A frosty flower and dead marshes – readers’ best photos

London, UK

‘A winter rose in our garden.’

Photograph: Sofoulis Iacovou

Antofagasta de la Sierra, Argentina

‘I took this on my trip along the La Puna region. You can see the road track from El Peñón leading to the ‘pumice stone field’.

Photograph: Alejandro Sala

London, UK

‘Visitors to the Canary Wharf winter lights festival make silhouettes as they take a break.’

Photograph: Colin Page

Cheshire, UK

‘Taken on a misty Boxing Day walk through Delamere Forest. The scene reminded me of the dead marshes from The Lord of the Rings.’

Photograph: Alex McFarlane

Huszczka Duża, Poland

‘Light in October. This is when this beech forest looks the best. It also looks great in winter, but winters seem to be gone.’

Photograph: Jerzy Durczak

Altea, Spain

‘It was dark inside the church, but a chink of light just caught the columns to the left and a little light was spilling in through the door, where visitors mingled before entering.’

Photograph: Tim Chance

Kerala, India

‘Dusk at a beach in Kovalam.’

Photograph: Kalyani Madhura Ramachandran

Edinburgh, UK

‘No one believes me when I tell them that this picture of Scotland’s national monument on Calton Hill was taken in colour, without a filter of any kind. I love the blue umbrella, which makes the photo (while proving I’m telling the truth). It all looks a bit posed – a Saul Leiter pastiche, perhaps – but this was just a lucky iPhone shot.’

Photograph: James Fergusson

London, UK

‘Winter commuting blues on the South Bank.’

Photograph: Isabelle Desgranges

New South Wales, Australia

‘An Australian emerald dragonfly photographed in the north-east of the state.’

Photograph: Bryan Lawson

Budapest, Hungary

‘Playing chess at the Széchenyi thermal baths. Outside temperature 6C, water temperature 38C.’

Photograph: Mickey Rooney

Trondheim, Norway

‘I was playing around with my camera while commuting to work, framing a silhouette while colours from the ever-changing buildings reflected off the glass. Shot on public transport in the area where I live.’

Photograph: Ferdinand Holand

Brighton, UK

‘Snow on the seafront in Kemptown.’

Photograph: Meriel Beattie

Sheffield, UK

‘Wishing everyone prosperity and good fortune at the Chinese lunar new year celebrations in Sheffield.’

Photograph: Tim Dennell

London, UK

‘People vying to get the best shot during the lion dance.’

Photograph: Geoff Wood