Your pictures on the theme of 'bright lights'

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

Lights around a curved tunnelImage source, Scarlett King
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Scarlett King: "The lighting around a tunnel at the midnight light show."

Blurred lights of trafficImage source, Jamal Forrester
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Jamal Forrester: "I thought the way traffic flows around the bend would make a nice effect. And then having the bus was a nice coincidence."

Pier in San FranciscoImage source, Martin Rosen
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Martin Rosen: "The bright lights of San Francisco's Pier 7 really accentuate the city's skyline."

An aeroplane in front of the moonImage source, Verna Evans
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Verna Evans: "It looks as if this aeroplane is flying directly towards the bright light of the Moon."

A food stall at a county fairImage source, Matthew Logan
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Matthew Logan: "The bright lights - and, apparently, an appetite for meat - always draws a crowd to the food stand at the annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, Maryland [US]."

Light show projection on Durham CathedralImage source, Ray Goti
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Ray Goti: "I was fortunate to photograph this image as it was projected on to Durham Cathedral during testing for a nocturnal light experience. This is part of the biennial Lumiere art event in the city."

Circles of fire from burning steel woolImage source, David Jenks
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David Jenks: "A photo taken with a long exposure. Burning steel wool at Aneurin Bevan Memorial Stones, Tredegar [Blaenau Gwent]."

Star trails around an old tin mine building in CornwallImage source, Simon Torr
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Simon Torr: "A two-hour star trail over Wheal Owles, [St Just in Penwith, Cornwall]."

People outside a pub that is covered in Christmas decorationsImage source, Adrian Lavery
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Adrian Lavery: "Early evening in the Temple Bar, Dublin, always a bright spot."

Cars at a petrol stationImage source, Monty Stillwell
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Monty Stillwell: "Light trails bring life to a wet, cold winter's evening."

A bus and pedestrians on Oxford Street in LondonImage source, David Robinson
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David Robinson: "On a cold dark winter's night, I spent several hours at a very busy Oxford Circus, in London, with my tripod, taking a series of long-exposure photos. Whilst primarily focusing on the interaction between the festive lights and trails of light from passing vehicles, I got very lucky when two shoppers paused for a moment in the middle of the shot to provide a very helpful subject."

A man controls a model of a swanImage source, Dave Lovatt
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Dave Lovatt: "Taken at the RSPB [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds] Old Moor [Yorkshire] WildLights evening."

Light show in the treesImage source, Ray Orlandi
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Rory Orlandi: "Christmas at Dunham Massey, [Greater Manchester] is a truly wonderful light-show spectacular."

Two people with lightsabresImage source, Julia H
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Julia H: "Father and son in a lightsabre duel. The lightsabres will also be used as giant torches when delivering Christmas cards."

A woman take aImage source, Peter Laurence
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Peter Laurence: "A glowing angel, at the Bishop Auckland Castle [Durham] Aglow festival."

Light trails of cars passing over London's Tower BridgeImage source, Jolyon Wong
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Jolyon Wong photographed bus trails on London's Tower Bridge.

Motel sign in neonImage source, Laura Grace Catania
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Laura Grace Catania: "Taken while traveling through west Texas to find real 50s motels with these fabulous neon name signs."

FireworksImage source, Eswar Jajula
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Eswar Jajula: "The lights of Diwali."

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The next theme is "in the cold" and the deadline for entries is 9 January 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.

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

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