tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276905472024-03-05T14:07:39.532-08:00Images of IrelandTerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-73569463222344442382012-05-16T13:38:00.001-07:002012-05-16T13:39:08.223-07:00Dingle Peninsula "painting."<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is the result of an experiment I did in exploring the outer limits of Photoshopping some of my favorite Ireland images. If this reminds you of Van Gogh that might be more than coincidence. It is actually a photo on the Dingle Peninsula near Camp.</div>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-2423005180468968662008-06-23T14:19:00.001-07:002008-06-23T14:19:54.516-07:00Inisheer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQD8YAys4XcfhCd25U1c16rOzwFQZPYMLWFsS1MvR3hwdApo1UZ49pxajSuttEeCZuUeL7aTljdFNjI0ONgQ5hhqQ7U9YWV7gNiHIpUEVd-TdDhm6HPi3Oheh-A2-CPayJnfnvg/s1600-h/Inisheer+in+spring.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215189727887794370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQD8YAys4XcfhCd25U1c16rOzwFQZPYMLWFsS1MvR3hwdApo1UZ49pxajSuttEeCZuUeL7aTljdFNjI0ONgQ5hhqQ7U9YWV7gNiHIpUEVd-TdDhm6HPi3Oheh-A2-CPayJnfnvg/s400/Inisheer+in+spring.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-6361446496100528172008-06-19T12:18:00.000-07:002008-06-19T12:24:25.748-07:00A sunset over 3 Aran islands - taken from Inisheer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNNIUEMI6PPbrSQb5Vp1ZNvLa59W49W6bO7jzicZ5qkK2w7MKCZToXfObNvTyoPSu0cIPlPcwqRmt0s68bUkfaefWS63hrxvg4eQHBlooJ-ptpWL19CaGcCpYnxm2Ge2L2ADfHQ/s1600-h/Aran+sunset.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213674382523863842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNNIUEMI6PPbrSQb5Vp1ZNvLa59W49W6bO7jzicZ5qkK2w7MKCZToXfObNvTyoPSu0cIPlPcwqRmt0s68bUkfaefWS63hrxvg4eQHBlooJ-ptpWL19CaGcCpYnxm2Ge2L2ADfHQ/s400/Aran+sunset.jpg" border="0" /></a> I wanted to stay the night in Inisheer just for the chance of taking this picture. It turns out that there were many other good reasons to stay in Inisheer. We hadn't been to the Aran islands since the 1970s, and I find the look of the place just stunningly otherworldly.<br /><div></div>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-28657928073044541212008-06-18T04:45:00.000-07:002008-06-18T04:48:37.495-07:00Yeats' Tower<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULjUci2CtHsx_xFMKJa_qfIDF3fyHM3-561JGMF9tubeKZ3mKxIv6Ruor4TSzMplTO4LBbyNkH-dS8_WrIxm0yWZSmwkTnNVbYqi2NOly3yjZ8Rr_RPhSyPtJcjHnlfpuMKiTpA/s1600-h/Yeats+tower.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213186712451894066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULjUci2CtHsx_xFMKJa_qfIDF3fyHM3-561JGMF9tubeKZ3mKxIv6Ruor4TSzMplTO4LBbyNkH-dS8_WrIxm0yWZSmwkTnNVbYqi2NOly3yjZ8Rr_RPhSyPtJcjHnlfpuMKiTpA/s400/Yeats+tower.jpg" border="0" /></a> South of Galway. This is in an area of farming and not much else. You really have to have a good idea where it is, because it is not well marked. However, when you round the corner and see this, it is an absolutely awe-inspiring sight.<br /><div></div>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-7030612175807003192008-03-02T11:04:00.001-08:002008-03-02T11:04:57.131-08:00Ireland in the mist<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdqKl1_j6w4Ip_SiCc8QXYYYjX8A5o5XVRUisFn4Q1XqJblShVPu6PoaYWUA1cisW8ars5igQbKAMJH4Vj0o4r08tlVyB7CXtIytPc1JUDv9TxyJZRKE9zHfrA2Cg8ndy74urWQ/s1600-h/Ireland+in+the+mist.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173222333143670114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdqKl1_j6w4Ip_SiCc8QXYYYjX8A5o5XVRUisFn4Q1XqJblShVPu6PoaYWUA1cisW8ars5igQbKAMJH4Vj0o4r08tlVyB7CXtIytPc1JUDv9TxyJZRKE9zHfrA2Cg8ndy74urWQ/s400/Ireland+in+the+mist.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-39833103425849211742007-07-19T16:58:00.000-07:002007-07-19T17:00:08.483-07:00Gallerus<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQAnpYpcbSwxaeiJkIJpKEs1td4qxs_t1pVyM7Um59JhSPYcIPXhe96BW_tYF5_9yXnDmZRHi4Oupr3EvnvilLarTYaFEe3livsvcoGKDzmww-eyXpfpu5q96pUSDm79T1rkCGA/s1600-h/Gallerus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089062084420240178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQAnpYpcbSwxaeiJkIJpKEs1td4qxs_t1pVyM7Um59JhSPYcIPXhe96BW_tYF5_9yXnDmZRHi4Oupr3EvnvilLarTYaFEe3livsvcoGKDzmww-eyXpfpu5q96pUSDm79T1rkCGA/s400/Gallerus.