Aerial view of farmland near Blackpool.

Yesterday I went on a 1-hour microlight flight around Cockerham, Fleetwood and Blackpool on the Fylde. It was a perfect sunny day and a great experience. I took my camera, but had to operate it one-handed, in variable winds and without being able to see through the viewfinder, so the photos are a bit hit and miss! I like this one though - it shows how lovely the colours and shapes of the fields and trees are from the air.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/5, 1/400s, 35mm, hand held.

Looking down the Calder valley from above Mytholmroyd.

I took this one on an April afternoon last year, whilst walking back along the valley top from Hebden Bridge to Luddenden. The valley sides are actually quite steep, but from this angle they seem much more gently sloped.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/160s, 55mm, hand held.

Low clouds hanging over Sowerby, viewed across the Calder valley.

I'd been on a walk around Wainstalls last October and was driving the short distance home when I noticed how low clouds and a mist were forming over the opposite hills. I decided to divert slightly and park up to see if I could capture it with my camera. The clouds you see on this photo were the 'leading edge' of the weather front - they seemed to draw a veil of mist over the valley behind them. I have other photos which capture that effect - my lens wasn't wide enough to get it all in one photo unfortunately.

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

Farm buildings near Portinscale, Lake District.

I took this one on a walk around the Newlands valley on our holiday to Keswick in August this year. I love how the sunlight hits the stone wall and the blue of the door mirrors the sky colour.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 400, f/11, 1/160s, 18mm, hand held.