Daffodils at Widdop reservoir

This is the last of 3 reservoirs I passed on a morning walk a couple of weeks ago - definitely the most photogenic of the 3. I absolutely loved the barn and trees on the far bank - they'll feature in quite a few more photos to follow! The light on the far hillside (the border between Yorkshire and Lancashire) was also really beautiful.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/160s, 32mm, hand held.

Daffodils beside Lee Dam, Todmorden

I took this one just before climbing Stoodley Pike in Todmorden a few weeks ago. It's the top section of Lee Dam, just opposite the chapel at Lumbutts. I'd been hoping to get a photo of the line of trees in the background, with reflections in the water. The sky was quite bright and cloudless though, making that picture a bit dull (one for another day), so I went for a different view with a colourful foreground instead.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/14, 1/60s, 18mm, hand held.

Blossom and daffodils around Halifax Minster

This is Halifax Minster (previously Halifax Parish Church) - a building over 900 years old. I took this photo a week ago after walking around Halifax whilst my car was in the garage. The church looks lovely at this time of year, surrounded by blossom-covered trees and spring bulbs.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/160s, 22mm, hand held.

Sunset over the Calder valley

I took this one last week. I was driving my husband and son to their boxing class in Mytholmroyd, 10 minutes down the valley (visible in the centre of this photo), when the sky started to change colour and the sun started to turn into an orange globe. I usually miss photographing the sunset (busy making tea or typing up this blog!) but was determined to catch this one.

I called back at home, grabbed my camera and drove to a nearby spot (near Warley) where I thought I'd get a good picture. I didn't have time to bother with a tripod, so had the freedom to wander around the hillside trying different viewpoints, including this one with the daffodils in the foreground.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/80s, 30mm, hand held (and a grad filter added in Lightroom)