Your pictures on the theme of 'on top of the world'

We asked readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "On top of the world".

Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

A woman relaxes and enjoys the view on top of a mountainVictor Tregubov

Victor Tregubov: "Enjoying the view in the Bavarian Alps."

Silhouette of a rollercoaster at BlackpoolJonathan Tallon

Jonathan Tallon: "The top of the Icon ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach."

A blue tit, photographed in LancashireBhargav Nunna

Bhargav Nunna: "Blue tit feeding on the wetlands of WWT Martin Mere."

A person sitting on a wallVuckovic Lidia

Vuckovic Lidia: "Embodying stillness and silence on top of the world."

Three people looking out across the desert in EgyptJeremy Exelby

Jeremy Exelby: "This mountain in the Black Desert, Egypt, provides views that seem to go on forever."

A dog stands on top of a rock, with a rainbow in the backgroundGeorge Conneely

George Conneely: "My dog, Rosie, admiring the full rainbow at the top of Helvellyn, in the Lake District."

A cable car travelling between the city of Rio de Janeiro and Sugarloaf MountainHayley King

Hayley King: "Iconic view from the peak of Sugarloaf Mountain, looking over the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil."

A man runs up a steep coast path in CornwallCaroline Ebbage

Caroline Ebbage: "My husband and I have challenged ourselves to run the length of the South West Coast Path. This steep section, near Bude in Cornwall, felt like we were on top of the world. Between the rocks is a glimpse of the GCHQ listening station."

Figures climbing to the summit of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) in WalesLeana Smith

Leana Smith: "The summit of Mount Snowdon, Wales, above the clouds."

A Northern cardinal sits atop a stone statueDoris Enders:

Doris Enders: "A Northern cardinal on top of his world."

Abandoned wheels at the site of former mining settlement in the Svalbard archipelago's Arctic island of BlomstrandøyaEmma Warren

Emma Warren: "When the wheels fell off the mining industry in Ny London, Svalbard, the machinery was just abandoned there - so close to the top of the world."

The staircase leading to the summit of Mount Washington, in New Hampshire, USAChristopher Stone

Christopher Stone: "The top of the staircase leading to the summit of Mount Washington, in New Hampshire's Presidential range, which, at 6,288ft (1,900m), is the highest peak in the northeastern USA. The top of the mountain has a tundra-like climate, and on this June day was cold and shrouded in fog."

Trees among the cloudsDave Moore

Dave Moore: "Islands in the sky."

Cows observing a bee hive from behind a wall Andrew Card

Andrew Card: "Always feel on top of the world during bee inspections, especially with an audience."

The next theme is "Shadows", and the deadline for entries is 25 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.

Terms and conditions apply.

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

All photographs subject to copyright.

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