Hello Rebguy,
The NOAA Photo Library
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
Restrictions for Using NOAA Images
Most NOAA photos and slides are in the public domain and CANNOT be copyrighted.
Although at present, no fee is charged for using the photos credit
MUST be given to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration/Department of Commerce unless otherwise instructed to
give credit to the photographer or other source.
If you wish to download an image, click below the image caption on
High Resolution Photo. This will download a high resolution "jpg"
image that can be saved by rightclicking your mouse for printing or
manipulation within a graphics software program.
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/aboutimages.html
Check out all the collections here:
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/collections.html
The Coral Kingdom
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/reef/index.html
America?s Coastlines
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/coastline/index.html
Sunrises and sunsets
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/sun/index.html
NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Catalog of Images
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nerr/esind1.htm
Sanctuaries - images from the Nation's National Marine Sanctuaries
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/sanctuary/index.html
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/sanctuary/sanind1.htm
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ARS Image Gallery
?The Image Gallery is provided as a complimentary source of high
quality digital photographs available from the Agricultural Research
Service Information Staff. Select a category from the left to view
images with caption information, or in a proof sheet format without
captions.
Images are available for direct download in three sizes (72dpi) for
web use and for FPO use by designers and art directors: thumbnail
(1.5"), medium (3.5"), and large (8.89"). Simply copy the desired
image in the size needed from your browser.?
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/
Here are some nice plant images
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/plantsimages.new.htm
Animal images
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/animalsimages.new.htm
Crops
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/cropsimages.new.htm
Insects
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/insectsimages.new.htm
Fruits
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/fruitsimages.new.htm
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's online digital media library
?The library system contains the National Image Library--the Service's
collection of public domain still photos. You may search all the
images through the National Image Library link, or you may search by
individual collections, which are listed underneath.?
http://images.fws.gov/
Browse keywords
http://images.fws.gov/default.cfm?fuseaction=records.browseKeywords
Copyrights and Permission for Using Images from Service Web Pages
Most of the images on our Web pages are in the "public domain" (which
means they have no copyright restrictions). If an image on our Web
site is not restricted and does not say it is copyrighted, then you
can assume it is in the public domain. You may download and use those
copyright-free images in your print and electronic publications.
There's no fee to pay (i.e., they're free), and no need to get
permission from the Service for reusing them.
http://pictures.fws.gov/
Ecosystem photo gallery
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esysgal.html
Photographs from the Mountain-Prairie Region
http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/images/images.htm
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Yellowstone Nacional PArk
These images are in the public domain and are available for use, free of charge.
http://www.nps.gov/yell/press/images/
Yellowstone Digital Slide File
http://www.nps.gov/yell/slidefile/index.htm
Yellowstone Bird Images
http://www.nps.gov/yell/slidefile/birds/index.htm
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The Picture Collection
The Picture Collection Online is an image resource site for those who
seek knowledge and inspiration from visual materials. It is a
collection of 30,000 digitized images from books, magazines and
newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards,
mostly created before 1923.
http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/
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USDA Wildlife
http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/opc-bird.htm
Other images
http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/opc-anim.htm
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NASA Images
http://nix.nasa.gov/
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OpenPhoto has a collection of free-to-use photos. http://openphoto.net/
Licenses
http://openphoto.net/licenses.html
Enter landscapes in search box
http://openphoto.net/search/index.html
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Search terms used:
public domain photographs + collections
I hope the information provided is helpful!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
