It was a true labour of love for amateur film-maker Roger Kinder.
Day after day, the former water board worker got up at his Meltham home before 5am to try and capture the sunrise.
But his journeys to Holme Moss often proved fruitless, as low cloud and early-morning mist thwarted his efforts.
But he persevered and the resultant shots form a great opening to his short film extolling the beauty of Holmfirth which is proving a huge hit on social media.
It has already been viewed many thousands of times since Roger, 57, posted it on a community association Facebook page.
“I went again and again to Holme Moss trying to get that sunrise only to find it shrouded in mist.
“But eventually it happened. I was driving up through Holmbridge and Holme in grey, damp conditions but as I got to the car park at Holme Moss, the clouds lifted and I got a great shot.
“The film was something I had wanted to do for a while and it was a real labour of love.
Take a look below at stills from the film.
“It took me about three weeks to get the material together. I guess I shot about 20,000 stills and time-lapse images, and then had to edit it down into something that was manageable.
“Why did I do it? There have been lots of films about the Holme Valley but I wanted to show that we are more than Last of The Summer Wine.
“I wanted to show the people, the buildings and the spectacular countryside.
“I lived in the area for years, then moved away, but have been back in Meltham for 20 years and I can never imagine living anywhere else.
“I have worked in places like London and Birmingham but nothing beats that feeling of coming home and seeing what we have on our doorstep”.
Roger spent more than 35 years working in the area with Yorkshire Water and got to know the moors and valleys.
He took early retirement and has devoted more time to his film-making hobby.
He is also a well-known musician and for 30 years has played lead guitar and vocals in top Huddersfield rock band Razorback.
He and fellow musician Lisa Bentley, of Barnsley, composed and sang the backing track for the film, called Better Not Worry.
“It just felt like the right song for the film.
“It’s not meant to be a commercial venture but i’m delighted that so many have seen it and liked it.
“I got a lot of help from people in Holmfirth, particularly Picturedrome owner Peter Carr, who gave me access to the building to set up cameras.
“A lot of people ‘diss’ Huddersfield and Holmfirth but when you come back here you know it’s home”
