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~ Welcome to Jim-Dow.com ~
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away."
I set up this page to share a little bit about myself and some of my pictures, I hope you enjoy it
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RECENT PICTURE UPLOADS Aerosmith & the J. Geils Band at Fenway Park, Boston - August 14, 2010 RB Sam "Bam" Cunningham Inducted Into the Patriots Hall of Fame - August 12, 2010 New England Patriots vs New Orleans Saints - August 12, 2010 Plymouth Airport Day Trip with Christina - August 10, 2010 Illumination of the Harbor, Hull, MA - July 31, 2010 New England Patriots Hall of Fame and Training Camp - July 30, 2010 Martha's Vineyard Day Trip - July 24, 2010 Hingham 4th of July Parade (MA Striped Bass participated) - July 4, 2010 Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays - June 30, 2010 Boston Red Sox vs LA Dodgers - June 18, 2010 Striped Bass Fishing on Boston Harbor in Pam & Joe's Boat Again May 31, 2010 Live Reggae (Cheech) at Sweet Lemons in Plymouth - May 30, 2010 Striped Bass Fishing on Boston Harbor in Pam & Joe's Boat - May 29, 2010 Striped Bass Fishing on Boston Harbor in Gene's Boat - May 28, 2010 MA Beach Buggy Spring Meet, Scusset Beach - May 21st - May 23rd, 2010 Groundbreaking for the South Shore Hospital Bone & Muscle Center - May 19, 2010 Camping at Normandy Farms, Foxboro, MA - May 14-16, 2010 Field Dedication to the Late Hingham Police Chief Steve Carlson - May 2, 2010 Boston Red Sox vs Texas Ranger - April 20, 2010 Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat - April 17, 2010 (Playoff Game 1) Fishing Academy Fundraiser at WGBH TV Studios - April 15, 2010 Cohasset Election Day (I Won)!!! - April 10, 2010 Tri-State Fishing Tournament Annual Awards Banquet - April 3, 2010 Boston Celtics vs San Antonio Spurs - March 28, 2010 Boston Bruins Alumni Charity Hockey Game - March 25, 2010 Boston Celtics vs Memphis Grizzlies - March 10, 2010 MSBA Sportfishing EXPO @ Stonehill College - March 6th & 7th, 2010 Boston Bruins vs Montreal Canadiens - March 2, 2010 Father-Daughter Day in Boston - February 20, 2010 Newport, Rhode Island Weekend - February 20-21, 2010 MA Striped Bass Association Annual Awards Banquet February 6, 2010 Statehouse Meeting About Fishing Legislation - January 14, 2010 Boston Bruins Legends Hockey Game @ Fenway Park - January 2, 2010 Hull High School Class of 1984 - 25th Reunion - November 27, 2009 Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz - November 11, 2009 Me with Governor Patrick, Senator Hedlund & Rep Bradley November 6, 2009 Blue Hills Reservation foliage Pictures - October 25, 2009 Christina and Bella - October 24, 2009 Christina and Brady - October 5, 2009 Hull Boosters Club Boston Harbor Cruise - September 24, 2009 Endless Summer Festival, Nantasket Beach - September 13, 2009 Boston Bruins vs Anaheim Ducks - September 8, 2009 Hingham Police Family Fun Day - August 23, 2009 American Police Hall of Fame & Museum, Titusville, FL Dorchester Beach Festival - August 8, 2009 Injured Soldiers Fishing Outing - August 4, 2009 New England Patriots training camp - July 30, 2009 Florida trip (Disney, Cocoa Beach, hanging with my cousin) - July 5-12, 2010 Flounder Fishing Charter with Christina & friends June 6, 2009 New York City, Time Square, Ground Zero & Central Park - August 30, 2008 Whale Watching at Stellwagon - June 20, 2008 Me & Christina on Father's Day - June 15, 2008 The Two 40-inch Striped Bass I Caught Brady & Christina pics _____________________________________________________
ABOUT ME I have been an avid photographer for the past 25-years. In the past 7-years, I have taken over 114,000 pictures with my digital cameras. I primarily take still photos consisting of scenery, nature and wildlife. I have filmed approximately a dozen weddings, several birthday parties and countless community events including the swearing in ceremonies of Town officials, the Chief of Police and the Fire Chief. I've had several of my photos published in local Annual Town Reports, on municipal websites, in local newspapers and on area business and restaurant websites. I have over 16,000 of my pictures in an online photo storage site that I set up in July of 2001. As of August 18, 2010, I've had 756,513 viewers of my pictures. I rank #3 of 137,735 members in the web storage site for views. Click here to go to my online storage site
FRIENDS I have been blessed with some of the best, closest and caring friends that anyone could ever ask for. I have friends that would give the shirt off their back for me, friends that have been with me through the best and worst parts of my life. Friends that went down that road with me and for me, without criticizing or judging me through any of it. Click here to see my friends
I am also honored to say that I have 4 God-children, two girls and two boys. I can't think of too many more important things that someone can ask you to do for them than to be a God-parent for their children. I am humbled to be put in that position.
