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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]

Degsy A blue and orange kingfisher bird is perched on the river bank. It is standing on green foliage on the edge of a body of born water. Degsy
This beautiful Kingfisher was snapped by BBC Weather Watcher Degsy on the river bank in Gosport
Lewis Jefferies A bright orange sunset lights up the sky with vivid colours. The light is reflected in the water below making it glow a bright orange colour. The water has a grey bridge over it and the banks are flanked by trees.Lewis Jefferies
This vivid sunset was captured over Hilsea by BBC Weather Watcher Lewis Jefferies
Yen Milne Seven or eight purple flowers positioned extremely close to the camera look like exotic trees, with other light green bushes and the sky further behindYen Milne
This amazing close-up shot of some agapanthus flowers was taken in Fareham by Weather Watcher Yen Milne
ALI TRE HMS Prince of Wales is a light grey aircraft carrier - her flight deck is 70 metres wide and 280 metres long – enough space for three football pitches. She can be seen at sea with several small boats clustered around it ALI TRE
HMS Prince of Wales returning to Portsmouth was captured by BBC Weather Watcher ALI TRE
Stacey Johns Four ducks can be seen on the water - which is brown in colour - with trees and hedges surrounding the bankStacey Johns
BBC Weather Watcher Stacey Johns caught these ducks enjoying themselves in Gosport

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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