Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: San Francisco Chronicle Entry Title: San Francisco Chronicle: Upended Entry Credit: Santiago Mejia Judge Comment: Great shot! Wonderful quality, great timing, and I love the composition of the other team surrounding the middle player.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Orange County Register Entry Title: Big waves Entry Credit: Mark Rightmire Judge Comment: The timing of this photo is great and the photographer's choice to keep everything in focus allows the viewer to see how big the wave is in comparison to the person riding it.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Sacramento Bee Entry Title: Touchdown celebration Entry Credit: Paul Kitagaki Jr. Judge Comment: Love the emotion and action in this photo. Particularly great composition with rival team member looking at them in the background.
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: The Sacramento Bee Entry Title: UPENDED Entry Credit: Paul Kitagaki Jr. Judge Comment: Really fun action shot.
Place Name: Fifth Place Contestant Name: Los Angeles Times Entry Title: Mookie celebrates Entry Credit: Robert Gauthier Judge Comment: Great capture of emotion. Love his body language. Great timing.
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