January 31, 2007 Picture of the Week |
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Each week, we go through dozens (and sometimes
hundreds) of reader-submitted photos and pick the very best to share
with you on Thursday mornings. The top photos are featured on
AVweb's home page, and one photo
that stands above the others is awarded an AVweb baseball cap as our
"Picture of the Week."
Want to see your photos featured?
Submit them here!
A quick note for submitters: If you've got several
photos that you feel are "POTW" material, your best bet is to submit
them one-a-week! That gives your photos a greater chance of seeing
print on AVweb, and it makes the selection process a little easier on
us, too. ;)
*** THIS WEEK'S WINNERS ***
Maybe it's the winter weather, but "Picture of the Week"
submissions dipped again this week, with just over 50 pictures finding
their way to our inbox. (!) We have to ask: Is
everyone O.K. out there? Is the flu going around, or were you just
keeping busy last week? Not to sound like ingrates, but getting
upwards of 100 photos in our
submission box every week has spoiled us. If you have time
this coming week, please — feel free to lavish your amazing photos on
us!
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Glasair III Climbing from Shepparton, Australia
Gary Glenn of Shepparton, Victoria
(Australia) made our stomach drop with this great angle-of-ascent shot —
and in return, we're naming Gary's photo our "Picture of the Week."
Watch your mailbox, Gary — we'll be sending an official AVweb
baseball cap your way in the next couple of days!
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Daniel Valovich
Used with permission |
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Freeze-Frame
No, it's not the J. Geils Band. It's occasional "POTW" contributor
Daniel Valovich of Hot Spring,
Arkansas, justifying all that dough he's dropped on camera equipment
with the assertion "this is where those long lenses pay off."
Daniel could be right, too. Check out the Blue Angels in
higher
resolution, and you may just find that you've got a new desktop
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Close Formation — Or a Really Good Telephoto Lens?
Speaking of the larger versions of "POTW" photos, we almost
didn't run this shot from Lee Hogan
of Addison, Illinois — but then we read Lee's note and realized that
Ripper here isn't on the ground at all:
If you really want to see how close this was, just
enlarge
the picture and take a look at the photo plane (a 172) in the
reflection of the gold lens. Smooth air really helps! A
steady hand doesn't hurt either, Lee! Great work on the
photo, and thanks for sharing.
(If the spirit of sharing has overwhelmed you, cruise on over to
our submission page and send us
a couple of photos. We're anxious to see 'em!) |
As always, you'll find more photos to slake your thirst for airplane
photography in our POTW slideshow at
AVweb.com.
Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy!
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 the
POTW
Rules or
send us an e-mail.
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