A brief few minutes of dramatic sunlight over the snow covered hills. After days of gloomy dull lighting a very brief break has created some stark images of the pennine moors.

New Year’s Day floods around Preston. Non stop heavy rain means the River Ribble has flooded the area around Walton Le Dale.

Foggy around Hoghton. A light fog hangs around the fields in Hoghton on an unusually warm December day.

Leeds Liverpool Canal in autumn. Spectacular colours created by the low warm early morning sun. The leaves are backlit by the warm sunlight making fiery reds yellows and browns. Reflections in the canal add another dimension to the already incredible array of colour.

Snow has covered the moors overnight. In the morning the rising sun and vivid blue skies create beautiful colours. The familiar landscape takes on a whole new look under the white blanket of snow.

A mysterious atmosphere over Calf Hey on an early summer’s dawn. Mist is drifting along the valley carried by a strong breeze. As the sun rises the effect is stunning. The mist is turned yellow and starts to melt away very quickly.