Weekend readers' pictures: Action

Jake Harris: “My friends leaping off an offshore pontoon in a variety of ways, Saint Jean-de-Luz, south-west France” Photograph: Jake Harris

Chris Shipp: “Taken on the pier at Foz, near Oporto in Portugal. The sea crashes into the breaker and the resulting ­geyser caught this ­couple off guard - the man ran, but his wife kept her cool” Photograph: Chris Shipp

Kevin Hughes: “Not quite the sort of action this rider had in mind” Photograph: Kevin Hughes

Richard Hayward: “A couple ride on ­Insanity, 900ft above the Las Vegas strip" Photograph: Richard Hayward

Debbie Picken: This is a shot of a local guy diving into the water at sunset on a tiny island called Tobacco Caye in Belize. This really isn't a place for action photos normally - the atmosphere is just far too laid back for things like that!" Photograph: Debbie Picken

John Hunt: "This elephant was quietly drinking at a pool in South Africa and I was creeping up trying to get a close-up picture when the animal suddenly turned and ran towards me, firing a trunk full of water which sprayed me and the camera. The action was not so much the elephant but my speed of retreat" Photograph: John Hunt

David Beavan: "Taken on a surfing holiday in Croyde, Devon. Late on Sunday we were rewarded with a deserted beach and great waves. I was drawn to the beautiful reflections of the sky in the water and aimed to reflect the anticipation we felt as we ran toward the sea for the first time" Photograph: David Beavan

Daniel Bristow: "On a busy junction in Shanghai, the locals don't quite know what to make of this fashion shoot" Photograph: Daniel Bristow

Jane Warriner: "My son Oscar during a belly flop competition on holiday in Sardinia. Nice height and flight, but lacking sufficient ballast to defeat his father's pool-emptying 'thunder flop'" Photograph: Jane Warriner

Peter Gray: "A picture of a circular and spiralling ride at a travelling fair on Plymouth Hoe, taken at the fastest point of the run" Photograph: Peter Gray