Sunset over Bridestones rocks above Todmorden (2)

This is another shot of the sunset on a cold March evening this year (see my previous blog post on 20th March).

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/6s, 35mm, tripod & cable release.

Low clouds drifting over Norland and the Ryburn valley.

I took this photo through my landing window last Saturday afternoon. I noticed the low cloud as I was driving home and was gutted to not have my camera with me. When I got home I ran upstairs, grabbed the camera and just managed to get the photo before the clouds moved away.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/4, 1/40s, 70mm, hand held.

Colourful slopes above Summit Tunnel

I took this one on a walk from Walsden this weekend. The railway line runs right underneath the slopes in the foreground of the picture, via the 1.6 mile long Summit Tunnel, built in the 1800s.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/7.1, 1/40s, 35mm, hand held.

Looking across the Duddon valley from the Walna Scar track.

Another photo taken on a fell running trip - this one's from June this year at the Duddon Valley. I love the windy dry stone wall in this shot.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/80s, 35mm, hand held.

Overlapping valleys in Todmorden.

This one's from almost exactly a year ago, on a valley-top walk around Sourhall-Cornholme-Todmorden. This photo is taken from above Cornholme, looking past Todmorden (hidden to the left) towards Walsden (the sun-lit far horizon is above Littleborough).

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/8,1/80s, 36mm, hand held.

The Walsden valley viewed from above Gauxholme.

I took this one this afternoon on the way back from a walk with the kids. We set off on the zig-zagging path up the green hill on the right (The Naze), then crossed the (very boggy!) moor beyond, taking a circular route via Gorple Clough.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/200s, 35mm, hand held.

Malham Cove.

This one's from early August last year, at the start of a circular walk from the Cove to the Tarn.

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

Across the Calder valley from the approach to Stoodley Pike (2)

I posted a portrait version of this scene on the 2nd Jan this year - here's the panoramic version. I took the photos on a walk from Hebden Bridge to Stoodley Pike, Todmorden, in November 2014.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 400, f/13, 1/80s, 22mm, hand held.

Foggy sunrise over Halifax.

I took this one early morning in January this year on the way back from dropping my son at school. You can see Wainhouse Tower on the left, and can just make out the hills and valleys in the glow of the sun rising above the fog.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/160s, 40mm, hand held.

Low clouds surrounding the summit of Harter Fell.

We were back in the Lake District this weekend for another fell race - this time in the Duddon valley, an area I've never visited before. The race was up the Walna Scar track above Seathwaite - I was standing near the under 14s age-group finish line waiting for them to arrive when I took this photo. We were lucky with the weather - it was throwing it down as we drove up the valley, but it dried up before we parked and just left some atmospheric low clouds on the mountain tops.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/8, 1/500s, 35mm, hand held.

Panoramic view over Mytholmroyd, looking up Cragg Vale.

This one's from April last year, photographed on a late, sunny afternoon from Height Road.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/125s, 22mm, hand held.

Shallow tree-filled valley below West Nab, Meltham.

I took this one today whilst walking the route of my son's latest fell race. It was my first time in this area and it's made me want to go back - this little valley was really lovely and a brilliant but tricky fell running location. I'm certainly glad I was walking it, not running! It was another day of mixed weather - beautiful sunshine for the duration of the junior races, followed by heavy rain for the seniors.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/160s, 35mm, hand held.

Fields and dry stone walls above Malham Cove.

I took this in August last year on the way back down Cove Road after doing a circular walk around the cove and tarn. The limestone pavement and cliffs of the cove are to the left of the picture; the village of Malham is to the right.

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

Crepuscular rays highlighting a copse of trees.

I took this one on a late afternoon in October last year, close to where I live. I saw the crepuscular rays start to form, grabbed my camera and drove to a place where I'd have a good view across the valley. The copse that's being highlighted by the sun is on Great Edge in Warley - you can also see the Vandals rugby clubhouse in the bottom left of the picture.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/8, 1/200s, 35mm, 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.

Looking up the Calder valley from Heptonstall.

Today I walked from Hebden Bridge up to Heptonstall, then around Eaves Wood and back down to Mytholm. It was a lovely walk, even though the day was cold and grey. This is the view from the edge of Heptonstall on the rocks at the top of the wood. Usually you'd be able to see Stoodley Pike from there, but the cloud was covering it today.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/2.2, 1/500s, 35mm, hand held.

Dramatic sky over the Calder valley.

I was bringing my son home from school one afternoon in October last year when the sun's rays started peeking out from beneath the clouds on the horizon. I decided to grab my camera and rush to this nearby viewpoint to see if I could capture it. The view is from Warley across the Calder valley towards Sowerby.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/125s, 18mm, hand held.

Looking down Crimsworth Dean towards Heptonstall and Stoodley Pike.

One from a lovely, bright summer's day in June last year. I had walked up the opposite side of the valley to Lumb Hole waterfalls and was returning to Midgehole car park at Hardcastle Crags when I took this photo. On the far horizon you can see the ridge and monument of Stoodley Pike at Todmorden; in front of it and to the left is the tower of the church at Heptonstall.

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

Sunset over the Calder valley (4)

One from an April evening last year, photographed from just outside Warley, looking up the Calder valley above Luddenden Foot. I think I was using a grad filter, hence the exaggerated sun rays. There's a lot about this photo that, technically, I don't like - I'm still struggling to balance exposure and manage noise and flare in sunset shots. At least practising is a lovely experience and, despite the technicalities, this one still represents the beauty of the scene.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 200, f/32, 1/15s, 32mm, tripod & graduated ND filter.