Gemma looks longingly at North East Valley butcher Neville Eskrick's mouth watering window display. : ODT Best of 2009: Gerard O'Brien
Taking two different approaches to their Taieri Gorge Railway suburban train trip from Mosgiel to Dunedin last September are Tessa Abey (1) with friend Julie Ryan; and Alex Wearing, both of Dunedin. : ODT Best of 2009: Gerard O'Brien
A WWII P-51 Mustang fighter over Dunedin as part of Armistice Day commemorations. : ODT Best of 2009: Gerard O'Brien
Steam locomotives JB1236 (front) and Ab663 puff their way up an incline into Seacliff during their journey to Dunedin for the Otago Central rail link's 130th anniversary in October. : ODT Best of 2009: Gerard O'Brien
A car climbs Baldwin Street on a dark winter evening. : ODT Best of 2009: Gerard O'Brien
Tallulah Belle, a pug-Pekinese cross, slips her lead from Clayton Barker during a walk at Opoho Park. : ODT Best of 2009: Gerard O'Brien
Refreshments await curlers at the Lower Manorburn Dam during the Wilson Rosebowl bonspiel last July. : ODT Best of 2009: Gerard O'Brien
Caversham players Tom Jackson, Tim Cook and Robbie Deeley celebrate their Footballsouth Premier League Trophy win against Roslyn Wakari in August. : ODT Best of 2009: Gerard O'Brien
Dunedin-based Otago Daily Times staff photographer Gerard O'Brien selected some of his favourite photos of 2009. Prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.