2 August 2011 Last updated at 12:41

Readers' pictures from the weekend

There are surfers as far as the eye can see in this picture at Tullan, County Donegal. (Photo by Cecil Carson of Enniskillen)

A sea trout escapes a heron's clutches on the Crana river estuary. (Picture by Liam McCafferty from Derry)

Andy Fraser took this picture of still water on the River Lagan near Shaw's Bridge in Belfast.

Blue skies match the blue water at Ballygally in this picture taken by William Nelson.

This image of Lough Erne in County Fermanagh was taken by Sonya Farrell from Ballymena.

Fireworks illuminate the sky during the Red Sails festival in Portstewart. (Picture by Deirdre Gregg)

The ripple of a rolling wave breaks the calm at Ballygally. (Picture by William Nelson)

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