Splash Photo Archives
When I redesigned the site in 2002 to the “Minimalist” design, I also redesigned the splash page (example seen at right), which, from February 2001 until June 30, 2012, was the first page people saw when entering the site. Until August 2002, the splash page contained the logo in large size and the URL, with an invitation to click to enter. With the 2002 redesign, the splash page reduced the size of the logo and added a picture of me, which I changed monthly. This was the splash page’s design for more than nine years, with only minor color changes throughout the years until the splash page was discontinued with the completion of the site’s conversion to WordPress in 2012. At that time, the splash photo feature was temporarily moved to the Welcome page. When the site was redesigned in September 2012, the splash photo, though now smaller in size, was placed in the upper right corner of every page.
Since August 2002, I have run many photos in the spaces where the splash photo has resided, with “whatever I find interesting” as the guideline. All of the photos that have come and gone over the years are listed here, and I hope that you will find these photos interesting, too…
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September 2005Self-portrait off of a mirror outside of a parking garage in downtown Washington DC. |
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August 2005Self-portrait at Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia. |
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July 2005Posing with the word “EXIT” made out of Tinkertoys at the tender age of five. |
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June 2005Posing with the giant metal fly outside Amazement Square in Lynchburg. Notes: A number of the photos from this day's trip became part of the Downtown Lynchburg Photography set. |
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May 2005I photograph my shadow as I hold up my Metro farecard at the entrance to the Federal Triangle station in Washington DC. |
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April 2005Big smile in Lee Hall at Virginia Tech. |
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March 2005Pretending to drive a Harrisonburg Transit bus. Notes: The bus in this photo is a Gillig Low Floor. |
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February 2005“Chef Schumin” image from 2002. Notes: This photo is from the Microwave Cooking photo set in College Life. |
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January 2005“Weakest Link” parody. |
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December 2004Posing with a giant nutcracker. |
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November 2004My rather lame Halloween costume from 2004. |
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Election 2004 Special“Vote November 2” message with a picture of the United States flag in front of the US Capitol in Washington DC. |
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October 2004I’ve been caught shopping! |
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September 2004Flashback photo, showing a seven-year-old version of myself riding the Casino Carousel in Asbury Park, New Jersey. A more recent photo of me is in the circular inset. |
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August 2004After a coworker noticed a resemblance between the “Shrek” character and myself, I created this composite image with a toy Shrek wearing my glasses, as a compare-for-yourself image. Notes: This is a reproduction of the original composite image. The original composite image run on the front of the site was lost due to technical problems. |
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July 2004Cell phone self portrait. |
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May-June 2004Sitting on the steps near Wampler Hall at JMU. |
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April 2004Posing at the Harrisonburg Wal-Mart with a playground ball with the Wal-Mart happy face emblazoned on it. |
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March 2004Smiling while wearing a set of head boppers. |
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February 2004Contemplating that which is the Ugly Fruit… |
