It's Not Seascapes.....

Well after a quick trip to Ballintoy, WhitePark and the surrounding area I discovered that getting up at 0530 in the morning and driving 40 miles was a stupid idea to do so by oneself. Not only did I not get any photographs.....long story but I stood in dog shit and came home minus a pair of trainers(thank god they were old ones!). As you can probably gather I've been trying too hard lately to think of places to go and what pictures to take, as well as driving the wife mad, but sometimes you've got to just look at what's under your nose. That said here's some shots I had taken earlier in the week around the Antrim Technology Park.

In and Around Templepatrick

Took a quick drive out to the mecca that is Templepatrick this morning to capture a few pix. It's twinned with Las Vegas you know....if you don't believe me take a look!

Antrim Town and Lough Neagh

Following on from my exploits yesterday I decided to take a trip around Antrim town to capture some of the local buildings including some that have been hit by the recession as well as those of a historical nature. Along the way I bumped into a few people who were somewhat curious as to why a normal person would be taking pictures of their town, needless to say I didn't really pay a lot of attention to those around me and carried on regardless. I was approached by another local who seemed more than willing to want his picture taken, turns out he was on the hunt for a £1 for a tin of lager. Next up a taxi man pulled alongside and asked me if I was taking pictures of car registrations whilst I was trying to get a shot of the church, note to self - don't take pictures of cars in Antrim.
I finished off at the Lough Shore on an absolutely beautiful and tranquil morning but something totally unexpected was about to unfold. A local chap who was about to jet-ski got talking to me and was able to tell me about the start of my journey this morning at Viscount O'Neills......how I hear you ask? Well, the curious people I had mentioned earlier had assumed that I was originally buying the pub and then couldn't understand why I was taking pictures of other buildings so when this gent had stopped off at the XL petrol station he got the low-down on how a chap with a camera and an English reg car was taking pictures of the town......."must be a reporter" he was forewarned. Talk about news travelling fast and the wrong assumptions being made. I found the whole thing very amusing as it makes for a good read and for any Antrim folks in the know I'm definitely not a reporter but maybe one day! Enjoy the local scenery.

Cavehill Country Park, Belfast

A selection of images from the Cavehill Country Park and Belfast Castle. You'll get some great views of Belfast and the docks and there is an adventure playground to keep both young and old amused.