Exposed tree roots at Hardcastle Crags.

This tree is growing on a very steep slope high up in the woods - the path runs right beneath its roots. I took the photo in February this year.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/4.5, 1/80s, 35mm, hand held.

Exposed roots and leaves on the woodland floor.

This area of woodland is just above Mytholmroyd - I took the photo on the way back from a walk to Stoodley Pike in July this year.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/2.2, 1/60s, 35mm, hand held.

Tree roots in Eaves Wood.

This is at Eaves Wood at Mytholm - I took the photo in March this year. I love the mixture of colours and textures around the roots.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/250s, 35mm, hand held.

Fallen tree and exposed roots on Derwentwater shore.

I'm back from another week in the Lake District with more photos. I took this one yesterday morning at Hawes End beneath Catbells. The mountain in the centre background is Blencathra, which we climbed earlier in the week. This was my first time trying out a new lens and filter that my husband gave me for my birthday. The conditions were a bit too bright to get maximum effect from the filter, but it still blurs the clouds and water a little.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 13s, 20mm, Lee Big Stopper, tripod & cable release.

Patch of sunlight catching the base of a tree trunk.

I took this one on the first day of our holiday in Keswick last year. It's in an area of woodland on the shore of Derwentwater, just outside Portinscale. This photo perfectly captures the high contrast between the shafts of bright sunshine and the dark shadows under the trees. I just wish I'd used a wider aperture and slower shutter instead of such a high ISO.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 800, f/11, 1/160s, 22mm, hand held.

Moss-covered tree roots and rocks.

This is high up in the woods at Hardcastle Crags in February this year. I love the silver/green colours of the roots and the moss.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/250s, 35mm, hand held.

Sunlight and reflections on the Rochdale canal.

This is a section of the Rochdale canal between Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd, photographed around tea time in June last year.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 400, f/8, 1/400s, 36mm, hand held.

Overgrown mill ruins at Jumble Hole Clough

I did another new walk today - from Great Rock above Todmorden, down through Jumble Hole Clough, along the canal bank in the valley bottom, then back up the hillside from Eastwood. The fast-flowing stream down Jumble Hole Clough is stunning, but I'm not sure I've got any photos that really do it justice - I always felt like I needed to be on the other side of the stream. I did look for ways across at various points but (for once!) was sensible and didn't risk slipping off the mossy rocks and breaking bones or camera.

There are ruins of old textile mills at various points in the Clough - this is one of the smaller ones towards the bottom. It has a huge tree growing on top of it and a little waterfall in its side - hardly recognisable as a building any more.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/3.2, 1/125s, 35mm, hand held.

Roots entwining a fallen log on a river bank.

Another one from Hardcastle Crags, a local National Trust propery and one of my favourite haunts. I took this one in June last year - the River Hebden is sparkling in the background.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/11, 1/125s, 34mm, hand held.

Trees and roots at Hardcastle Crags (2)

This is the colour version of the photo I posted on the 4th January. Looking at them both again now, I think maybe I prefer the colour version - I think it brings out more detail in the ground and shows off the light better.

This is definitely one of my favourite photos.

Trees and roots at Hardcastle Crags

This is one of my favourite subjects to photograph - I love the shapes and textures of tree branches, bark and roots, and I'm even happier if I can include a dry stone wall too! I took this one in May 2014 on my way back to the car park from photographing bluebells.

It was a hard decision whether to leave it in colour or convert to black and white. The latter won for now, but I'll probably post the colour version as well at some point. In Lightroom I used a grad filter to adjust exposure, highlights and shadows from the wall upwards. I also increased overall contrast slightly.