Fence, wall and reflections at Lighthazzles reservoir.

I've posted a photo of this wall in Lighthazzles reservoir before (see 18th May 2015), but from a different angle. I love the contrast between land and water, and the way the reflections give them a surreal floating effect.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/160s, 18mm, hand held.

Slipway at Morecambe Bay.

This one's from September last year. You can see the shapes of the Cumbrian mountains on the far side of the bay.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 400, f/18, 1/200s, 24mm, hand held.

Barbary macaque monkey at Trentham Monkey Forest

One of the lovely macaques we saw on our visit to Trentham in April this year.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/400s, 35mm, hand held.

Cantering horse.

This is another one of the photos I recently took for a friend, of her gorgeous horse, Remo. At this point he was charging around me so that I could get a few action photos - I had to keep reminding myself to lower the camera and get out of his way when he was getting close!

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/4.5, 1/500s, 70mm, hand held.

Sunken fence on the shore of Derwentwater.

This one's from our week in Keswick in August this year. That day, we walked from Newlands to Keswick, then got the launch back to Hawes End. This fence was close to the landing stage - I love all the colourful reflections on the water's surface, combined with the patterns from the ripples. The water was quite high that week due to recent heavy rain, meaning a couple of the other landing stages had to be closed.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/125s, 35mm, hand held.

Sheep grazing on grassy slopes.

These are the fields that surround Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough. I took the photo on a walk around the lake path in summer last year. There were a few things that drew me to the scene - the way the sheep were positioned around the shorter/lighter section of grass (must have been the tastier bit!); the little tree on its own on the horizon; the one sheep 'breaking rank' on the horizon next to the tree.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/160s, 42mm, hand held.

Waves and layers of colour on Buttermere.

I took this on our walk around Buttermere in August last year. I loved how the light was bringing out the different layers of colours in the water.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/200s, 34mm, hand held.

Dovestone Rocks viewed from beneath Alderman's Hill in the Peak District.

Last night my son took part in another fell race that meant driving to an area I'd never visited before - the edge of the Peak District near Oldham. The scenery is stunning and I'm already planning to go back and explore with my camera. We were standing on the track that runs around the low edge of Alderman's Hill (where the race was held - you can see one of the markers on the wall) when I took this photo of the view across the valley. You can just see the corner of Dovestones Reservoir on the right. The weather was playing games with us again - hot sunshine mixed with heavy rain, providing dramatic lighting in the hills and sky.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/8, 1/400s, -1 step exp bias, 35mm, hand held.

Evening sunshine on the Rochdale canal.

I took this one in June last year, between Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd. I love the curve of the trees, the reflections, the greens and the light on the stone wall.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 400, f/10, 1/80s, 26mm, hand held.

Sunlit fields and fences beneath dark skies.

This is just off to the side of Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough. I took the photo last summer whilst on a walk with the kids. I love the curves of the fences and how the dark sky accentuates the sunlight.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/250s, 34mm, hand held.

A summer day at Hollingworth Lake

This is from a walk/bike ride with the kids round Hollingworth Lake at the beginning of the school holidays in July this year. There was a great mixture of clouds that day, with the odd bit of blue showing through.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/200s, 22mm, 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.

Barge moving along the Rochdale canal

I took this on a late afternoon at the end of October this year, just outside Sowerby Bridge. I had just set my tripod up to take photos of the autumn foliage when I saw this barge appearing from the tunnel in the distance. I liked the idea of getting a long exposure motion shot (making one of the slowest-moving forms of transport look super-fast!) so had to quickly attach ND filters and guess my camera settings, knowing I'd only get one chance at it. Happily, it worked!

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 30s, 20mm, ND filters, tripod.

Puddle on the road leading up to Honister Pass

Today's photo is from my holiday to Keswick in August this year. On this day we were walking around Lake Buttermere - this is the section of the walk near Gatesgarth Farm where you join the road for a short while.

It's strange to think that in the middle of such stunning scenery I would choose to photograph a puddle, but the puddle really was the main focus of this image, with the mountains playing a background role. I really liked the reflections and the way the light and water brought out the textured lines on the road surface.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 400, f/11, 1/200s, 18mm, hand held.

Distant crows amongst bare trees

I'm sure this picture isn't going to be everyone's 'cup of tea' but there's something about the textures and mood that I really like. I took it in February this year, in woodland above Jerusalem Farm in the Luddenden valley. I was drawn to the silhouette of the bird perched on the post and watched it, expecting it to fly off. When it stayed still for so long I decided to try to get a picture of it and, as I did, the other one flew into the scene.

I was shooting landscapes so had a wide angle lens and was unable to zoom in any further, but I like the fact that the surroundings are there for context and that this represents my actual view from a distance.

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

Sunlight filtering through trees onto a fenced bridge

This is the old railway path between Keswick and Threlkeld, photographed on last year's summer holiday. I could (and do!) take endless photos walking along this path.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/20s, 46mm.

Shadows from a fence along the Rochdale canal towpath

I took this in April this year, on the canal bank between Mytholmroyd and Sowerby Bridge. It was around tea time and the sun was low, creating strong shadows from the fence across the path. I converted it to black and white to make sure these lines were the main focus of the image (the vivid blue sky and green grass were quite distracting).

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/80s, 18mm, hand held.

Trees, fields and fences beneath dark clouds.

This little scene is just off to the side of Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough, photographed in July this year from the lake path. I like the mixture of lines and textures, but it's really the quality of the light that makes the picture. The different greens are really brought out and look great against the dark clouds.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 400, f/11, 1/200s, 55mm, hand held.

Lines, curves and shadows from an ornate Greenwich fence.

This fence runs alongside the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich - I took the photo in March this year. I like the mixture of straight and curved lines from the fence, its shadows and stone edging and the great perspective of them collectively shrinking into the distance.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/160s, 32mm, hand held.

Crumbling dry stone wall, fence and puddle on a country road

This is somewhere along the road that runs from Midgley along the top of the Calder valley above Mytholmroyd - I took it in early April this year. I suppose it's an unusual subject - a wall, a puddle, some barbed wire etc - but I was really drawn to the colours and textures.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/125s, 22mm, hand held.