NI pictures

Hector Pearson thought Castlerock Beach looked "surprisingly tropical" given the time of year. Send your pictures to [email protected]. See terms and conditions.

Stephen Corrigan caught this dogfish at Portmuck in County Antrim.

Sun on a winter's afternoon, as taken from the Blackhead Path looking towards Whitehead and Belfast Lough (picture by Glenn Walsh).

Belfast City Hall is lit up like a proverbial Christmas tree in this picture sent in by Heidi McAlpin.

The sun shines through the trees at Glenariff Forest Park (picture by Shaun McKittrick).

Early riser Maurice McAlister captured this sunrise at Loughbrickland Lough.