Duck on the canal, surrounded by ripples and reflections.

This one from April 2015 is somewhere on the Rochdale canal, near Sowerby Bridge - I can't remember exactly where! I cropped the original image to remove the canal bank and foliage, giving the photo an abstract element.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/125s, 52mm, hand held.

Pair of ducks on a reservoir.

This is Warland reservoir above Littleborough - I took the photo in March last year.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/160s, 46mm, hand held.

Sunshine, dark clouds and ducks on Grasmere.

This one's from our holiday to the Lake District in August this year. On this day, we walked from Grasmere village, along the lake to this point, then along the length of Rydal Water. The weather was switching from heavy rain to bright sunshine, leading to some great contrasts within the sky, land and water.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/160s, 18mm, hand held.

Launch heading out onto Derwentwater.

I've just come back from a week's holiday with my family in Keswick. It was beautiful as always - we even got some sunny weather! I took loads of photos - they'll keep me going on the blog for another year until we go back. Today's photo is from a walk around Derwentwater. We got the launch half way, walked along the shore under Catbells, then hopped back on the launch to return to Keswick. This photo shows the launch heading back out onto the lake after dropping us off. The lovely mountain in the background with the clouds sitting on top of it is Blencathra.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/200s, 55mm, hand held.