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Once again, we received a small (but high-quality!) batch of "Picture of the Week" submissions from our readers.  We’re tempted to crank up the encouragement and ask for more pics next week – but we’ll settle for the same super-high standard of quality we’ve gotten the last couple of weeks, if we have to.

Despite tough competition (and several last-minute reversals of the vote), Warren Woods of Palmer, Alaska makes off with this week’s top prize – an official AVweb baseball cap.  For a shot at a cap like Warren’s,submit your own aviation photos.


Due to privacy issues, AVweb does not publish e-mail addresses of readers who submit photos.

*** THIS WEEK’S WINNERS ***

Used with permission of Warren Woods

"Waiting to Get to the Plane"
Warren Woods
of Palmer, Alaska starts off this week’s
barrage of great images with a one-in-a-million nature shot
from Brooks Camp Katmai.  We’d send you an extra hat
for the bear, but we don’t think we have any in his size.

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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.


copyright Drew Chaplin Photography
Used with permission of Drew Chaplin

"Clipped!"
Drew Chaplin of Bluffton, Indiana captured
the split second ribbon-cutting ceremony at
Oshkosh 2005 using his Nikon D1x.  As Drew
points out, Sean Tucker is the pilot.
And the tiny strip across the C in Oracle?
That’s part of the ribbon suspended in mid-air!

For the camera buffs, Drew shares the secrets of this shot:
80-200 f2.8 AF-S lens, 1/1,000th second at f5.3 ISO125.

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Used with permission of Steve Stombaugh

“Heavy Load?"
Steve Stombaugh
of Avon, Indiana caught this
dynamic shot of the Blue Angels’ C-130 Fat Albert
departing MQJ before the Indianapolis Air Show.
"It was a bit humid," writes Steve, "and appears the
props are working extra hard to generate the thrust
required to lift Fat Albert into the air."
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Bonus Pictures

It was a tight race to the top spot
this week.  Take a look at some
of the photos we considered for
the coveted "Top Three" slots:

Used with permission of Barry Munden

“Airplane Rides"
Barry Munden of Milford, Ohio writes,
"I thought the price was a little steep,
considering you have to pedal it yourself."
Still, compared to avgas prices … .
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Used with permission of C. J. Anthony

“Sixty Years of Separation"
C. J. Anthony of Prescott, Arizona
was trying to get a shot of the White Knight
without the crowds when he snapped this photo
at AirVenture 2005.  What he got instead was
a thoughtful shot of two planes that made history
in two different centuries.  "My admiration goes out
to those who flew over Germany in the B-17 in flak
and heavy fighter cover," writes C. J., who adds,
"My admiration also goes out to Burt Rutan and his crew
for breaking new ground … while taking extreme risks."
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Used with permission of
David L. Slaybaugh

"World Flyer Arrives at Osh ’05"
David Slaybaugh of Taylorville, Illinois
caught another big moment from AirVenture ’05 on film:
the long-awaited arrival of the Virgin World Flyer.
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copyright Mark Myles
Used with permission

"See the Seaplane"
Mark Myles of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
plays "Where’s Waldo?" with us in this photo
taken from a Radisson cruise ship off the coast
of St. Thomas.  The image was shot with
a Canon 10D and 75-300mm lens.
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To enter next week’s contest, click here.

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 thePOTW Rules orsend us an e-mail.

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