Light and shade across the Luddenden valley

This is from February this year. There were lots of clouds around and the sun was popping in and out, lighting up patches of the hillside, whilst leaving other areas in deep shadows. Usually I try to avoid putting telegraph lines in an image, but I liked how they emphasised the contrast here - they're lit up in the foreground sun against the dark backdrop of trees.

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

Sun setting behind a snowy wall and fence on a misty afternoon

I took this one in January this year near my home in Halifax. This wall edges the track onto the local moor - apparently there's a reservoir on the other side, but the wall's so high you can't see over it. We'd been for a walk round the moor in the new snow and were just on our way home as it had started to get dark. I'd often thought the lines and textures of the fence, wall and telegraph wire could make a good photo - the added patches of snow and light from setting sun finally made it worth taking.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/6.3, 1/400s, 18mm, hand held.