MY CAREER My full-time job is working for the Town of Hingham, MA running a public utility. I have worked for the Town since 1987 and was promoted to my current position of Supervisor in 1991. I have run the day-to-day operations of the department since then, reporting directly to three elected officials. In 2005, I was presented with the Employee Recognition Award by the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen given out annually to one town employee.
I was recently elected to a 3-year term in the Town of Cohasset where I live to serve on a Commission that oversees the municipal wastewater system. They have a very capable firm that runs the treatment plant but my background allows me to bring a hands-on background that the Commission didn't have and an extensive past facing many of the same issues that my town will be facing in the near future.
FISHING I have been a freshwater fisherman for several years, spending most of my time either in my kayak, canoe or float tube. I primarily fish for largemouth bass throughout Massachusetts. Plymouth is my favorite fishing destination because it has the most ponds of any town within 50-miles of where I live. Plymouth has 365 ponds, 1 for every day of the year :-)
I am the President of the Massachusetts Striped Bass Association, the largest and oldest saltwater fishing club open to the public in New England. I take part in several fishing tournaments from Maine to Rhode Island proudly representing the MSBA.
I am one of about 130 Master Instructors with the Angler Education Program run by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, we help teach kids how to fish and to use proper conservation tactics as well as teaching them about fishing safety and ethics. I take kids out from Hingham & Cohasset every year, it's such a thrill to see the look on their face when they catch a fish.
SNOWMOBILING I have been into snowmobiling for the past 10 years. I spend a lot of time in Wompatuck State Park, a 4000-acre park located within snowmobiling distance from my house. We do a lot of riding in Erving State Forest in Orange, MA and Mount Greylock in Adams, MA. Mt. Greylock is the highest peak in Massachusetts. Each year, several friends go up to Maine and New Hampshire for long weekends and spend countless hours trail riding, jumping and racing across lakes. Stark, NH and Rangely Lake in Maine are the most common places we go.
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AFFILIATIONS MASSACHUSETTS STRIPED BASS ASSOCIATION MSBA is the oldest and largest saltwater fishing club open to the public in New England. With several hundred members, we are very active in the community holding charity events, performing herring run clean-ups, toy drives for Children's Hospital and teaching sound conservation practices. Aside from being the President, I'm the photographer and webmaster for the MSBA. I am also the Monthly Entertainment Chair and am on the Annual Sportfishing EXPO Committee. CLICK HERE to learn more about the MSBA.
MASSACHUSETTS BEACH BUGGY ASSOCIATION I am a member and the webmaster for the MBBA, a group concerned with beach conservation and access. It is run by an Executive Board and a Board of Directors. There are Courtesy Patrols and Beach Representatives for the 9 area beaches that allow motor vehicle access. There are also 17 different committees that consist of 49 member positions to perform the specific tasks of each committee. CLICK HERE to learn more about the MBBA.
UNITED MOBILE SPORTFISHERMEN, INC I set up and maintain their new website. UMS is a group of 28 organizations set up to work for the conservation and preservation of coastal, tidal or inland waters of North America in which mobile sportfishing is permitted. There are over 75,000 members in UMS throughout the United States from New York to Texas. CLICK HERE to learn more about UMS.
MARTHA'S VINEYARD SURFCASTERS ASSOCIATION I'm a member of the MVSA, their goals are to encourage the sport of surfcasting; to gather for entertainment and good fellowship; to promote and uphold sound conservation practices and laws, and to see that these laws are properly carried out by members; to further good sportsmanship; and to seek and protect public access to fishing areas on Martha's Vineyard. CLICK HERE to learn more about MVSA.
FALMOUTH FISHERMAN'S ASSOCIATION I am also a member of the FFA, a group of fishermen that gather to fish, learn and educate others about fishing on Cape Cod. The Cape has some of the best fishing in the state and is the fishing destination of people from all over the world.
INTERNATIONAL FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHERS ORGANIZATION I have been a member of the IFPO since July 7, 1997. With over 77,800 members in 143 countries worldwide, IFPO is an organization dedicated to the advancement of the photographic arts and sciences. On January 2, 2008, I was selected to have my name inducted into the IFPO Freelance Photography Hall of Fame.
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The art of photography is to make that which seems unbeautiful, beautiful.. -Jennifer Barton
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