Scores of images submitted to Northern Landscapes photo challenge

Well what can we say! In just a few days we've been treated to stunning photography up hill and down dale, in the city and on the beach. The challenge continues for another two weeks so if you're heading out with the camera this weekend, here's some inspiration from the entries submitted so far. The full selection of entries can be seen here . This is the readers' choice so far. This photo of the famous Hoppings fair by Trace Kaiser from Newcastle has received the most 'interesting' votes at n0tice.com so far. My personal pick, although not strictly a landscape, is this fun shot from Ian Stafford of a happy kite surfer in Northumberland . It's exuberant, uplifting (in all senses of the word) and shows off the north east's coastal activities. As does this lovely shot of surfers , also from Ian, which both the judges wanted to highlight at this early stage. Jon Eland said: "I love his shot, it's visually stimulating and interesting to look at; you can wonder about the industrial architecture on the horizon and the characters on the beach - it also is of the north, whilst having aspects that could be of elsewhere." Graeme Rowatt added" "it is a wonderful blend of location, viewpoint and lighting/time of day ... and the reduced colour pallette helps to simplify the image." There's still plenty of time to enter so if you fancy joining in, the instructions are below. Please bear in mind there's plenty more time until the final judging and the selection here are simply personal picks at this stage. Once the judges have chosen their final favourites, we will be asking Northerner readers to vote on the final image. To take part in the challenge, you'll need to have the basic details of where in the north the image is located, a suitable headline/title, and a brief description of what the picture is about. Submit it to us using the instructions below. Please note that by entering this challenge, you are agreeing to have the picture used on this blog and on the noticeboard but the copyright for the image remains with you. Maximum size of 2MB. JPG, GIF, PNG. Entries close Friday 27 July. To submit your picture: - if this is your first visit you'll need to sign-up to n0tice.com . You can do this via your existing Facebook or Twitter accounts or by creating a user name and entering your email address. - once logged in, go to http://northernlandscapes.n0tice.com and click on 'post a new report' - you will be presented with a simple form asking for the information mentioned above.