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Hampshire & Isle of Wight: Friday'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]

Lewis Jefferies The sun rises over Portsmouth with a blue and yellow train passing over a bridge in the foreground. Behind there is a stone clock tower glowing yellow in the sun and a green tree. The sky is blue with wisps of white cloud. Lewis Jefferies
This striking image was taken in Portsmouth by BBC Weather Watcher Lewis Jefferies
Hang Ross A brown and white flecked deer with large antlers stands in purple heather in the New Forest. In the foreground there is out of focus green vegetation and behind you can see green foliage and trees.Hang Ross
This stunning deer was photographed near Lyndhurst in the New Forest by BBC Weather Watcher Hang Ross
Ragged Runner A stone and brick church with a grey tower stands between two green trees at Silchester. There are several grey gravestones in front of the church in short dry yellowing grass. There are several green trees dotted throughout the picture.Ragged Runner
This pretty churchyard at Silchester was photographed by BBC Weather Watcher Ragged Runner
View from feet today The red and white stripped Needles lighthouse stands at the end of the Needles cliffs off the Isle of Wight Coast. The sea is a bright blue and the blue sky behind is cloudless. The cliffs are a white-grey colour and in the foreground is a white and blue motor cruiser with a white wake sailing towards the lighthouse. View from feet today
This stunning shot of The Needles lighthouse on the Isle of Wight was taken by BBC Weather Watcher View from feet today
Brighstone An empty sandy beach with large pebbles on the shore line. There is a low cliff behind the beach with waves breaking on the sand. In the distance you can see the white cliffs of a headland and the sky overhead is blue with a large white cloud.Brighstone
A beautiful peace beach at Brighstone on the Isle of Wight was photographed by BBC Weather Watcher Jan

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 #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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