IF you pick the right vantage point and use the correct lens, the views photographers can capture from St Helens on clear days can be truly spectacular.

Take this example, from Steve Samosa, a local photographer renowned for his stunning landscape shots of St Helens, Prescot and the rest of Merseyside.

On Saturday morning Steve shared a view with us from the rural village of Crank, which looks across to Liverpool and shows the football club's Anfield stadium in the distance.

You can also see the snow capped Welsh mountains.

As these other pictures from Steve, which he shared on Twitter, show, he's also been capturing some other glorious scenic shots from around the borough.