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Dorset Big Picture: Saturday'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]

Ming Mok SATURDAY - Stormy Clouds over surfers on Southbourne BeachMing Mok
Stormy Clouds over the surfers on Southbourne Beach by BBC Weather Watcher Ming Mok
Eddie the Weather FRIDAY - A view over the Jurassic Coast and Kimmeridge in Dorset with fields and the sea in the distance. The photo is taken next to a dry stone wallEddie the Weather
A stunning view over the Jurassic Coast at Kimmeridge was captured by BBC Weather Watcher Eddie the Weather
Pat Dowding THURSDAY - Looking west along Chesil Beach from the top of Portland.Pat Dowding
Looking west along Chesil Beach from the top of Portland taken by BBC Weather Watcher Pat Dowding
Ulani WEDNESDAY - Sandcastles on the beach at MudefordUlani
Sandcastles in the sun at Mudeford by BBC Weather Watcher Ulani
Soberty TUESDAY - Three tractors cutting grass in a field in front of Sherborne CastleSoberty
Harvest time in Sherborne captured by BBC Weather Watcher Soberty
Colin Lennox-Gordon MONDAY - A fast-flowing Rover Stour photographed by a bridge at Fiddleford, with a green tree in the foregroundColin Lennox-Gordon
The fast-flowing water in the River Stour at Fiddleford was photographed by BBC Weather Watcher Colin Lennox-Gordon

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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