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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]

Sheila The tide is in at Totland Bay, with the water reaching the promenade lined with colourful beach huts and under a cloudy skySheila
This stunning view over Totland Bay on the Isle of Wight was captured by BBC Weather Watcher Sheila
Yen Milne Swans and ducks dotted across a river and the adjacent riverbank with the glare of a high sun reflecting on the waterYen Milne
It was getting busy in the water when BBC Weather Watcher Yen Milne captured this shot in Fareham
tonyswinton Portsmouth's skyline seen behind a large body of water and under grey clouds, with the Spinnaker Tower in the centretonyswinton
This atmospheric shot of the Spinnaker Tower looming large over a cloudy-looking Portsmouth was taken by BBC Weather Watcher tonyswinton
YellowDog A sky containing clouds contrasting against blue sky, with a low sun sending orange light over a beach and the sea in Lee-on-the-SolentYellowDog
This peaceful scene was captured in Lee-on-the-Solent by BBC Weather Watcher YellowDog
Solentboy Three brown Highland cows stand in a green field. Two stand further away from the camera, on the crest of a hill. The third stands quite close to the camera looking off to the right. It has two large curved hornsSolentboy
BBC Weather Watcher Solentboy took this great picture of a herd of Highland cows in Warnford

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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