Hey guys, it's finally time to vote for the best photo taken this Southern Hemisphere winter season by a Boardworld member. The standard of photography has been exceptionally high, and I thank all of you for participating. The photography contest is going to be an annual event and the prize pack is going to grow considerably for next season.


Just to remind you, the prizes include:

- Big Undie hoodie, t-shirt, hat, and limited edition shoes (one of each item). Styles and sizes of your choice! http://www.bigundie.com

- Skullcandy G.I. headphones

- $250 STM voucher to be used in store or at http://www.stmonline.com.au


Please have a good look at ALL the photos and vote based on merit. We are searching for the Photo of the Season.

We will also be watching out for members registering multiple accounts to vote for their own photos. Please be aware if we find you registering multiple accounts, we will have no option but to remove your photos from the contest.

Voting will end at 11:59pm on Sunday, October 18, 2009.

Here are the finalists...



Ryan Backside 180. Photographer: EvanL



Going Home. Photographer: nelsonjameshogg



Falls Crew. Photographer: Nudge



Home Trail. Photographer: MissG



Wind Blown. Photographer: spaz



Lights. Photographer: Tambazz



Sky High. Photographer: F@tony



Riding The Night Train. Photographer: Nudge



Kicking Up Dust. Photographer: nelsonjameshogg



Hangover Express. Photographer: MissG



Rocky Knolls. Photographer: DJS.



Flight of the Bluebird. Photographer: Nudge



Ticket to Freedom. Photographer: Innocence



Bonking the Bin. Photographer: EvanL



Big Air. Photographer: nelsonjameshogg



Starting Jump. Photographer: spaz



Hotham. Photographer: strawberrygeorge



Last Run. Photographer: nthnbeachesguy



More Messing Around. Photographer: f@tony



This Is My World. Photographer: f@tony



Lunch Spot. Photographer: Tobi



Fly Like An Eagle. Photographer: Nudge



Golden Oz. Photographer: spaz



Man-made Shadows. Photographer: spaz



The Chair-way to Heaven. Photographer: Nudge



Colour Blind. Photographer: f@tony



One Hour Sled Parking. Photographer: Nudge



Back to Back Gaps. Photographer: EvanL



Cloud Jibbing. Photographer: f@tony



Rainbow Grind. Photographer: alper



Backcountry. Photographer: alper



GNU. Photographer: alper



Tails. Photographer: nelsonjameshogg



Slush. Photographer: alper



Stall. Photographer: f@tony



Tripod. Photographer: f@tony

Gaaah soo many good photos. I will need more time to mull over which one is the best. One vote is too hard :S

golfpunk is right hard to pick just one. great job everyone cant wait to see what you are all snapping now that the season is coming to a end.

wow, thanks for putting that page together rider26. Makes it a lot easier to see everything side by side.

good luck homies

Rider, im thinking, is there a way to allow 2 votes per person but you cant double up on photos?
I reckon that'll make the competition more exciting anyway because theres so many pictures to vote for but only 1 vote per person.

As far as I know that's not possible. Could be possible, but definately a coding issue I would have to look into. For now we will leave it as is, but I will be sending an email to 1200 Boardworld members in the next few days to encourage them to check out the photos and vote.

I'm thinking top 12 photos, boardworld calendar. Let that awsomness sink in for a second. I'd buy one for sure.

Good idea Nudge! so many amazing photos - pat on the back for all those that entered

You could start another identical thread, this thread being your first vote and the other being your second. Though you can only check for double voting (for the same photo) if the forum stores what a member votes for and run a quick script at the end to check.

also, is there a box that I can tick to vote for the calendar idea?

Nudge - 04 October 2009 01:09 AM

I'm thinking top 12 photos, boardworld calendar. Let that awsomness sink in for a second. I'd buy one for sure.

Nudge that's a great idea, that would be very easy to do and it would keep people thinking about boardworld all year round!!!!

Such amazing photos here, it's going to be so hard to choose

I really like the calendar idea, thanks for the suggestion Nudge. I am going to look into it.

Calender please!
Additionally a winter planner for next year. June to Oct long weekends, maybe an online one that particular dates could be added and updated.

Now back to the photo's, how to pick my fav, I'll have to divide them into groups - photoshoped, landscape, action then pick the best based on composition, lighting, exposure, timing.
Or I'll just pick one of my own! Now which one?

Calendar would be RADDD!!!!

I will get my vote in.
Jeremy I know putting that post together took a while.
Great work to all of you.
Nudge, EvanL, Spaz and f@ttony were consistent favorites.
It is a hard decision.

My season starts soon.
Snow is showing up in the mid-west US, I'm excited. It will still be a month or more before snow arrives here on the east coast.

Great pics by all.

Is there going to be a Northern Hemisphere photo comp?
If so, i'll be able to add a few into that too. Im doing Tahoe for a week, then up to Revelstoke for a week.
Hopefuly get some good pics along the way.