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Hampshire & Isle of Wight: Saturday's Big Picture

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

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

Amanda Norfolk SATURDAY - A sunset over the New Forest, the sun glows orange with bursts of light. It is on the horizon in a glowing orange sky. The horizon is made up of silhouetted pine trees and there are chem trails in the sky.Amanda Norfolk
This stunning New Forest sunset was photographed by BBC Weather Watcher Amanda Norfolk
Tula S FRIDAY - A view from above over Langstone Harbour in Portsmouth. In the foreground are the roofs of homes and several industrial units. Behind cars drive over a causeway over the top of the harbour and behind the harbour stretchers away. There are mud flats at low tide with two channels of water running out into the Solent. Several boats are moored up and in the distance you can see the entrance to the harbour and Hayling Island.Tula S
This stunning view over Langstone Harbour was captured by BBC Weather Watcher Tula S
tonyswinton THURSDAY - A view over Portsmouth Harbour as the Spinnaker Tower gleams in the sun over the train station. There are two boats in the foreground, a white sailing boat and a blue fishing boat. Behind several other boats are moored up the harbour. On the far side of the harbour you can see three tower blocks in Gosport tonyswinton
A very Portsmouth view as the Spinnaker Tower gleams in the sun over the station in this photograph by BBC Weather Watcher tonyswinton
Hang Ross WEDNESDAY - A large white sailing ship with four masts is on the horizon of the Solent, net to it is a smaller red sailing boat with two white sails The sky is a white/grey colour and the sea is glistening in teh sun.Hang Ross
I see two ships (come sailing in) off Gosport in this great photo by BBC Weather Watcher
Alison Treacher TUESDAY - A seal and a baby seal lie half on the beach and half in the water on an overcast day. The seals are a grey colour and the bank is muddy. The sea in the foreground appears blue.Alison Treacher
A fab shot of the seals off Hayling Island in Chichester Harbour was taken with a zoom lens from distance by BBC Weather Watcher Alison Treacher
Tereza Rasova MONDAY - The sun sets over Southampton docks, on the horizon the sun appears as a small orange ball and the sky is glowing orange, you can see the silhouettes of cranes. In the foreground is the water in the harbour with the sun reflected in the ripples. There is a pier stretching across the middle of the picture from right to left.Tereza Rasova
The sun setting over Southampton docks was photographed by BBC Weather Watcher Tereza Rasova

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.

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Pictures can be found on Instagram, on the hashtags #bbcsouthnews and #HampshiresBigPicture #IsleofWightsBigPicture.

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 Hampshire & Isle of Wight'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 Hampshire & Isle of Wight'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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