Your pictures on the theme of 'speed'

10 March 2024

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

Image source, Bruce Carrington

Image caption, Bruce Carrington: "For such an enormous bird of prey, the speed and agility of the White-tailed Eagle is truly impressive. This raptor was photographed near Ulva, on the Isle of Mull."

Image source, Patrick Dixon

Image caption, Patrick Dixon: "This multiple exposure image was taken as the Blue Tit came in to land on a feeder. The shapes it adopts in order to slow down from high speed are virtually impossible to perceive with the naked eye."

Image source, Robert Hunter

Image caption, Robert Hunter: "Ready, Steady, Go! Taken on Pendine Sands whilst working with Coast Classics."

Image source, Julian Crowe

Image caption, Julian Crowe: "Carousel in motion on Clapham Common."

Image source, Alistair McGarva

Image caption, Alistair McGarva: "On holiday in Edinburgh I captured the early morning traffic on Princes Street. The bus lights give a great impression of speed when passing by."

Image source, Steve Demeranville

Image caption, Steve Demeranville: "This Mongolian Eagle Hunter, holding his eagle high, races into the wind, providing enough speed for her to open her wings and surf through the air."

Image source, Phil Couvrette

Image caption, Phil Couvrette: "It's always quite the sight when one actually sees the air around a jet fighter react to friction and drag as the plane twists while picking up speed."

Image source, Richard Martin

Image caption, Richard Martin: "Race to the top! Giving it their all at the local hill climb."

Image source, Gary Bradshaw

Image caption, Gary Bradshaw: "Top Fuel Fury - evening drag racing at Dragstalgia."

Image source, Jude Bytheway

Image caption, Jude Bytheway: "A Red Kite in Scotland plummeting as it flew at speed."

Image source, Tara Lowry

Image caption, Tara Lowry: "A rodeo competitor and her horse race against the clock in the barrel racing event in Alberta, Canada. The racer with the fastest clocked time wins."

Image source, Dave Hall

Image caption, Dave Hall: "The serious business of 4x4 racing."

Image source, Gary Richards

Image caption, Gary Richards: "The bright July sunshine was just right for capturing this Pitts S-2S Special as it sped past, smoke billowing in its wake."

Image source, Peter Foster

Image caption, Peter Foster: "Spooked by some unknown predator, this herd of Zebra stampede across the savannah in Botswana."

Image source, Piero Pruneri

Image caption, Piero Pruneri: "This is a sprint not a marathon!"

The next theme is "reflections" and the deadline for entries is 19 March 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 on this page or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

Terms and conditions apply.

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