Weekend readers' best photographs: zoom

'Zooming in on the symmetry of a cactus in the Botanical Gardens, Wellington, New Zealand' Photograph: Linda Maughan

'The epitome of zoom – the shining monument to the cosmonauts in Moscow on a sharp October morning' Photograph: Judith Phillips

'Waikawau Beach in New Zealand. I was just messing around with zoom while taking photos of the reflection at sunset' Photograph: Steve Burling

'Without thinking too much about it I put my camera under a rubble chute in Manchester, and was thankful nothing was zooming down it at the time !' Photograph: Dave Spellman

'Further away than it looks, and I ensured there was always a fatter, slower American between me and the Grizzly' Photograph: Rob Doran

'While photographing a canoeing contest in the Washburn Valley, I tried using a slow shutter speed and zooming in whilst taking the photo to create an impression of the subject. Most of the results didn't work, but this one has the look that I was trying to get' Photograph: Richard Bown

'When I saw what the topic was, I remembered that a local charity shop had a zoom lens coffee mug for sale...' Photograph: Ian Nolan