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Your pictures on the theme of 'three colours'

6 May 2023

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "three colours". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

Tom Reynolds: "Beautiful sunflower fields In . Taken when having lunch in a motorhome while touring."

Tom Reynolds Sunflowers — Tom Reynolds: "Beautiful sunflower fields In . Taken when having lunch in a motorhome while touring."

Ila Schloss: "A wonderful installation I stumbled upon in Cromwell, Connecticut. It has been said that it is the best use of a Yugo that many have ever seen! I love how animated they are, doing their very best to stay in position."

Ila Schloss Three cars balanced to form a sculpture — Ila Schloss: "A wonderful installation I stumbled upon in Cromwell, Connecticut. It has been said that it is the best use of a Yugo that many have ever seen! I love how animated they are, doing their very best to stay in position."

Kim Osborn took this picture at The Longleat Balloon Festival in Wiltshire: "One of Europe's largest annual hot air balloon events, a spectacular night glow to music in memoriam of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Simply mesmerising."

Kim Osborn Balloon with a Union Jack flag — Kim Osborn took this picture at The Longleat Balloon Festival in Wiltshire: "One of Europe's largest annual hot air balloon events, a spectacular night glow to music in memoriam of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Simply mesmerising."

Emma Warren: "I've bin struggling to get my photos published, as they're all a bit rubbish!"

Emma Warren Coloured wheelie bins — Emma Warren: "I've bin struggling to get my photos published, as they're all a bit rubbish!"

Liz Clayton: "I successfully grew these anemones this year. The purples, greens and yellows are so vibrant in the sun."

Liz Clayton Close-up on an anemone — Liz Clayton: "I successfully grew these anemones this year. The purples, greens and yellows are so vibrant in the sun."

Mike Wright: "Close-up of three tulips, deliberately out of focus to emphasise the colours."

Mike Wright Tulips — Mike Wright: "Close-up of three tulips, deliberately out of focus to emphasise the colours."

Mark Dakin: "I hadn't realised that tulips only open up in the sun. I saw this flower a few days ago but, by the time I returned with my camera, the sun had gone in and the flower had closed. Good things come to those who wait."

Mark Dakin Inside a tulip — Mark Dakin: "I hadn't realised that tulips only open up in the sun. I saw this flower a few days ago but, by the time I returned with my camera, the sun had gone in and the flower had closed. Good things come to those who wait."

Lee Harris: "A pheasant's eye daffodil, one of the most beautiful flowers of spring. Taken in Graves Park in Sheffield this year."

Lee Harris Pheasant's eye daffodil — Lee Harris: "A pheasant's eye daffodil, one of the most beautiful flowers of spring. Taken in Graves Park in Sheffield this year."

Matthew Logan: "Every summer a huge field of sunflowers blooms along the Potomac River. The land, owned by the State of Maryland [USA], provides habitat and forage for wildlife."

Matthew Logan Sunflowers — Matthew Logan: "Every summer a huge field of sunflowers blooms along the Potomac River. The land, owned by the State of Maryland [USA], provides habitat and forage for wildlife."

Diana Woodhouse took this picture of three coffee cups.

Diana Woodhouse Coffee cups — Diana Woodhouse took this picture of three coffee cups.

Tim Kehoe in the Danish capital, Copenhagen: "Restaurants and cafés, with their colourful furniture, are prepared to welcome springtime guests, but today - despite the sunshine - it's too chilly to sit outside."

Tim Kehoe Café at the Royal Library Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark — Tim Kehoe in the Danish capital, Copenhagen: "Restaurants and cafés, with their colourful furniture, are prepared to welcome springtime guests, but today - despite the sunshine - it's too chilly to sit outside."

Lorraine Devlin: "A close-up of beads from my collection of vintage and antique glass necklaces. Red, white and blue - the three colours of our national flag."

Lorraine Devlin Colourful beads — Lorraine Devlin: "A close-up of beads from my collection of vintage and antique glass necklaces. Red, white and blue - the three colours of our national flag."

Dave Hamer: "Making light work of the wine gums, yum yum."

Dave Hamer Wine gums — Dave Hamer: "Making light work of the wine gums, yum yum."

Mark Weaver: "Trees glow three colours at a light show in my local park."

Mark Weaver Trees lit with different coloured lights — Mark Weaver: "Trees glow three colours at a light show in my local park."

Antony Baduns: "Colourful workmen`s markings, highlighting utility pipes on a pavement in Forfar, Angus."

Antony Baduns Markings on the road — Antony Baduns: "Colourful workmen`s markings, highlighting utility pipes on a pavement in Forfar, Angus."

David Hutchins: "I was walking past an outdoor basketball court and the abstract nature of this part of the court just caught my attention."

David Hutchins Basketball court — David Hutchins: "I was walking past an outdoor basketball court and the abstract nature of this part of the court just caught my attention."

Kadir Mumyakmaz: "An original Italian scooter decorated with the Italian Flag's colours, proudly stands in front of an Italian restaurant in central London."

Kadir Mumyakmaz Scooter — Kadir Mumyakmaz: "An original Italian scooter decorated with the Italian Flag's colours, proudly stands in front of an Italian restaurant in central London."

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The next theme is "springtime" and the deadline for entries is 16 May 2023.

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 your entries on this page or email them to [email protected].

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Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures.

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We set the theme, you take the pictures