Weekend readers' pictures: Silhouette

Mat Ricardo: “I was walking down on a bit of muddy beach under the north side of London’s ­Millennium bridge on a Sunday afternoon” Photograph: Mat Ricardo

Olaf Schuelke: “The unique quiver trees in Keetmanshoop, Namibia, make for a perfect silhouette during sunset” Photograph: Olaf Schuelke

Matilda Egere-Cooper: “A soulful and ­contemplative portrait of my friend, who has one of the meanest afros around” Photograph: Matilda Egere-Cooper

Elli Ward: “We had just arrived in Croatia and the sun was setting. You can feel the heat” Photograph: Elli Ward

Caroline Parr: "Zeus had lived in a high rise flat, as a 'house cat' for the first few years of his life. Here he is getting a taste of the great outdoors, not long after he came to live with us" Photograph: Caroline Parr

Colin Miller: "Taken on Christmas Eve, from the street, the hairdressers window was all steamed up, but it seemed a private and still moment as people in the street charged about trying to get last-minute stuff" Photograph: Colin Miller

Dave Spellman: "The vivid flames provide an engaging backdrop for these youngsters silhouetted at a bonfire night party" Photograph: Dave Spellman

George Hinton: "This picture was taken at the riverside fairground in Peterborough. Mainly for the swirl of colour but with two observers in silhouette" Photograph: George Hinton

Nick Hillard: "This silhouette is of a graffiti artist making the finishing touches to his work" Photograph: Nick Hillard

Sarah Lay: "Silhouetted as the sun set, surrounded by pools of liquid gold, I watched these surfers as they prepared for an evening surf at Gwenver near Lands End, Cornwall" Photograph: Sarah Lay