Wow! Showing us your wonderful Otago winter photographs

As promised, today we resume publishing a selection of the many photographic entries we have received from readers in our contest highlighting our coldest season.

Barrie Wills, of Alexandra writes: ‘‘Up top of Dunstan Mountains, looking northeast across Manuherikia Valley to Hawkdun Range. Took about three hours to struggle up there through the snow, less than an hour to come down.’’

Gwenda Cathro, of Alexandra writes: ‘‘Ducks skating on Lanes dam, Alexandra, 2016.’’

Helen Laney, of Oamaru writes: ‘‘We don’t really get bad winters in Oamaru. Looking through my photos it appears that the last time we had a ‘few’ centimetres of snow on the ground was 2011. I have attached a photo of my middle grandson, William Hurst,...

Stu Hardisty, of Northeast Valley writes: ‘‘July 2015, on the Taieri plain heading towards Waipori. Standing in the middle of the road is my brother Jeff Hardisty, staring into the sun as it breaks through the hoar frost.’’

Terry Stride, of Tuapeka West, writes: ‘‘Braxton Rodwell and his first taste of winter in 2016.’’

Euan Moore, of Cromwell writes: ‘‘This picture was taken in July 2012 at Bannockburn, on the Nevis road.’’

Jim Kennedy, of Alexandra, writes: ‘‘I took this photo at Butchers dam on July 14, 2007, of a hoar frost.’’

David Barnes, of Lower Hutt writes: ‘‘Hi Dave. This was taken one Queen’s Birthday on the summit plateau of the Rock & Pillars. The freezing fog gave a sense of being enclosed at what is normally a place with expansive views.’’

Dorothy O’Donnell, of Oamaru writes: ‘‘Took this some years ago in Central Otago, one of my favourite places in New Zealand. An icy outlook at the Ophir River.’’

Pam Constable, of Wakari writes: ‘‘My winter ‘Wow’ picture shows sheep grazing up the Pigroot in July 2007.’’