Dorset's Big Picture: Sunday's image of the county

Join us as we take a few moments every day to relax and enjoy the beauty of Dorset through the stunning images you send us.

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at [email protected]

MarkieB An old building, which looks part of a stately home, stands proudly in front of gardens on a clear and sunny day.MarkieB
A delightful summer scene was captured by BBC Weather Watcher MarkieB in Pamphill
GrandDuff A field full of sunflowers in the sunshine. A sunflower on the right appears to have had some of its seeds removed to appear that the flower has a somewhat creepy face.GrandDuff
Can you spot the creepy sunflower...? BBC Weather Watcher GrandDuff was out and about in Winterborne Monkton
Tigger A wide shot of a field containing many cows with mist hanging in the air and a low sunlight coming from the left.Tigger
Shaftesbury looking serene in this lovely image captured by BBC Weather Watcher Tigger
Hang Ross A deer is standing in a wood looking back over its shoulder towards the camera, there is some bracken in the foreground and a tree trunk behind it. There is a hint of sunlight breaking through the tree canopy in the background.Hang Ross
BBC Weather Watcher Hang Ross was on Brownsea Island and captured this sika deer
Richard Murgatroyd A sunrise over Lulworth Cove in Dorset. The sky is illuminated pink as the sun comes over the horizon behind the cliffs. Lulworth Cover is a semi-circular bay with shallow cliffs behind. There are some small boats in the bay and a grey beach. The cliffs have grass on them. Richard Murgatroyd
This stunning sunrise over Lulworth Cove was photographed by BBC Weather Watcher Richard Murgatroyd
Watergate Miller Waves crash over rocks on the Dorset coast. The sky over head is grey. On the headland you can see the red and white Portland Bill lighthouseWatergate Miller
A stormy day at Portland Bill was photographed by BBC Weather Watcher Watergate Miller
Moxley Brown heather on a common, with a forest of pine trees on one side and isolated trees dotted through the heather. It is an overcast day with dark grey clouds in the sky. Moxley
This almost autumnal scene was photographed at Wareham Common by BBC Weather Watcher Moxley

How to submit a picture

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at [email protected]. For inspiration, view some top tips from three of England's Big Picture photographers.

When emailing pictures, please make sure you include the following information:

  • The full name of the person who took the pictures (as this person owns the copyright)
  • Confirmation that the copyright holder gives permission for the BBC to use their pictures across all its outputs
  • The location, date and time the pictures were taken
  • Your telephone number so we can get back to you if we have any further questions
  • Any other details about the pictures that may be useful for us to know

Please note that while we welcome all your pictures, we are more likely to use those which have been taken in the past week.

Archive

Pictures can be found on Instagram, on the hashtags #bbcsouthnews and #DorsetsBigPicture

Terms and conditions

If you submit a picture, you do so in accordance with the BBC's Terms and Conditions and the BBC's privacy policy.

In contributing to Dorset's Big Picture you agree to grant us a royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to publish and otherwise use the material in any way that we want, and in any media worldwide.

It's important to note, however, that you still own the copyright to everything you contribute to Dorset's Big Picture, and that if your image is accepted, we will publish your name alongside.

The BBC cannot guarantee that all pictures will be used and we reserve the right to edit your comments.

At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws while collecting any kind of media.

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