Rowe's shot is cool but the colors are a bit fresh indeed, maybe of exposure, maybe of photo shop. Looks cool in some ways, maybe here too.
Nevertheless cool gap, even cooler without the bottle…
I like Reid's shot. The darkness, the forest, the little haze, the eye-catchin' red dot. This shot makes me getting more North Shore galore, even though I'm not going as huge as he does, but the thought of the Shore with all the trails and the mud and the dust and the slipperiness and the passion, the trails are built, maintained and ridden with, makes me excited. This pic generates this feeling in sceonds.
I like Kaleb's shot. The sun reflecting on the helmet and on flora makes this very stunning setup. I also like, that he tried to go along with the advices he got on previous shots, and put them all together in on shot.
And I like Christian's shot.
Simply, it's the scenery. There aren't many colors but looking at the mountains it seems to be kind a harsh, dry area, which makes it impressive. The shot makes me think of an upbeat trail winding along the ridge, through valleys, upon mountaintops and somewhen heading on some kickers finally catching some air. Marvellous!
So, tough decision!
Cheers for the all the photgraphers who made it somehow to win or being mentioned! ;P