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Welcome to another edition of "Picture of the Week," where we rifle through
dozens of reader-submitted photos, spend hours making "ooh" and "ahh" sounds,
and share the top three pictures with our entire readership. There are
plenty of oohs and ahhs to go around, with beautiful landscapes
and giant explosions (!) dominating this week's "POTW" entries.
When all is said and done, Dan Linebarger of Texas walks away with this
week's winning baseball cap. Congratulations, Dan!
Due to privacy issues, AVweb does not publish e-mail addresses of
readers who submit photos.
*** THIS WEEK'S WINNERS ***
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copyright © CAF /
Blastards and Dan Linebarger
Used with permission of
Dan Linebarger |
"Airshow 'A Bomb' Detonation"
The CAF pyro unit "Blastards" initiate a simulated A-bomb explosion
following a B-29 fly-over at the October 2003 CAF-FINA Airshow.
Dan Linebarger of Midland, Texas took the
photo; shot built
by David Linebarger, Randy Skinner, and Frank McBride
with Jeremy Linebarger on the plunger.
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AVweb continues to receive a large number of excellent images for our
POTW contest. Here are some of the runners-up. Click on the links below to view
larger versions.
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copyright © Thor
Emilsson
Used with permission of
Thor Emilsson |
"Firestar Fly-By"
Thor Emilsson of Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
captured this moment as his friend made a low pass
in a Firestar II over the home airport of their UL club.
(For more of Thor's airplane photos, visit
http://that.is/slettan.)
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copyright © Kathy
Moulton
Used with permission of
Kathy Moulton |
"Actors in Nature's Theater"
Kathy Moulton of Sedro-Woolley, Washington
sends us this photo of Mt. St. Helens from 7500 feet.
A friend snapped the picture of her and her 65C a couple of weeks
ago, and Kathy added the background taken on November 11.
Not to worry — Kathy assures us that "the picture, while a compilation,
is essentially a valid representation of [her] flight" over Mt. St. Helens.
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Submitters: Take a page from Kathy's book, and
tell us if your "POTW" entries have been digitally altered!
Bonus Pictures
Reader submissions continue to arrive
in tremendous numbers — and as long
as they do, we'll occasionally slip a
couple of bonus pictures into the mix:
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Used with permission of
Royal V. Sefton |
"Nooksack Valley Twilight"
Royal V. Sefton of Everson, Washington
shares a quiet moment. That's Royal in his 1960 Colt flying
over the photographer's house, with Mt. Baker in the background.
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copyright © Laurence
Balter
Used with permission of
Lorne Direnfeld |
"Cirrus SR20 over Molokai, Hawaii"
Lorne Direnfeld of Kahului, Hawaii says
"aloha"
with a beautiful landscape shot from the north shore
of Molokai Island. According to Lorne, he and Laurence Balter
(the photographer) are the entire Cirrus-flying population
of Hawaii at the moment!
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To enter next week's contest,
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A Reminder About Copyrights: Please take a moment to consider the
source of your image before submitting to our "Picture of the Week" contest.
If you did not take the photo yourself, ask yourself if you are indeed
authorized to release publication rights to AVweb. If you're uncertain,
consult the
POTW
Rules or
send us an e-mail.
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