Your pictures on the theme of 'ripples'
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We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "ripples". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.
Jiri Dvorak photographed ducks in London.
Łukasz Wojtylak: “Flowers by the city pond in Niepołomice, Poland. In the background, fish are catching insects in the sunlight.”
Erin Stenzel: “A Red-Striped Ribbon snake cooling off and making some waves at Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas.”
Andrew Martin: “Ripples in the sand under Weston-super-Mare pier, giving something of a solar flare vibe.”
Kathlene Persoff: “Strong Atlantic winds at Palmetto Dunes Beach on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, created graceful ripples in the sands.”
Chris Tudor: “Rhythmic patterns on the trunk of a mature palm tree in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote.”
David Robinson: “On a bustling shopping street in central London a reflection of pedestrians creates the impression of urban ripples.”
Matthew Logan: “The ripples formed from the water dripping off the paddle of the canoeist makes a perfect arc.”
Quintin Quinn photographed ripples in the sand.
Shauna Dalziel: “The sky, the sea, the sand all rippled at the Newton Shore, Ayr. We stood and bathed in the glorious sunset.”
John Dawson: “I took a train to Dunbar from Edinburgh, as I had heard there was a lot to see around the harbour area. What I had heard was correct - spent the whole day there.”
Iain Shaw: “Clear water ahead. Goslings kicking up a storm.”
Paul Sullivan: “Droplets from a dock line in Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Massachusetts.”
Lee Slater: “I missed Sarah's impressive dive into Blue Lake, Central Otago, but caught this fine set of ripples instead. This lunar-like landscape used to be one of New Zealand's deepest gold mines.”
Fiona MacCallum: “East Quay, Wells -next-the-Sea, north Norfolk. I caught the ripples at dusk as a dinghy went past.”
Kevin Privett: “Ripples in the fabric of space-time caught on camera; or is it just crazy mirrors on Southwold pier?”
Jenny Retzler: “Ripples on flooded fields around Coniston Water, Lake District.”
Jane Luetkens: “Before steering this insect towards a lily pad and safety, I had to admire the ripples it made on the water.”
Henry Szwinto: “Sunset at Setley Pond, New Forest, Hampshire.”
Miriam Simmons photographed a swimmer at Walpole Bay in Kent.
The next theme is "On top of the world" and the deadline for entries is 11 June 2024.
The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.
You can upload your entries directly here or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.
Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures.
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