Late September afternoon on Morecambe Bay.

Another one from my afternoon in Morecambe last year - we called there after I'd had a helicopter flight from nearby Carnforth up to Ambleside and back. I got just as many photos at Morecambe as I did on the helicopter - the beach has a lovely mixture of textures and on that day the clouds were great too.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/250s, 20mm, hand held.

Rocks and pebbles on Seahouses beach (2)

More of the lovely, colourful rocks on Seahouses beach, photographed on our last holiday there in August 2013. Like the rocky beach at Whitby, I could (and probably did) spend hours taking photos here!

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/40s, 18mm, hand held.

Rocks and pebbles on Seahouses beach

Some more wonderfully shaped and textured rocks from Northumberland - photographed in August 2013. The only problem taking photos in this area is deciding what not to photograph!

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/25s, 24mm, hand held.

Bright sunshine sparkling on the waves on Bamburgh beach

This is another one from a walk along Bamburgh beach in the middle of a sunny day in August 2013. These are the type of conditions that you get advised not to bother taking photographs in, but I really like the effect of the bright sunshine on the water and sand.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/13, 1/160s, 55mm, hand held.

Seaside layers of light and texture off Holy Island

I took this picture in August 2013 on a day-trip to Holy Island. It's taken from the harbour area, looking back across to the southern mainland. I liked the many different layers of light and texture in the sea, beaches, land and sky.

In Lightroom, I increased contrast and exposure overall, but reduced exposure in the sky to bring down the overexposed brighter layer of clouds.

Pebble splash in a rockpool

One day on holiday at Seahouses, Northumberland in August 2013, I went wandering round the rockpools with one of my sons looking for interesting photos to take. He suggested dropping pebbles into one of the pools so that I could capture the splash. This is a crop of one of those shots.

I played around with the settings in Lightroom and settled on this effect, make by turning contrast right up and a large increase in vibrance.

Lobster pot on pebbled beach, Holy Island.

I took this one on Holy Island, Northumberland in August 2013. There was a steep 'wall' of pebbles bordering the beach and this lobster pot was abandoned on it. I liked the contrasting shapes and patterns in the pot, pebbles and sky.

In Lightroom I used a graduated filter to balance out the exposure of the pebbles and sky, then increased shadows to put some definition into the pot. I also added a slight dark vignette to soften the edges of the picture and draw your eye in.