Storm clouds over moorland above Walshaw Dean reservoirs.

I took this one this afternoon on a walk around Walshaw Dean and Gorple reservoirs at Widdop, above Hebden Bridge. Just before I took this photo, there was a flash of lightning through the black clouds above the moor - typically, when I got my camera in position, it stopped!

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/4.5, 1/640s, 62mm, hand held.

Foggy Walshaw Dean reservoirs viewed across a snowy moor.

I took this on the way back from Top Withens in January this year. The snow was only at the higher levels that day.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/100s, 18mm, hand held.

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.

Clouds and blue sky over moorland.

This is Hoof Stones Height - moorland between Todmorden and Burnley. I took the photo in February this year. The image feels to me like a landscape turned upside down - all the interest is in the sky, offset against the strip of flat, brown moorland below.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/125s, 35mm, hand held.

Clouds and sunshine above Lighthazzles reservoir.

I took this on a morning walk from Blackstone Edge in March last year. It was one of those days that varied between bright sunshine one minute and rain the next.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/160s, 28mm, hand held.

Widdop moor viewed from below Gorple Cottages.

This is another one from our walk yesterday. We'd just walked alongside Graining Water (in the dip in the centre of the picture) and were heading in the opposite direction to this view, over Heptonstall moor on the Pennine Way. It was another typical summer 'weird-weather' day - one minute hot sunshine, the next dark clouds and a brisk wind - I think the photo shows that quite well.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/250s, -0.3 step exp bias, hand held.

Upper Gorple reservoir viewed from Gorple Stones.

It was the first warm day of last year when I took this photo (at the end of April). I walked a route around both Gorple reservoirs and Widdop reservoir, climbing many of the rocks en route. It wasn't an easy day for photography as it was so bright - I had to make quite a few Lightroom adjustments to the raw file.

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

Coal Clough wind farm viewed from Hoof Stones Height.

Here is an alternative view from Hoof Stones to that posted on 25th Feb. I took the photo on that day on a walk around the moors above Todmorden. Coal Clough is one of the oldest onshore wind farms in England, commissioned in 1992. There are 24 turbines, producing enough energy to serve the average needs of 5,500 homes. (all according to Wikipedia!)

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/250s, 35mm, hand held.

Little tree; big sky.

This one, from February this year, is on the moors above Kebs Road in Todmorden. This little tree was the only one in sight and, standing proud on the horizon, was just begging to be photographed. The big clouds provided the perfect contrasting backdrop.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/200s, 35mm, hand held.

Snow on the moors around the ruins of Top Withens Farm (2).

Here's another view of Top Withens, the ruined building that supposedly inspired Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. I took the photo after walking over the moor from Widdop in January this year. I was lucky to have the moor to myself for most of the time I was there (perching on a rock on the hill overlooking the ruins to eat my sandwiches); another couple of people arrived just as I was leaving.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/100s, 40mm, hand held.

Reservoir outlet on wintry moorland.

This is one of the water outlets from Walshaw Dean reservoirs at Widdop. I took the photo in January this year at the start of a walk over to Top Withens. This is another good example of man-made structures meeting nature; I think the pink/brown colours of the drain walls and its curves really complement the rolling hills around it.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/125s, 24mm, hand held.

Yellow digger in moorland with little clouds hovering overhead.

I took this on a walk around the moorland above Kebs Road in February. A digger is not a sight you expect to see right in the middle of the moor, made even more unusual by the little clouds hovering above it.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/4.5, 1/1600s, 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.

Winter moorland reflected in Walshaw Dean middle reservoir, Widdop.

I took this one on the outward leg of my walk from Widdop over to Top Withens and back in January this year. The ruined cottage on the left of the moor is the one I photographed close-up on a previous walk (see my blog post from 12th Sept last year).

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/125s, 52mm, hand held.

Pendle Hill viewed from Hoof Stones Height at Black Hameldon.

Today I tried out a new walk around the moors above Kebs Road in Todmorden. I ended up at the trig point at the top of Black Hameldon - a stunning viewpoint! The weather was gorgeous today so I could see for miles in every direction. This particular view is looking across Burnley towards Pendle Hill - the steeper end of which is lit up in the sunshine. I'm not sure whether I was actually standing in Burnley (Lancashire) or Todmorden (West Yorkshire) at this point - either way I was very close to the border!

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

Puddle-covered moorland track reflecting bright, low sunshine.

This track runs between Cold Edge Dams and Top Withens, just behind Wainstalls in Halifax. I took the photo a few weeks ago on a late afternoon walk. I had just turned round to look back at where we'd walked and loved how the sun was lighting the whole path up.

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

Winter sunshine on Walshaw Dean middle reservoir, Widdop.

Here's another photo from my walk yesterday. This was on my way back, having reached Top Withens farm and retraced my steps. The sun came out for about 20 minutes and was actually quite warm, giving everything a lovely, colourful glow. You can just see the remaining snow on the top of the far moor, close to where I'd just been walking.

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

Snow on the moors around the ruins of Top Withens farm.

Today I walked along a section of the Pennine Way from Widdop to the ruins of Top Withens farm, near Haworth. This is the farm that was thought to have been inspiration for the location of the Earnshaw house, Wuthering Heights, in Emily Bronte's novel. I've done this walk before, but always turned back before reaching the farm, not realising its significance. It was a perfect day for the walk today - in the 5 hours that I was out there was a real mixture of weather - fog, hazy sun, blue patches of sky, dark clouds and a short period of really bright, warm sunshine. Having done the walk before and knowing it was mostly vast expanses of bare moorland, I didn't expect to take many photos - happily, I was wrong!

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

Man-made structures on the Lancashire moors

I don't know what these little brick structures are - they're on the moors between Blackstone Edge and Lighthazzles reservoirs, above Littleborough. I'm sure this will divide opinion, but I really like their colours and shapes - their state of disrepair also appeals to my liking for 'falling-down' buildings. I also like that this picture includes the pylons - more man-made structures that line our moors and divide opinion.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/60s, 18mm, hand held.

Puddles on the moor at Penistone Hill Country Park, Oxenhope.

I took this one this morning. My son was taking part in a fell run around the quarries at Penistone Country Park - we were walking the route prior to the race when I took this photo. It was a lovely morning but, as you can see, it was quite boggy - the kids were covered in mud when they finished!

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/80s, 18mm, hand held.