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Lough Neagh from Lough Shore Park, Antrim
Lough Neagh from Lough Shore Park, Antrim

Antrim’s Lough Shore Park is one of the few locations around the shore of Lough Neagh that you can easily get to the Lough and see it up close. It’s one of Northern Ireland’s elusive spectacles – the largest lake in the UK and yet barely noticed.

One of the things that I noticed on moving back to Northern Ireland and working in Antrim is just how different Lough Neagh can be, from one visit to the next. It can be stormy, complete with white top waves or flat calm. Of course whatever the weather, a nice long exposure will smooth the water regardless of the waves. This way marker stands at the exit of Six Mile Water into Lough Neagh and makes a great counterpoint to the smoothness of the long exposure water.

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Above the Horizon

The Strangford Lough coast is one of my favourite haunts in Northern Ireland. I spent a lot of time motorbiking around here in my youth. One of the nice things about being at the bottom end of the Ards Peninsula is that you can see the sun setting at the top of the lough. This one was taken in June from Portaferry.

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