Tree framed by shadows on Great Whernside

I took this one towards the start of a walk up Great Whernside from Kettlewell in April this year. It was a windy day, with the clouds being blown across the sun, creating shadows across the hillside. I liked how, at this moment, they seemed to frame the tree against the sunlit background.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/6.3, 1/250s, 35mm, hand held.

Evening clouds over Haworth

I was at Haworth last night to watch my son in another fell race. After a lovely, warm weekend, it was back to winter layers for all the spectators, but the clouds and sky around sunset were stunning!

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/3.5, 1/250s, 20mm, hand held.

Low clouds drifting over Norland and the Ryburn valley.

I took this photo through my landing window last Saturday afternoon. I noticed the low cloud as I was driving home and was gutted to not have my camera with me. When I got home I ran upstairs, grabbed the camera and just managed to get the photo before the clouds moved away.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/4, 1/40s, 70mm, hand held.

Sheep crossing a fallen-down dry stone wall.

This is on the approach to Stoodley Pike from the Mytholmroyd direction - I took the photo in July this year. The sheep were in the process of crossing the wall when they heard us approach and froze as they turned to look at us - perfect posing for a photo!

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/320s, 35mm, hand held.

Aerial view of farmland near Blackpool.

Yesterday I went on a 1-hour microlight flight around Cockerham, Fleetwood and Blackpool on the Fylde. It was a perfect sunny day and a great experience. I took my camera, but had to operate it one-handed, in variable winds and without being able to see through the viewfinder, so the photos are a bit hit and miss! I like this one though - it shows how lovely the colours and shapes of the fields and trees are from the air.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/5, 1/400s, 35mm, hand held.

Sheep perched on the lower slopes of Blencathra.

Here's another one from last week, on our way down the mountain Blencathra. This photo shows the lower slopes of Doddick and Scales Fells and Scaley Beck, which runs between them. It was a dramatic but knee-shaking descent!

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/160s, 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.

Looking across Colden towards the New Delight pub.

This one's from a lovely summer morning at the end of June last year. I walked from Hardcastle Crags, across Heptonstall moor, down through Colden to the bridge, then along the river and back up to the Crags via Slack. I took this photo just after coming down from the moor.

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

Across the Calder valley from the approach to Stoodley Pike (2)

I posted a portrait version of this scene on the 2nd Jan this year - here's the panoramic version. I took the photos on a walk from Hebden Bridge to Stoodley Pike, Todmorden, in November 2014.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 400, f/13, 1/80s, 22mm, hand held.

Shallow tree-filled valley below West Nab, Meltham.

I took this one today whilst walking the route of my son's latest fell race. It was my first time in this area and it's made me want to go back - this little valley was really lovely and a brilliant but tricky fell running location. I'm certainly glad I was walking it, not running! It was another day of mixed weather - beautiful sunshine for the duration of the junior races, followed by heavy rain for the seniors.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/160s, 35mm, hand held.

Dramatic clouds over winter moorland.

I took this one in January this year (on the same day as my post from 30th April), on a walk around Wainstalls, close to where I live. The clouds were amazing that day - the ones in this picture almost look like a separate landscape in the sky.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/8, 1/125s, 38mm, hand held.

Cow guarding the path through its field.

This one's from our circular walk around Malham in August last year. There were numerous points that day where cows blocked our way and we had to carefully manoeuvre round them - almost as if their hobby was winding up walkers! This one didn't budge as we left the path to give it a wide berth, then stared at us until we were out of sight!

Camera/lens settings: ISO 400, f/11, 1/160s, 55mm, hand held.

Fields and dry stone walls above Malham Cove.

I took this in August last year on the way back down Cove Road after doing a circular walk around the cove and tarn. The limestone pavement and cliffs of the cove are to the left of the picture; the village of Malham is to the right.

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

Metal farm gate reflected in a puddle in the Newlands valley.

I took this one in August last year on a walk around the Newlands valley. We'd just walked alongside the river and were crossing the valley bottom approaching Portinscale. This view is back up the valley towards Stair.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/250s, 18mm, hand held.

Dramatic clouds over Wainstalls and Luddenden.

I took this one on a cold afternoon in January this year. We'd just walked up the moor from Wainstalls, passing the reservoirs (Cold Edge Dams) in the picture on the way.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/80s, 24mm, hand held.

Looking down the Calder valley from above Mytholmroyd.

I took this one on an April afternoon last year, whilst walking back along the valley top from Hebden Bridge to Luddenden. The valley sides are actually quite steep, but from this angle they seem much more gently sloped.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/160s, 55mm, hand held.

Crepuscular rays highlighting a copse of trees.

I took this one on a late afternoon in October last year, close to where I live. I saw the crepuscular rays start to form, grabbed my camera and drove to a place where I'd have a good view across the valley. The copse that's being highlighted by the sun is on Great Edge in Warley - you can also see the Vandals rugby clubhouse in the bottom left of the picture.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/8, 1/200s, 35mm, hand held.

Lower Laithe reservoir viewed from Penistone Country Park.

I took this one in October last year, whilst my son was taking part in a fell run around the disused quarries in the park. This view is looking towards Stanbury - Top Withens farmhouse (the supposed inspiration for Wuthering Heights) is somewhere on the distant moor to the left; Haworth (the home of the Brontes) is off the right of the picture.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/18, 1/100s, 18mm, hand held.

Low clouds hanging over Sowerby, viewed across the Calder valley.

I'd been on a walk around Wainstalls last October and was driving the short distance home when I noticed how low clouds and a mist were forming over the opposite hills. I decided to divert slightly and park up to see if I could capture it with my camera. The clouds you see on this photo were the 'leading edge' of the weather front - they seemed to draw a veil of mist over the valley behind them. I have other photos which capture that effect - my lens wasn't wide enough to get it all in one photo unfortunately.

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

Dramatic sky over the Calder valley.

I was bringing my son home from school one afternoon in October last year when the sun's rays started peeking out from beneath the clouds on the horizon. I decided to grab my camera and rush to this nearby viewpoint to see if I could capture it. The view is from Warley across the Calder valley towards Sowerby.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/125s, 18mm, hand held.