I designed this website myself, including most of the artwork. However, I made use of a number of photographs available under the Creative Commons License. Note that I modified some of them for artistic effect and take full responsibility for the images as they appear on my website. To enjoy the original beauty of the photos, please visit the links provided below under “Creative Credits”.
I also benefited from free graphics tutorials via YouTube, and would like to acknowledge these as well. Special thanks to Gareth David of TastyTuts. His outstanding Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials were of tremendous help. Marty at Blue Lightning TV also has excellent Photoshop tutorials, especially when it comes to special effects.
My vision was skillfully implemented by the web development team at 3200 Creative.
I am grateful to all of these creative people who offered their talents. Here I thankfully give credit where credit is due.
Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DCMA)
In addition to the acknowledgements noted here, every effort is made to ensure compliance with copyright laws, including the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). However, if you do find content or images on my site that you believe may have been used in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please follow the Notice and Procedures for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement below (following the Creative Credits section).
Creative Credits
Welcome Page – Nebula
While I designed the nebula, I want to thank the following YouTubers for their tutorials:
MrPhotoTut
Photshop Tutorial: How To Make A Nebula (Space Scene) Mar. 27, 2012
Blue Lightning TV
How to Quickly Create Stars, Planets and Faraway Galaxies (Aug. 14, 2014)
Healing Page
Background
Rolling hills by Banjaxx © Copyright 2009 by Banjaxx and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons License via Flickr. Modifications: Color overlay/recolored.
Waterfall Vignette
Waterfalls by Kitty Terwolbeck © Copyright 2007 by Kitty Terwolbeck and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons License via Flickr. Modifications: Cropped, recolored, artistic filter applied, added text.
Spirit Page
Background
The Stars at Night by Lee Dyer © Copyright 2014 by Lee Dyer and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons License via Flickr. Modifications: Cropped, added stars
Moonrise Vignette
Lake Louise by Stephen Liu © Copyright 2011 by Stephen Liu and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons License via Flickr. Modifications: Cropped, recolored, added moon, night sky, stars, text.
Politics Page – Castle on Hill Vignette
Hill
Beacon Hill from Ellesborough Church Tower © Copyright Rob Farrow and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons License via Geograph.org. Modifications: Cropped, color adjustment, added road, text
Castle
Balintore Castle Nr. Kirriemuir © Copyright Lloyd Housley and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence via Geograph.org. Modifications: Removed foreground (i.e. cutout castle only). Flipped, rotated, slight color adjustment. Placed upon a hill from another location (Beacon Hill photo above).
Inspiration Page
Background
No Title Given © Copyright 2015 by IBG_Hott and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons License via Flickr. Modifications: Reduced brightness of sun
Sea Cliff Vignette
Surfing at sunset, Chapel Porth, Cornwall by Verrant James © Copyright 2014 Verrant James and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons License via Flickr. Modifications: Flipped, cropped, slight color adjustments.
Notice and Procedures for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement
If you identify material on this website that you believe has been used in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please use the Contact Form to notify us and supply the following information:
- Reasonably sufficient details to enable us to identify the work claimed to be infringed or, if multiple works are claimed to be infringed, a representative list of such works (for example: title, author, any registration or tracking number, URL);
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- Your contact information so that we can contact you (for example, your address, telephone number, email address);
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- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is alleged to be infringed.
- Your electronic signature.
We will respond to any DMCA complaints in a timely manner. Should it be determined that copyright infringement did occur, the offending items will promptly be removed from our site.
