The Tsunami Relief Book Is Now Available!
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The international photographers guild to which I belong has published
"Images to Brighten Our World", a book of beautiful photographs to benefit Tsunami victims.
All proceeds ($25) are being donated to organizations leading the tsunami relief efforts.
(benefits have reached $4,500 as of March 18, 2005!)
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Please consider donating to this worthy cause if you are able.
ISBN number: 1-4116-2363-0
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Feel free to E-mail me to let me know if you purchase a book, otherwise I have no way of knowing.
Read More Information About the Book Here
Download a Preview of All Chapters in PDF Format (1.4mb)
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Map of Death Tolls, Tsunami Animation, Photos
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The purpose of this page is to highlight some samples of my photography work and to provide a little background information about me. Many of these images are available for purchase as matted prints or notecards. If you are interested in purchasing any of these, please feel free to contact me by E-mail for availability and pricing, or for any other questions or comments. Or you may use the BLZ Photos Order Form.   You Can Read My Bio Here
Thanks and please enjoy your visit!
The following three photos won first place in their respective categories of Journalism, Portraiture, and "Other" (macro photography etc) at the 2001 Chesterfield County Fair...
This vertical panoramic photo (2 photos stitched together) taken at "Falling Springs" in western VA won first place in the Landscape category at the 2001 Chesterfield County Fair, and also received the overall Best of Show Award in Color Photography...
The above photo is also currently on display in a large format reproduction (16x32") as part of an international traveling photo exhibition highlighting digital photography. See here for more about the group and show...
This photo of the Appomattox River won third place in the Virginia State 2001 "Fall River Renaissance" photo contest, and is on display throughout the year 2002 in the Virginia General Assembly Building in Richmond, VA...
Most of the photos on this page were selected for "Photo of the Day", "Photo of the Week" or "Photo of the Month" awards at various online photography contests, including www.digitalphotocontest.com, FotoShow (Brazil) and D-Store digital photo contest. The "Spring Beauty" butterfly photo, "Secret Falls", and "Appalachian Autumn" were all awarded "Photo of the Day" at Steves Digicams photo contest, and the "Tropical Water Lily" image was "Photo of the Month" at Besfoto.com in September, 2000. See my photographer's profile link on this page to see my awards at DigitalPhotoContest.com (DPC), where I have served as a judge on the grand prize award panel and ranked among the top ten photographers over the last two years (2001-2002) for my "photos of the day".
"Discover The Wild" Screensaver & Slide Show CD
Gallery & Profile at Digital Image Cafe
Nature Gallery at FieldandForest.com
FotoTime Albums...
Animals of the Metro Richmond Zoo
Thomas Dale High School Indoor Track
Soccer Action - Thomas Dale High School
Thomas Dale High School Field Hockey
Soccer Action - Chesterfield Soccer Club '89 Boys
Soccer Action - Chesterfield United Soccer Club - Various Teams
Soccer Portraits - Chesterfield United Soccer Club Rec Division
Photographic Inventions...
Electronic Flash Adapter Circuit
Adapter Bracket for Panoramic & Macro Flash Photography
Extension Cord for Off-Camera Flash Photography
Improved Plastic Bottle Flash Diffuser
Download Freebies ...
Windows Wallpaper Image:
A closeup, out-of-focus, but very colorful photo of a beach towel ...
(save file to your c:\windows\web\backgrounds folder,
then select from display properties - desktop, & check "stretch" option)
Adobe Photoshop Watermark Action
Converts a photoshop text layer into semi-transparent watermarked text.
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(save file to your PC, then load from PS actions palette arrow menu,
select text layer, run action, adjust layer transparency if desired)
Tip: Modify by recording as you type a copyright notice, using Alt-0169 on keypad for ©.
Add your text action to the beginning & now you have an action to create a copyright watermark.
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