Line of trees & puddles on a snowy, foggy moor.

This is Roils Head Moor, close to where I live - a great place to play and take photographs when we get some snow.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/500s, 35mm, 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.

Looking towards Midgley from below Cold Edge Dams, Wainstalls.

I took this today, on a walk with my eldest son, exploring more of our local area. This is the furthest point I'd previously reached on this walk and I wanted to know what was beyond it. We went armed with the OS map and found our way along a few miles of very boggy (and snowy, further up!) paths until we reached Warley Moor reservoir. It was 'a bit brisk' up there but we could see for miles around and the clouds and lowering sun were beautiful.

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

Muddy path between trees and mossy walls.

This is the Luddenden end of the path that runs past the church and alongside the river up the valley bottom. I took the photo at the end of a walk around the valley back in February this year. I love the different bright shades of green in the moss and leaves and the way the light catches the muddy puddles.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/80s, 20mm, hand  held.

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.

Reflections of trees between stones in a puddle

This is one of the first photos I took at Hardcastle Crags with my DSLR in June 2013. I'd intended photographing a little waterfall, but when I got there found that it had dried up due to a recent lack of rain. All that was left was this little puddle, so I set up my tripod above it and experimented. Close-up compositions had quite an abstract effect, made even more so by focusing on the reflections rather than the stones.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/9, 1.3s, 55mm, tripod.

Muddy, puddled track between trees

Here's another muddy, wet scene from a walk along the Luddenden valley in February this year. This is just before you come out from under the trees and the valley opens up ahead of you.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/125s, 22mm, 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.

Puddles on a muddy track along a valley side

Here's another one from the Luddenden valley walk in February this year. This is taken on the track just past Jerusalem Farm. I like mud and puddles (when I'm wearing the right footwear!). In this picture I also love the moss-covered wooden post on the right - I remember crouching in the mud to get the best composition.

Just after I took this, a 4x4 came speeding along the track, churning up all the mud in the puddles and destroying all reflections - I was thankful to have already got this photo!

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

Puddle-covered track along the side of the Luddenden valley

This one's from a walk along the Luddenden valley not far from where I live in February this year. Part of any walk around here usually involves a few muddy puddles - no matter what time of year!

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

Puddle and rock cairn on Ogden Moor

This is on the moor above Ogden Water, Halifax, taken a couple of weeks ago. I'd just passed the wind farm and was following this path across the muddy moor, hoping it would eventually lead back to where I parked the car (it did!). I find muddy paths very photogenic, especially when there's a nice sky to reflect in the puddles. The rock cairn added some interesting shapes and tones too.

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

Icy puddles on a snowy path

This is the main path across our local moor in January this year. The path is dotted with deep puddles which were mostly iced over. Against the white snow, they provide nice perspective as the path disappears off into the trees.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/7.1, 1/250s, 26mm, hand held.