Members of TogsQuad, the Derby Telegraph camera club, have been out and about taking some "wheely" great pictures. Victoria Wilcox reports.
TODAY we can share with you a "Tour de Cycling", with some snappy images on the theme of bicycles from around the country.
Our editor's favourite pick of the bunch this time is by Mark Averill.
Mark was out riding his own bike when he saw the British BMX Series taking place on the track at Alvaston Park. He stopped to take a few shots and converted one to black and white to simplify the shapes within the action and setting. It's a powerful photograph, where the curves of the track even mimic the wheels of the bikes – well done to Mark for a super picture.
The main attraction for cyclists this week has perhaps been the start of the Tour de France, which kicked off here in the United Kingdom and even travelled through our own county.
Paul Screen was watching the Tour and grabbed an action shot of Geraint Thomas keeping his team mate Chris Froome on the Sky team safe in the pack of riders. The frame, taken in High Bradfield, Derbyshire, is a top-drawer shot and wouldn't look out of place in the national papers amongst the coverage.
Another cracking shot from the official Tour is of Chris Froome looking over his shoulder and would have been a challenge to capture for David Bentley. David must have got his timing bang on and used a very fast shutter speed to get this one.
A city filled with more leisurely riders at most times of the year maybe is Oxford, where David Edge got his atmospheric photo in a classic style.
Paul Goodwin spotted a parked bicycle by some railings in Belper and Debbie Howe found a musician at Bakewell with his bike by his side while he played.
A little closer to home and a closer peek at the machine is from Dave Vowles, who zoomed in on his gears in Heanor.
Even closer still is a dynamic mid-air stunt image taken at the Bass's Rec skate park by Kate Baker.
With an apt background at Pride Park in Derby, Geraldine Curtis persuaded two passers-by, Bryn Halfpenny and Karolina Panfilova, to pose for her. Geraldine's shot is deliberately framed to include the new Multi Sports Arena which houses the velodrome track.
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