Here are some of my favourite images from 2014:

(1) Early January and a walk in the snow to the summit of Slieve Croob.  In the background the clear summits of the Mourne Mountains provide a wonderful backdrop.

(2)  A sunny day in early March allowed for a trip to South Down, taking in Kilbroney Park in Rostrevor and then this stop off on the road back at Narrow Water, just outside Warrenpoint.

(3)  Nuala with the Hoola.  On a photographic walkabout of Belfast I captured this image of “Nuala” as she attempted to capture a nearby lamp post.

(4)  In May, the Giro d’Italia arrived amidst great buzz and excitement.  Whilst not of the cyclists, I think this image really captures the great occasion, and how people really got involved in making it such a wonderful event.

(5)  In early summer (although it doesn’t look like it) I found myself along the North Coast, and in this instance on Whiterocks Beach just outside Portrush.

(6)  On the same day, I also visited Portbradden and Whitepark Bay, where I came across this herd of cows – don’t know if they were grazing or sun bathing.

(7)  During possibly the best part of the of summer I was lucky enough to have been visiting the lovely Dingle Peninsula in Co. Kerry.  One of the evenings, I was captured this wonderful sunset over Dingle Bay.

(8)  Although I was lucky with the weather during my time in Dingle, the one day I decided to visit the Great Blasket Island, just off the Kerry coast, the sea mist decided to come in from the Atlantic.  The b/w effect on this image of Dunquin Harbour (as I waited on my boat) just adds to the eerie feeling of the foggy Atlantic.

(9)  My last image of my time in Dingle, is off Fungi the Dolphin, who decided to make an appearance after near an hours boat trip looking for him.

(10)  This image is of the Seven Sisters, the chalk cliffs that are located on the south east coast of England (Sussex)

(11)  This is also from my visit to Sussex.  This time I am along part of the South Downs Way.

(12)  Whilst in Sussex, I took a day trip to Brighton.  Must have been a quiet day for Brighton as this photo was taken in the middle of the afternoon, in the middle of August.

(13)  This posing goat is from a trip I had to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in September.

(14)  This is from the pond at Victoria Park in Belfast.  The gulls were on the lookout for some food.

(15)  My final image is of Mussenden Temple.  On the same day I captured a magnificent sunset over the Temple, but this is another favourite showing the Temple in  good light and showing off some of the wonderful coastline.