Tech Monthly readers’ photography project: elements Tech monthly asked readers to join in GuardianWitness photography project and share their photos of elements Tweet Oxidised iron: Partial view of a rusty thresher. This machine lies abandoned in a field near our house, I pass it often on my walks but I waited for better weather and a warm evening sun to shine on it for capturing it with my camera.Submitted by alexandra1108 Photograph: alexandra1108/GuardianWitness Hot Air Balloon: Sometimes we forget how important air is. It even helps us fly!Submitted by MaraCharon Photograph: MaraCharon/GuardianWitness IntriguingSubmitted by kimjohn001 Photograph: kimjohn001/GuardianWitness Earth and Air: An HDR merge of bracketed photosSubmitted by Snakeshole Photograph: Snakeshole/GuardianWitness IRON AGE: Under an iron bridge over the Grand Union Canal in West LondonSubmitted by Richard Derwent Photograph: Richard Derwent/GuardianWitness Grandparents copper kettle: Kept on the hob and was black when I got it. In my minds eye I can still see my grandmother touching her gold wedding ring, using it as a heat conducter, to the kettle to see if the water was hot enough.Submitted by fourthplinth Photograph: fourthplinth/GuardianWitness Cadmium pigmentsSubmitted by trtonw3 Photograph: trtonw3/GuardianWitness Silver: Repoussé and chased Tibetan ceremonial bowl, bottom view. Shot in a studio with xenon flash heads, reflectors and diffusersSubmitted by Doug Morton Photograph: Doug Morton/GuardianWitness Summoning the waves: This young boy was revelling in the element of water. He remained playing in the sea until the last possible moment before finally leaving as the sun set.Submitted by Jools McCarthy Photograph: Jools McCarthy/GuardianWitness Verdigris: The results of long exposure to 'the elements' on an old metal gateSubmitted by Jenny Downing Photograph: Jenny Downing/GuardianWitness