August 16, 2006 Picture of the Week |
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Past POTW Winners
Those back-to-school specials must really be hot this week.
It's the only thing we can think of to explain why "POTW" submission
have dropped a mere sixty-odd photos. (Heck, we had almost that
many in the running for "top ten" status last week!) Not to worry.
We won't take it personally. No, instead we'll soldier on bravely
and entertain ourselves with the top-notch photos that did roll
in over the past few days.
At the very top of our pile is an eye-catching paint job from
Mike Pastore of Illinois.
Congratulations to Mike, who'll receive an official AVweb baseball hat
in the mail next week. For a chance to win an AVweb hat of your
own — and, more importantly perhaps, the chance to ooh and ahh
a hundred thousand of your fellow aviation enthusiasts —
submit
your photo here!
*** THIS WEEK'S WINNERS ***
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Knife Edge
Mike Pastore of Wheaton, Illinois
takes home this week's top honors.
And although his photo took our breath away, we're not sure if that's
Mike in the pilot's seat, Mike taking the photo, or maybe Mike who did
the detailing. Whichever turns out to be the case, it looks like
Mr. Pastore did a fine job! |
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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. Due to privacy issues,
AVweb does not publish e-mail addresses of
readers who submit photos. |
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Picture Perfect
While we were shopping for three-ring binders and girls' socks,
John Stewart of Ypsilanti, Michigan
snuck down to the Thunder Over Michigan air show last weekend. (At
least he brought back some cool photos.)
According to John, "[T]hese beauties were ... cranking around to make another
'strafing' run as part of what was billed as the largest WW2 reenactment in North America.
"Fantastic formation work by these guys!" adds
John. |
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Outwardbound Photography
Used with permission of Donald Neuberg |
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Cub in Your Face!
Donald Neuberg of LaGrange, Georgia
didn't tell us much about this Cub or its owner — but who are we to
complain?
The photo does speak pretty well for itself, in our humble
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Hustler
Gary L. Jones of Clovis, New Mexico
kept us busy with a batch of nifty vintage aircraft photos this week.
We passed a few around before finally deciding to share this one with
everyone: A B-58 taking off from Carswell Air Force Base (Texas)
"in the early 1960s," according to Gary.
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Robbie Culver
Used with permission |
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Napper Airfield Gate in Wedderburn, NSW, Australia
Remember when your dad said you shouldn't throw away anything
that was well-made, because you might find a use for it later? The
folks who put up the gate at Napper Airfield in Wedderburn, New South
Wales (Australia) must have known your dad.
Robbie Culver of Waukegan, Illinois
brought back the photo from a recent trip to NSW. He writes, "Napper
Airfield is literally in the bush and has a half-dirt/half-asphalt
runway."
(Oops. We almost forgot to mention Robbie's friend Matthew Gray
and the New South Wales Flying Club, both of whom contributed to the
trip. NSW Flying Club, eh? Haven't we seen some photos of
you guys in AVweb before?) |
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Jerry Milek
Used with permission |
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In sharp contrast to the past few weeks, this batch of "POTW"
entries came up a little short in the "Nature's Majesty" category.
So to make up for it, here's a one-two punch of sunsets —
Malibu Sunset
First, from the inside, courtesy of Illinois's
Curt Smith ... |
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Jason Hartwig
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Sunset Flight
... and then from a little ... breezier perspective, thanks to
Jason Hartwig of the U.S. Marine
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That's it for this week! Stay safe out there, and
send us pictures!
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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
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