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Quick! Grab a cold beverage and your best reading
glasses, because this week our "POTW" submitters are
battling it out in a game of chance!
There were so many outstanding selections this week that
we've chosen two photos for each of the top three slots.
All are outstanding photos, worthy of "POTW" honors — so
we're going to decide who appears in each slot with an
old-fashioned coin toss.
(We know it sounds crazy, but hey — it does mean
more pictures than usual!)
Due to privacy issues, AVweb does not publish e-mail addresses of
readers who submit photos.
*** THIS WEEK'S WINNERS ***
Our contenders for the #1 spot come from "POTW" regular
contributors George Mock and Erez Boym. Both have
submitted gorgeous photos over the last year, so let's see
who the the fickle hand of fate favors today ... .
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"Coast Guard Helicopter at the Ambassador Bridge"
Our first quarter comes down on the side of
George Mock of Windsor, Ontario (Canada),
who notes that "the camera lens makes the ... helicopter
look like it is entangled in the wires of the Ambassador
Bridge over the Detroit River." We were won over
by the great color contrast, honestly.
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of Erez Boym |
Coin-Toss Runner-Up #1
Erez Boym of Shimshit,
Israel will also
be getting a hat for his winning contribution —
because fate may be cruel, but Team POTW
knows a good photo when we see it!
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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.
So if our top-spot contenders were both from "POTW"
veterans, what do our second-place challengers have in
common? Believe it or not, both come from Barrow,
Alaska — the northernmost city in the United States.
Kathy Moulton and Janice Wright of Barrow go toe-to-toe for
our #2 spot, and the coin favors ...
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copyright © Janice Wright
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"Headed South — The Only Direction Left"
Janice Wright's photo
of Alaska Airlines Flight 144
departing Barrow edges out the competition in the
random coin toss. Janice tells us her photo was
taken at around 10am on February 15.
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Coin-Toss Runner-Up #2
Kathy Moulton
writes, "I've been watching
these incredible DC-6s ... for the last
three months now, and they still make
my soul sing with their incredible beauty."
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Our third and final coin toss decides the
fate of two photos sent in by the same reader — Loray
Greiner of Bangkok, Philippines. Loray's name showed
up on three of our final 15 selections, so let's see which
of his photos the coin favors for this week's Official
Number Three spot ... .
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"Office? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Office"
"This shot was taken at a beautiful resort on
Siargao Island — possibly the most remote,
most pristine, and relaxing corner of the
Philippine Islands," writes Loray
Greiner.
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Coin-Toss Runner-Up #3
"This DeHavilland Beaver is one of several in
South Vietnam colors that were captured by the Viet Cong,"
writes Loray.
"This pic was taken in the '80s, and as far as I
know, they are still locked up in storage. ... All
attempts to
'pry them loose' [have] failed. Such a shame."
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Bonus Pictures
We warned you it was going to be an odd
week.
Stop counting and enjoy the extra pictures already!
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"MU-2a"
Stoney Truett of
Cayce, South Carolina
sent us this stark image we couldn't pass up.
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"Barons Circus in Flight"
And finally, Barrie Smith
of Christchurch, Canterbury
(New Zealand) reminds us that air show season is
a-comin' with this shot from the Classic Fighters Air Show
in Blenheim, New Zealand.
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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
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send us an e-mail.
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