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Walking down the path from the oratory, I was taken with the sheer beauty of the Dingle Peninsula countryside.</div>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-77072963254397411922007-05-09T06:10:00.000-07:002007-05-09T06:13:11.113-07:00Sheep as far as the eye can see<center><img height="333" width="411" src="http://faculty.quinnipiac.edu/libraries/tballard/report/sheep518.jpg"></center>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-50530369071568749382007-04-27T07:46:00.000-07:002007-04-27T07:49:18.298-07:00Cong - site of the Quiet Man<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoec-zcnKSJjb3CDGdso4KU2uqDSSGx7kTz836shHYIrJQ_sUnU9TCYg8Ow2zWKTGnKUB3M2_qziGDOecs8QLC2zb5fENdsFAN_1OSbqbAoMc53qrnMmUq9KR4g2Evd42OxiFug/s1600-h/0cam5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058119492550024946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoec-zcnKSJjb3CDGdso4KU2uqDSSGx7kTz836shHYIrJQ_sUnU9TCYg8Ow2zWKTGnKUB3M2_qziGDOecs8QLC2zb5fENdsFAN_1OSbqbAoMc53qrnMmUq9KR4g2Evd42OxiFug/s400/0cam5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We first visited Ireland in 1976 for a week when we were in Britain. Our English friends lined us up a tour designed for British people - an unbelievable bargain. This included daily bus tours of uneven quality. This was the tour that went the furthest North. It also included Westport.</div>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-65638441248456556932007-04-09T13:21:00.000-07:002007-04-09T13:22:11.349-07:00Collage<embed src="http://flash.picturetrail.com/pflicks/acrobatcube_r.swf" loop="false" quality="high" FlashVars="backopacity=100&cubecroptofit=1&enlargecroptofit=0&logopath=http://flash.picturetrail.com/pflicks/ptlogo1.swf&ptdim=50.10&ptxy=500.16&faceopacity=100&img1=http://pic70.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1882/8512877/16009590/244476287.jpg&img2=http://pic70.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1882/8512877/16009590/244475955.jpg&img3=http://pic70.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1882/8512877/16009590/244475929.jpg&img4=http://pic70.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1882/8512877/16009590/244475920.jpg&img5=http://pic70.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1882/8512877/16009590/244475897.jpg&img6=http://pic70.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1882/8512877/16009590/244475881.jpg" wmode="#000000" bgcolor="#000000" width="500" height="480" name="acrobatcube" id="acrobatcube" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><table width="500" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom" width="85" height="30"><a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/misc/counter.fcgi?cID=500&link=http%3A//www.picturetrail.com/webpages/about-photoflick2.shtml"><img src="http://pics.picturetrail.com/res/pflicks/pt.gif" border="0"></a></td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/misc/counter.fcgi?cID=501&link=http%3A//www.picturetrail.com/webpages/about-photoflick3.shtml"><font color="#0E58FF" size="2" face="arial">Cool Slideshows</font></a></td></tr></table>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-44038062359384303552007-04-02T12:18:00.000-07:002007-04-02T12:37:45.244-07:00Rose and thorns in Tralee<a href="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/irelandpop&page=all"><br /><img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/image/49547369.jpg"><b><br />In Tralee's City park, they pride themselves on their roses.</b></a>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-81898450831447194562007-03-15T13:31:00.001-07:002007-03-15T13:36:20.518-07:00Sheep grazing near Killarney<a href="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/killarney_gallery"><br /><br /><img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/image/75691201.jpg"><br /><br /></a>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-59589000714432386552007-03-14T06:32:00.000-07:002007-03-14T06:34:18.816-07:00Angry sea at Fahramore<a href="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/ireland_in_october__the_dingle_peninsula&page=2"><img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/image/36460656.jpg"></a>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-14083846417117135782007-03-05T13:26:00.000-08:002007-03-05T13:28:55.008-08:00Workhouse Wall<a