WE were starting to wonder whether we had jinxed the weather when we launched this month's theme.

The rain poured at the start of June as we searched for your best water pictures but fortunately things brightened up long enough for you to take some beautiful shots.

Our competition has been running throughout this year across our sister titles Northwich Guardian, Wilmslow and Middlewich Guardian, Knutsford Guardian and the Wilmslow Guardian as we search for the best readers' pictures for our 2018 calendar.

Winners will be announced at the end of the year and invited into our new office in Warrington to see the calendar in print as well as the chance to pick up tips from our picture editor Dave Gillespie who has more than 30 years of experience in the field.

We have shortlisted entries in the latest round to this stunning collection.

Click the gallery above to see them all and, if you're using a mobile phone, click 'Show caption' to see who took each shot. 

Vot for your favourite below or email your vote to hannah.bargery@nqnw.co.uk before 10am on July 7.

Editor's decision is final.

Next week we will launch our search for our July photo of the month.

Pick up next week's paper for more details.