Mary, just ask Wayne to remove it, or to credit it to you (if you wish to grant permission). He will probably be agreeable to one or the the other. You did put your copyright at jeopardy by not including a copyright statement when you posted the pictures (even a single statement "All photos (are copyrighted) by ..." would have been sufficient. However, legally (i.e., in a court of law), you can probably prove that you took the picture originally, and that is all that is needed. Registering the work just makes it easy to assert your ownership rights.
When I use pictures on my own web site, I always ask permission and always include a photo credit when it is known. I use only publicity photos without credits when they don't include the photographer's name (and they usually do not).
Interestingly, I have found that a simple photo credit is sufficient. I have never seen any of the non-publicity picture on my site on any other web site.
On the other hand, I do know of one professional photographer who discovered one of his photos in a book, used without permission or compensation. He took to putting copyright/watermarks over his online photos so that nobody else could do that. (Even when you are the undisputed copyright owner, getting the money due isn't always easy).
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