href="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/irish_walls"><img height=644 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/image/41793457.jpg"></a>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-73822474180939023962007-03-04T04:11:00.000-08:002007-03-04T13:05:19.070-08:00Gate at Cahirciveen<a href="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/kerry"> <center><img height=700 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/image/35912590.jpg"></center></a><br /><br /><b>We made two trips to Cahirciveen because it was the locale for one of the most well-preserved workhouses from the Famine-era. The librarian at the public library, Ms. O'Sullivan managed to secure a promise from the farmer who owned the property that we could enter the gate if we did not try to go inside the workhouse (dangerous).</b>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-1168990498923210352007-01-16T15:33:00.001-08:002007-03-04T13:10:05.075-08:00Morning light near Tralee<a href="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/ireland_in_late_summer"><img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/image/72961921.jpg"></a><br /><b> One morning we were driving from Tralee to Fenit, leisurely following the water, and found this quiet spot.</b>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-1168386429286216252007-01-09T15:46:00.000-08:002007-01-09T15:47:09.296-08:00Dingle Bay<img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/image/72851128.jpg">Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-1167842775326874122007-01-03T08:44:00.000-08:002007-01-03T08:46:15.340-08:00Mountains near the Conor Pass<a href="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/irelandall"><img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/image/28661812.jpg"></a>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-1166818941042549892006-12-22T12:21:00.000-08:002006-12-22T12:22:58.173-08:00Dingle Town street scene<img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/image/40608614.jpg">Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-1166482450408998212006-12-18T14:52:00.000-08:002006-12-18T14:54:10.416-08:00Between Tralee and Fenit<a href="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/ireland_in_late_summer"><img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/image/49320684.jpg"><br /><b>One imagines that there is a story behind this.</b></a>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-1166387697430967692006-12-17T12:33:00.000-08:002006-12-17T12:35:10.023-08:00Happy sheep<img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/image/35867943.jpg"><br /><br /><b>Friends thought that I had altered this picture to make it look like the sheep was smiling. In actual fact, he really was that happy.</b>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-1166206461709803632006-12-15T10:12:00.000-08:002006-12-15T10:14:21.720-08:00South of Downtown Tralee<a href="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/tralee"><img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/image/61042746.jpg"></A>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-1165702751419673142006-12-09T14:18:00.000-08:002006-12-09T14:19:11.430-08:00In the Killarney forest<img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/image/28895922.jpg">Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-1165439177225448052006-12-06T13:04:00.000-08:002006-12-06T13:07:23.316-08:00Dingle peninsula rainbow<a href="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/rainbows"><img height=211 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/image/52313166.jpg"></a>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-1164984996665494782006-12-01T06:54:00.000-08:002006-12-01T06:56:36.683-08:00Burren wall<a href="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/clare"><img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/image/29023782.jpg"></a><br /><br />I took shots like this every chance I could when no one was looking.Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27690547.post-1164936853843290852006-11-30T17:32:00.000-08:002006-11-30T17:34:13.853-08:00Valentia harbor<a href="http://www.pbase.com/terryballard/kerry"><img height=322 width=411 src="http://www.pbase.com/image/36009967.jpg"></a>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887149253771516920noreply@blogger.com0