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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Observer and Guardian readers

Tech Monthly readers' photography project: forces

kite surfers on the beach
Wind Power! 'Kite surfers doing what they do!' Photograph: Paul McCarthy/GuardianWitness
ancient tree torn down by a wind gust
The dramatic effect of force: 'Following a 'gully raker' wind gust this ancient tree was no match for the force of the wind'. Photograph: Matt Eliason/GuardianWitness
a person standing as a wave approaches
Wave Power: 'Can we harness it?' Photograph: TimmRanson/GuardianWitness
tethered goat pulling on a rope tied to its foot
Graze anatomy: 'Tethered goat by the roadside in Western Crete'. Photograph: richardderwent/GuardianWitness
ropes and tractors pull on boats keeping them clear of high tides
Defying the forces of gravity: 'Ropes and tractors pull these fishing boats clear of high tides at North Landing, Flamborough. Taken with my Nikon D7000 18-55mm lens'. Photograph: ID195271/GuardianWitness
water striders on water
Surface Tension: 'Surface tension is a property of the surface of a fluid, caused by cohesive forces between liquid molecules, allowing it to resist an external force (the water and the water strider)'. Photograph: BlakGard/GuardianWitness
a girl mid back flip whilst on a trampoline
Under the Trampoline: 'My daughter caught mid-flip, taken from under the trampoline. This is one of my favourite shots and was taken with a 1980's Olympus XA2 point and shoot, three zone film camera - a great piece of technology and design!' Photograph: filmloverjaxs/GuardianWitness
a man on a horse pulling a cart of hay and sacks
A slow moving force. Cuba - March 2014: 'Shot on a Nikon J1 through the windscreen of a moving minibus en route from the town of Trinidad to Holguin. This is not an unusual mode of transport in a country of many surprises'. Photograph: ID0770848/GuardianWitness
a freight train pulling cargo along a railway track
Brute force.... 'Hauling thousands of tons of freight across America daily by sheer, elegant, brute force. P.s. I have been looking for a nun to photograph for this assignment for a "force of habit" image but there never seems to be a nun around when you need one....' Photograph: fourthplinth/GuardianWitness
people on funride
A human centrifuge on Hampstead Heath: 'hopefully the two empty seats were empty from the start'. Photograph: Simon Mackie/GuardianWitness
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