Dude, 

The Burren is the first thing I would think of too. Burren Beo has some lovely images: http://www.burrenbeo.com/burren-flora-overview.aspx?objID=Gallery 

You never know when your knowledge of Ireland will come in handy!

Michele

The Burren does capture a some themes quite perfectly, doesn't it? I'm glad people recognized your efforts.

Another great resource for photos is www.flickr.com...anyone who submits and includes a Creative Commons license on their images invites you to use their picture as long as you give them credit. You can click "advanced search" and set the site to to only search the Creative Commons license-friendly pics.

Thanks Michele,

I have spent countless hours in the Burren, just me and my camera. It is one of the most contemplative areas in Ireland, as far as I am concerned. One of the Photos in my Gallery, which was taken in the Burren, has a great story to it. I was trying to decide which angle best suited what I was trying to capture. An elder local man was watching me intently. when I was satisfied with my shot, I smiled at him and said Hello. He said to me, "Do you know how many folks have stood at that rock and looked across the boundless sea? All of them praying for a miracle and pinning that prayer on life in America." He said that he had lived in Boston until he turned 18 and then made his way back to the Burren area after he did his stint in the War, fulfilling a promise to his Gran. He said he stayed because he finally felt at home. We had quite a delightful chat and another in MCGann's that evening, he and his wife.

Dude's inspiration has opened the memory vault, is it Spring yet?

Corey, One has to be careful with Creative Commons license, as it doesn't always allow someone to use the photos in their original state for commercial use. This causes quite the Ballyhoo, especially at POD sites like the one I use for my Gallery, because people are constantly swiping photos from Flickr & Photobucket, and putting them on product for sale. I actually had one of my own photos challenged by my POD because someone had pulled it of my Cowboy Craic website and used it as theirs. Fortunately, I had all the necessary information to make the challenge go away.

Slan Agus Barrogs, Bit

-- Edited by CowboyCraic at 18:01, 2008-09-17