees (probably a native) and big puffy down coats (probably someone from south Texas, LOL!), and it looks like a perfect day! Super capture. 3. You have no idea how glad I am that you took this on a BC ferry. This is such a fabulous shot that if you'd taken it on my patch, I'd have to hide my head in shame forever for not having seen it. What a relief! It's probably my favorite of the series, unless I'm looking at another one. It's outstanding! 4. Okay, no, THIS is my favorite shot! It's the Mukilteo ferry of course. I've taken pictures of that danged bench about a million times, trying to get THIS shot. (Seriously. When you're here I'll show you hundreds of pictures I've taken in that outside seating area.) There's something about being from someplace else that allows us to get amazing shots like this when the people who live there can't figure it out. When I saw this picture when you first posted it, I made Bill come look. It's stunning. The bench looks like it's floating, and the pov is perfect. Love it! 5. No question why Andrea likes this one best! What a cutie-patootie he is"! :) Super candid portrait. Really nice work! 6. Terrific shot! I haven't been to the Empress since the late 1970s. Between you and Claude (photosynthesis) you make me think we need to run up and visit our neighbors here pretty soon! :) 7. Are you sure that's the BC ferry? It looks awfully familiar! Either way, it's a great shot. I loved this series! Fine pictures, all. Thanks for sharing them, and for doing a collection and leaving comments on. I've been itching for this one for days! :)
anianiani
Thanks For All These Wonderful Valuable Photoshots.
danapommet
A super collage and I was so impressed with the photo of all the cars waiting to leave the ferry. I loved the lighting!